Rugby man and Lisle the worse for wear (5)
I believe the answer is:
ellis
'rugby man' is the definition.
(William Webb Ellis, supposed creator of rugby)
'lisle the worse for wear' is the wordplay.
'the worse for wear' indicates an anagram.
'lisle' is an anagram of 'ELLIS'.
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for ellis that I've seen before include "-- Bell, Bronte pen name" , "-- Island, New York entry point" , "Havelock --, English essayist" , "- - Peters (Cadfael writer)" , "American island" .)