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Scrum-half Most points. Player Period Points Caps Tries Con Pen DG Ave 1: ... Number 8 5 Francois Pienaar: 1993–1996 29: 65.5% Flanker Match records.
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 ...
Numbered 7, the scrum-half or half-back is usually involved in directing the team's play. The position is sometimes referred to as "first receiver", as half-backs are often the first to receive the ball from the dummy-half after a play-the-ball. This makes them important decision-makers in attack.
There are four backs: scrum-half, fly-half, centre, and wing. The scrum-half feeds the ball into the scrum. The other three players form the backline. Since play is much more open in sevens, with rucks and mauls generally kept to a minimum, most sevens players are backs or loose forwards in fifteen-a-side teams. [109]
The main original source for the information in this list is Scrum.com's database listing of Country caps for Argentina. [2] Although largely comprehensive, there have been known inconsistencies noted when relying entirely on this database.
Jacobus Meyer Reinach (born 7 February 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for the Top 14 side Montpellier and South Africa national team. [1] [2] [3] His playing position is scrum-half and he is the son of former Springbok winger Jaco Reinach. [4]
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Tomos Geraint Williams (born 1 January 1995) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester and the Wales national team. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Club career