Noun
(rugby) A player in the scrum, who controls the movement of the scrum, and can pick up the ball exiting the scrum; eighthman.
(cricket) The batsman who bats eighth.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI used to believe that the number eight is unlucky for me and would even avoid anything that would add up to 8 - like 17, 26 and so on. I would religiously visit astrologers and wear different stones to bring in good luck. Emraan Hashmi
You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward. Joel Osteen
“Now, with a bit of game time he will be the next New Zealand Number Eight; so that jersey is waiting for Gus.” Source: Internet
Number eight Cronin went on to win two caps for Ireland against Scotland in 1995 and 1997. Source: Internet