back row

British  

noun

1. rugby Union

   1. the forwards at the rear of a scrum

   2. ( as modifier )

      an Australian back-row forward

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back row

She is adept at receiving serve and what she does in the back row is as valuable as what she does in the front row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

She didn’t want laws and social constructs to be fairer, less dangerous, more fulfilling for women as a concept; she wanted it for you, for me, for the lady in the back row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

There's an outside chance the Northampton back row could get a salary of £1m next season, if a club out there has that amount of space in the cap.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Ben Earl and Tom Curry make up the back row, with Jack van Poortvliet getting the nod at number nine alongside fly-half Fin Smith.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Even if nobody would hear me from the back row of the trumpet section.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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