Finished with a player on one side being dominant (9)

Back a time and a place for important matches (5)

Eg captain leading little forwards in pack, say (5)

With this, centre makes a short distance in final minutes (5,4)

Minimal censorship? That's one way to get play restarted (4-3)

Work on courses about small margin of victory in rugby (7)

Intoxicated crowd, getting over line and leading in global competition (5,3)

See 17

Where you'll find beginning of game inscribed in stone (5)

In any match he or she should play a fairly decisive role (7)

Leinster centre, hard worker, quick to get ready (7)

Problems due to too many coaches etc dog almost half of XV (9)

A yen that chap has to forego to become international (5)

Touch, possibly? Otherwise it's five points (5)

Mature and train for Rugby, for instance? That's traditional (3,6)

One player's performance in colossal upset (4)

He can ring the changes, as ten, in attack (6)

Official when giving a send-off for sevens player (10)

Leader of Wallabies that is most off target (6)

Provocative statements from a nasty person, one in pack (8)

Highly aggressive Kiwi activity, first of all? (4)

Moving back, not forward (8)

Like kicker that's injured in rugby match, say (4)

Have score to settle between sides, so scowl (5)

Today's big event in local publication (5,5)

Score on way in passionate encounter (5)

Thugs upset if surrounded by rugby supporters (8)

Start of rugby in old English clubs I found in study — it's compelling (8)

Restrained by locks selected for team (6)

Instruction to players to start fighting (6)

International held in appropriate stadium (4)

South African starts for Boks, obviously enjoying rugby (4)

One of two in fifteen for part of rugby match (4)