ACROSS
2. 1980s Leicester and England fly-half appointed Pumas DoR in 2006 (8)
6. ___ Manoa, Eagles No.8 who left Saints for Toulon in 2015 (4)
7. Tindall organ punctured in a 2008 Mark Jones tackle (4)
8. Montpellier's 29-year-old full-back/wing signed from Perpignan in 2016 (6)
9. Saracens' ex-England winger on his way to Toulon (6)
12. Jaguares and Argentina flanker with Leicester Tigers, 2013-15 (6)
15. Three-cap St Mary's and Ireland full-back, twice a try-scorer v Canada in 1997 (6)
16. Truro-born young England U20s hooker in the Exeter Chiefs squad (6)
17. The Dragons' ___, name given to the Wales dressing room at the Millennium Stadium (4)
18. Surname of the uncapped brothers called into Ireland's 2017 Six Nations squad (8)
DOWN
1. Second-tier African national side coached from 2015 by Phil Davies (7)
2. 45-point debut fly-half in the All Blacks 1995 record 145-17 win v. Japan (7)
3. French back who retired in 1995 as the world's mostcapped player (5)
4. ___ wing, 2014 starting position of Tuilagi v. New Zealand at Dunedin (5)
5. Canadian centre who joined London Irish after the 2015 World Cup (5)
10. Australia's 2011 World Cup captain subsequently a Harlequins lock (7)
11. S.Pacific regional federation with 14 full national members (7)
12. Former All Blacks fullback and New Zealand head coach, 1992-95 (5)
13. Southern hemisphere
national side with the
white dove emblem (5)
14. Philippe Saint- ___, France coach 2012-15 (5)
LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS
Across: 6 Bryant, 7 Tait, 8 Rush, 9 Jersey, 10 Zebre, 12 Zanni, 15 Swalec, 17 Moon, 19 Horn, 20 Eagles.
Down: 1 Grau, 2 Mather, 3 Itoje, 4 Star, 5 Dineen, 11 Elwood, 13 Armagh, 14 McKee, 16 Lang, 18 Owen.