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second row

noun

  1. rugby Union

    1. the forwards in the second row of a scrum

    2. ( as modifier )

      a second-row forward

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gareth Thomas gets a first start of the autumn at loose-head prop, while there is a new partnership in the second row of Ben Carter and Rhys Davies.

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“My preschool had these communal restrooms — just five toilets lined up ... no barriers, no doors. It was like a Roman bathhouse,” the performer said, drawing a laugh from one woman in the second row.

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"It was a goal, the referee gave it, it was a goal!," the Argentina second row said, recalling Diego Maradona's contentious 'Hand of God' goal in the 1986 quarter-final meeting at the football World Cup.

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After the Leinster second row recklessly lunged at Thomas du Toit in a ruck, Beirne's try was chalked off and Ryan's yellow then upgraded to a 20-minute red following a review.

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Having rotated his team for last week's win over Italy, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has recalled several key players, including fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, centre Damian de Allende and second row Eben Etzebeth.

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