They are responsible to stop any ball carrier from gaining ground when the ball is out of the scrum. One of the players who sees the most tackling, the number eight is also the only player without a position name. The no. Generally, the forwards are the heavier pack on the team hence they are usually bigger, heavier and stronger. However certain characteristics would be ideal for certain positions to have such as the front rows should be square and have a stronger neck to prevent injuries in a scrum.
Locks should be tall to win possessions during the line-out as well as a strong lower back and thighs to drive the scrum. The study reported the hookers suffering from injuries such as bleeding, neck and knee injuries.
Hence, it is crucial to have a stiff neck and shoulders as a forward to prevent yourself from being hurt. To receive the latest updates on the happenings in the Singapore sports scene, or to find out more about some of the latest programmes on offer at ActiveSG, like our Facebook page here. Rugby Positions: Explaining the roles of Forwards on the pitch.
Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email. What are the roles of the forwards in Rugby? In addition, hookers may act as an extra prop in the scrum, instead of contesting the feed, to wreak havoc on opposition feeds. Locks are almost always the tallest players on the team and so are the primary targets at line-outs. At line-outs , locks must jump aggressively to catch the ball and get it to the scrum half or at least get the first touch so that the ball comes down on their own side.
The two locks stick their heads between the two props and the hooker in the scrums. They are also responsible for keeping the scrum square and the front row together and providing power to shift it forward. This position is referred to as the "engine room". Locks are very tall, athletic and have an excellent standing jump along with good strength. They also make good ball carriers, bashing holes in the defence around the ruck and maul. They also have to push the rucks and mauls and are the main figures of rucks and mauls.
Template:Verylong The players with the fewest set responsibilities and therefore the position where the player should have all round attributes: speed, strength, fitness, tackling and handling skills. Flankers are always involved in the game, as they are the real ball winners in broken play, especially the no. Because of their fewer responsibilities, flankers generally are not considered to 'lose' games, but can have such an influence that they can 'win' games.
Blindside flankers tend to be bigger so they can stop the opposite number 8 off the back of scrums than their partners on the openside who tend to be the smaller, quicker players.
In open play, flankers will often stand behind the back line 'supporting' them in open play. If any ball is dropped by the backs, the flankers job is to clear up messy ball and take it ito contact to start a fresh and new phase of play.
Because they are always close to the ball, they are often first to the break down. Flankers do less pushing in the scrum than the tight five, but need to be fast as their task is to break quickly and cover the opposing half-backs if the opponents win the scrum.
At one time, flankers were allowed to break away from the scrum with the ball but this is no longer allowed and they must remain 'bound' to the scrum until the ball is out. Flankers also have to defend at the back of the scrum if the opposition wins the ball and the opposing number 8 decides to pick and go, a term used to describe the action where the number 8 picks up the ball from the back of the scrum and drives forward with it.
The two flankers do not usually bind to the scrum in a fixed position. Instead, the openside occasionally known as the strong side flanker will attach to the scrum on whichever side is further from the nearer touchline, while the blind-side occasionally known as weak side or closed side flanker attaches himself to the scrum on the side closer to the touchline.
At a scrum where the ball has been won by the opposition, the openside flanker often has the best view of when the ball is out and is able to break away and close down the opposing ball-carrier, reducing the time available for a pass or kick. Openside flankers are often smaller, faster and more mobile than their blindside counterparts.
The blindside flanker has the job of stopping any move by the opponents on the blind or 'narrow' side from a scrum. This flanker may not be as fast as the openside. Blindside flankers are often responsible for cover defence from set pieces and may play a more physical role at the line-out , where they may well be used as a jumper.
They are generally larger than openside flankers. Flankers are not always assigned specific roles as opensides and blindsides. For example, flankers Finlay Calder and John Jeffrey Scotland played left and right, rather than open and blind. French teams tend not to make a distinction between the two roles, and their flankers also usually play left and right rather than open and blind: thus, Serge Betsen France wears the number six which in most teams denotes a blindside flanker but may pack down on either the open or blind sides of the scrum, and will often harass the opposition fly-half in the manner of an openside; like Calder and Jeffrey for Scotland, he and Olivier Magne have, in recent years, formed an outstanding left-right partnership for France.
South African teams generally use openside and blindside flankers, but play the faster, more agile 'fetcher' in the number six shirt, while the larger blindside flanker wears seven.
George Smith is a notable flanker who sometimes played on the blindside, but nowadays plays on the openside. Number eight is the only position that does not have a specific name and is simply referred to as 'the number eight'.
The modern number eight has the physical strength of a tight forward along with the mobility of other loose forwards. The number 8 is the position where the ball enters the backline from the scrum and, hence, both fly half and inside centre take their role from the number 8 who as the hindmost player in the scrum can elect to pick and run with the ball like a back. As a result, the number 8 has the opportunities as a back to run from set plays.
They are normally tall and athletic and used as an option to win the ball from the back of the lineout. Like flankers they do less of the pushing than locks or props, but need to be quick to cover opposition half-backs.
A number eight should be a key ball winner in broken play, and occasionally a 'battering ram' at the front of rucks. Some back-row players are versatile enough to play either of the flanker positions or at number 8; one notable example is Joe van Niekerk South Africa.
Even more versatile players in this vein are Michael Owen Wales and Lions and Martin Corry England and Lions , who normally play number 8, but also frequently play at both flanker positions, and have even successfully played at lock. David Wallace Ireland and Lions is one of the few players who has experience playing at number 8, both flankers, centre and even on the wing at club level for Munster. This page uses content from the English Wikipedia.
The original content was at Rugby union positions. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rugby Union Explore. Wiki Content. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Rugby union positions. Edit source History Talk 0. Categories All articles with unsourced statements Rugby union Add category. Historically, the forwards are larger players who do the heavy lifting in the game.
In the forwards, there are two props, one hooker, two second-rows, two flankers and a number 8. In the backs, there is a scrum-half, a fly-half, two centres, two wingers and a full back.
An example of this can be seen with the scrum-half.
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