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blindside flankers

blindside flankers is the plural of blindside flanker.

Meaning of blindside flanker

Noun

blindside flanker (plural blindside flankers)

  1. a forward in rugby union, usually number 6, who binds to the scrum on the side closest to the side line.
    • The position of the blindside flanker depends on the proximity of a touch line, so if the scrum takes place close to the left-hand touch line, the blindside flanker will be closest to that touch line.2015, Ann Waterhouse, Rugby Made Simple, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 23

Questions about blindside flankers

What is blindside flankers the plural of?
Blindside flankers is the plural of blindside flanker.

Words near blindside flankers in the dictionary

  1. blindnesses
  2. blinds
  3. blinds with science
  4. blindside
  5. blindside flanker
  6. blindside flankers
  7. blindsided
  8. blindsider
  9. blindsiders
  10. blindsides
  11. blindsiding

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