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Players can also change positions during the match; common examples are the fly-half playing the full-back's position in defence [1] or a prop taking the hooker's position at line-outs. [2] Different positions on the field suit certain skill sets and body types, generally leading to players specialising in a limited number of positions. [3]
Rugby Positions Code Name FB: Full-back RW: Right wing OC: Outside centre IC: Inside centre LW: Left wing FH: Fly-half SH: Scrum-half N8: Number eight OF: Openside flank BF: Blindside flank RL: Right lock LL: Left lock TP: Tight prop HK: Hooker LP: Loose prop CE: Centre PR: Prop LK: Lock FL: Flank
Rugby Positions Code Name FB: Full-back RW: Right wing OC: Outside centre IC: Inside centre LW: Left wing FH: Fly-half SH: Scrum-half N8: Number eight OF: Openside flank
A rugby league team consists of 13 players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the 13 players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although players can take up any position at any time. Players are divided into two general types, forwards and backs.
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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 ...
By the 1950s, the Rugby Football Union had produced a booklet called Know the Game, in which it is stated that "there are no hard and fast rules governing the names of the positions or the numbers worn", but it lists the custom in Britain as being 1 for the fullback, to 15 for the lock (now known as the number 8).
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