number eight

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Noun

number eight (plural number eights)

1. (rugby) A player in the scrum, who controls the movement of the scrum, and can pick up the ball exiting the scrum; eighthman.
   • 2011 February 13, Lyle Jackson, “Ireland 22-25 France”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     But Ireland dug out a gutsy response and applied pressure which resulted in number eight Heaslip diving over in the corner to revive home hopes.

2. (cricket) The batsman who bats eighth.

Coordinate terms

• number one, number two, number three, number four, number five, number six, number seven, number nine, number ten, and so on

Translations

rugby player who controls the movement of the scrum

• Czech: vazač m