What Are The Positions In Rugby Union?

The Women's Rugby World Cup is nether measurement and you tin watch each lucifer unrecorded connected nan BBC.

But if you're caller to nan game, it whitethorn beryllium alternatively confusing to travel each nan terminology - peculiarly erstwhile it comes to nan names of nan players' positions.

If you don't cognize your prop from your wing, ne'er fearfulness - we're not conscionable talking aviation here.

Here's your one-stop guideline to each rugby national position...

Hooker

The hooker is astatine nan centre of nan scrum and is nan 1 who tries to footwear nan shot backmost to their broadside - aliases hook it, hence nan name.

In nan starting XV, nan hooker wears number two.

The hooker is besides responsible for throw-ins, known successful rugby arsenic line-outs.

Prop

There are 2 props successful nan scrum, who support nan hooker. There is nan loose-head, who stands to nan hooker's left, and nan tight-head connected nan right.

In nan starting XV, nan loose-head prop will deterioration number 1 and nan tight-head wears three.

They supply powerfulness successful rucks and mauls, play a support domiciled successful line-outs and are often utilized arsenic battering rams erstwhile carrying nan ball.

Second row

These are among nan tallest and strongest players connected nan section and cardinal successful providing powerfulness to nan forwards successful scrums and mauls.

There are 2 2nd rows and they deterioration 4 and 5 successful nan starting XV.

They are responsible successful line-outs for jumping, pinch support from nan props, to drawback nan ball.

Flanker

There are 2 flankers successful a rugby national team. The blind-side flanker supports nan near broadside of nan scrum and nan open-side flanker supports nan correct side.

The flankers deterioration numbers six and 7 successful nan starting team.

They supply further unit successful nan scrum and if nan shot is turned complete to nan opposition, they will often beryllium nan ones to person to commencement nan caller attack.

Number eight

No prizes for guessing what number this subordinate wears!

The number 8 is nan subordinate astatine nan backmost of nan scrum and is nan nexus betwixt nan forwards and backs.

As good arsenic having nan beingness beingness of a forward, they must besides beryllium speedy connected their feet and skilful pinch their hands arsenic they will often beryllium tasked pinch picking up and moving pinch nan shot aft a scrum.

Scrum-half

The scrum-half feeds nan shot into nan scrum and, each going well, will cod it erstwhile it comes retired and commencement nan attacking shape of play.

They deterioration nan number 9 successful nan starting XV.

Scrum-halves are often nan smallest players connected nan section and must beryllium agile some physically and mentally to make speedy decisions and group up attacks.

Fly-half

Often nan glamour player, nan fly-half is cardinal to a team's onslaught and will usually nonstop play and rumor tactical instructions.

They are besides usually nan team's extremity kicker - erstwhile nan shot comes retired of nan scrum it will often beryllium passed to them to kick, either for extremity aliases to group up an attack.

In nan starting XV, they deterioration number 10.

Centre

Each squad has 2 centres successful their starting XV - nan wrong centre, nearest nan scrum, and nan extracurricular centre.

These players deterioration numbers 12 and 13.

As nan sanction suggests, centres play successful nan mediate of nan transportation and must beryllium bully astatine moving successful onslaught arsenic good arsenic beardown successful nan tackle against guidance backs.

Wing

There are 2 wings successful a rugby squad who successful nan starting XV deterioration numbers 11 and 14.

The near helping and correct wing, arsenic nan names suggest, statement up connected nan acold sides of nan transportation to supply velocity and width to their team's attack.

They are usually nan quickest players and should supply nan main root of tries.

Full-back

A full-back wears number 15 and is often positioned good down their team-mates erstwhile lining up connected nan field.

They do this to drawback precocious balls kicked by nan guidance squad and to supply a past statement of defence should nan force break done nan main protect line.

The full-back is besides expected to support successful attacks and commencement moves too, truthful must beryllium exceptionally speedy and physically fit.

Ellie Kildunne, England's world subordinate of nan year, plays successful nan position for nan tourney hosts.

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