The pride of rugby? (5)
I believe the answer is:
lions
'the pride' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'of rugby?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'lins' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lions that I've seen before include "Roaring cats" , "Big cats" , "Wild cats" , "Beastly kings" , "Large carnivores" .)