Referee about to detain scrawny rugby player Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FLANKER Referee about to detain scrawny rugby player (7) The Times Cryptic May 29, 2015
3% SCRUMHALF Rugby player (5,4) (9) Mirror Classic Oct 22, 2025
2% BLOCKHEAD Rugby player, he invested in corrupt idiot (9) The Telegraph Toughie Dec 18, 2025
2% BOOS Chorus after some referee calls (4) The Atlantic Dec 11, 2025
2% MOST __ Valuable Player (4) Commuter Dec 11, 2025
2% PHONO Platter player (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 11, 2025
2% LOCKER Rugby player Henry regularly put valuables here (6) The Times Quick Cryptic Dec 10, 2025
2% TRY Score at rugby (3) Puzzler Backwords Dec 10, 2025
2% KNOCKON Rugby infringement (5-2) (7) Mirror Classic Dec 9, 2025
2% WHISTLE Referee's need (7)

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