loose forward

noun

1. rugby one of a number of forwards who play at the back or sides of the scrum and who are not bound wholly into it Compare tight forward

Example Sentences

Australia's team was packed with quality: Meninga and Steve Renouf in the centres, Andrew Ettingshausen on the wing, Laurie Daley at stand-off, Alfie Langer at scrum-half, Brad Fittler at loose forward, plus more.

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The goal-kicking loose forward dreamed of testing himself in Australia's National Rugby League, which he considered the pinnacle of the sport.

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Powerful in open play and from the base of the scrum, Romane Menager is the French battering ram with the speed of a back and the physicality of a loose forward.

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In a tough day for the southern Africans, Namibia also lost replacement loose forward Adriaan Booysen to a dislocated left shoulder in a tackle that saw New Zealand prop Ethan de Groot sent off.

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And this contest took just six minutes to burst into life when Australian loose forward Ellis twice put his head in Ratchford's face in a quite unnecessary flashpoint that ended with both players surrounded by team-mates and blood coming from the bridge of the Warrington centre's nose.

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