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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 ...
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 ]
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.
Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position; Fullback (gridiron football), in American and Canadian football (gridiron), a position in the offensive backfield; Fullback (rugby league), a position behind the main line of backs in rugby league football
However, since 1967, player numbering has been standardised by World Rugby for international matches (1–15, with 1 being loosehead prop and 15 being the fullback; the replacements are then numbered from 16 onwards, with the forwards first from the front row to the number eight, followed by the backs from scrum-half to full-back). [2]
Second five-eighths, or sometimes second five-eighth, [1] is a name used in New Zealand to refer the rugby union position commonly known elsewhere as the inside centre or number 12. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It traditionally described a playmaking type of 12 with good passing and kicking skills as opposed to the strong hard runner and tackler in that ...
2. The full-back as midfielder . Given the Bundesliga’s emphasis on pressing and quick transitions, Guardiola became more concerned about counter-attacks during his time at Bayern Munich.
Rugby union positions; F. Flanker (rugby union) S. Second five-eighths; T. Three-quarter back This page was last edited on 28 August 2022, at 08:54 (UTC ...