back five
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- (rugby union) Collectively, the backs (the 2 wings, fullback, outside centre and inside centre).
- 2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, in BBC[1]:
- Wales chose to bring their back-five into the game early on with Andy Powell, Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate and Bradley Davies making inroads into the England defence.