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  2. Rugby union positions - Wikipedia

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    On attack, they can enter the back line, usually near the centres or wings, with the aim of providing an extra person and overlapping the defending players. [23] Three of the most important attributes of a good full-back are good catching ability under a high kick, the ability to punt the ball a long distance with accuracy, and the speed and ...

  3. Glossary of rugby union terms - Wikipedia

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    0-9 22 The 22 m line, marking 22 metres (72 ft) from the tryline. 89 An "89" or eight-nine move is a phase following a scrum, in which the number 8 picks up the ball and transfers it to number 9 (scrum-half). 99 The "99" call was a policy of simultaneous retaliation by the 1974 British Lions tour to South Africa, (the 99 comes from the British emergency services telephone number which is 999 ...

  4. Three-quarter back - Wikipedia

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    move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Three-quarter back is the back-line positions of wing or centre in either rugby league or rugby union .

  5. Rugby union gameplay - Wikipedia

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    It can be used during normal backline play or as part of a set move. The aim of the dummy is to confuse the opposition and create a gap for the player carrying the ball. When used as a set move a player will run as a decoy, usually at a different angle to the rest of the players. In complicated moves there will be multiple players acting as decoys.

  6. Outside backs - Wikipedia

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    Outside backs is used to describe several playing positions in the sports of rugby league and rugby union: Outside backs (rugby league), the threequarters, i.e. the wings, and centres in rugby league football; Outside backs (rugby union), the three-quarters, i.e. the wings, and centres in rugby union football

  7. Backline - Wikipedia

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    Backline may refer to: Backline (football) , position in Australian rules football and rugby Backline (stage) , instruments and amplifiers at the back of a stage

  8. Fullback (rugby league) - Wikipedia

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    Fullback (or full-back) is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Typically wearing jersey number 1, the fullback is a member of the team's 'back-line' (No. 1-7). [1] The position's name comes from their duty of standing the furthest back in defence, behind the forwards (8-13), half backs (6 and 7) and the three-quarter backs (2 ...

  9. Five-eighth - Wikipedia

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    The role of the five-eighth is often to pass the ball away from the congested area around the tackle, further out along the 'back-line' to the outside backs, the centres and wingers, who have more space to run with it. [7] [8] Furthermore, players in this position typically assume responsibility for kicking the ball for field position in ...