backline
- Noun. (rugby) Collectively, the players known as backs, whose job it is to create and exploit space.
- Noun. (rugby) The imaginary tactical line across the field that passes through the backs, through their primary line of attack/defence (i.e. excluding any players in a more backward defensive position).
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