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back fives

back fives is the plural of back five.

Meaning of back five

Noun

back five (plural back fives)

  1. (rugby union) Collectively, the backs (the 2 wings, fullback, outside centre and inside centre).
    • 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.2011 February 4, Gareth Roberts, “Wales 19-26 England”, in BBC

Questions about back fives

What is back fives the plural of?
Back fives is the plural of back five.

Words near back fives in the dictionary

  1. back field
  2. back fields
  3. back fire
  4. back fires
  5. back five
  6. back fives
  7. back foot
  8. back foot shot
  9. back foot shots
  10. back formation
  11. back formations

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