Noun
five eighth (plural five eighths)
Alternative spelling of five-eighth
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five-eighth (plural five-eighths)
(rugby) A rugby position, one of the two half backs in a team, partnering the scrum-half.
five-eighth
And the third little known fact about the NSW winger is that when Nawaqanitawase made the St Patrick's College Strathfield 1st XV as a Year 10 student in 2016, the five-eighth was a Lebanese kid called Adam Doueihi. Source: Internet
Fresh off winning the Mal Meninga Medal as the Raiders’ best player alongside five-eighth Jack Wighton, teammates believe Papalii is ready to wreak havoc in the finals. Source: Internet
Casson, voted players’ player, also bagged a long-range try, the halfback combining brilliantly with five-eighth and goalkicker Amy Barraclough. Source: Internet
But the Bulls have lost a raft of proven performers, including loose forwards Jacques Potgieter, Arno Botha and Renaldo Bothma, Springboks centre Jan Serfontein, halfbacks Rudy Paige and Piet van Zyl and five-eighth Tian Schoeman. Source: Internet
Jono Lance (concussion) is also back at five-eighth, with Hamish Stewart moving to fullback and squeezing Aidan Toua onto the bench. Source: Internet
Richard Peckham was wonderful for the hosts in his first game at five-eighth, his combination with halfback AJ Davis one Ryan is hoping will florish in the coming weeks. Source: Internet