Rugby · Stufe 3: Untere Mittelstufe · Unterstufe 3.2

Locks and Back Row

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The rest of the pack: locks in the scrum, lineout and at kick-offs, the blindside and openside flankers, the number eight, back-row balance, the back row at scrums and in defence, and famous locks and back-rowers.

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Test 1The lock's engine-room jobTest machen

Locks drive the scrum from behind the front row.
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Locks form the second row.
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They bind together and push through the props.
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Height helps in the lineout and at restarts.
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Locks never stop working.
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The second row is 4 and 5.
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Locks do the heavy work at the breakdown.
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Bind, head in, grip, drive.
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Locks tower over the scrum-half.
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The second row sits behind the front row.
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Test 2Locks in the lineoutTest machen

Tall locks win lineout ball.
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A lock or back-rower often calls the lineout.
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Stealing throws is a lock's prized skill.
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Matfield ran the Springbok lineout for years.
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Reading calls helps the defence.
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Secure the catch, then use it.
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Lifters grip below the hips.
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Call, move, jump, catch.
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Call, throw, lift, catch.
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Locks are the usual jumpers.
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Test 3Locks at kick-offsTest machen

Teams kick to where their own locks can contest.
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Lifts give extra reach.
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Three players working together.
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Chasers contest the receiving lock.
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Safe landing and support come first.
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A safe landing protects the jumper.
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Short kicks invite a contest.
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Kick, move, lift, catch.
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Short, medium, deep.
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Lifting at a halfway restart.
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Test 4The blindside flankerTest machen

The blindside usually wears 6.
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The blind side is the narrow side.
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Blindsides are big, physical forwards.
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Height adds a lineout option.
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Kolisi led South Africa in 2019 and 2023.
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Flankers are first away from the scrum.
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The blindside and the openside.
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6, 7 and 8.
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Bind, watch, break, tackle.
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The flanker on the narrow side is the blindside.
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Test 5The openside flankerTest machen

The openside is 'the seven'.
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Opensides hunt turnovers.
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Arriving first wins turnovers.
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McCaw won in 2011 and 2015.
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Pocock was a master jackal.
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A low centre of gravity helps over the ball.
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McCaw retired in 2015 with 148 caps.
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Arrive, stay up, grip, steal.
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Opensides live at the breakdown.
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Opensides compete over the ball.
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Test 6The number eightTest machen

The number eight binds between the locks.
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A pick-up starts an attack from the scrum.
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The ball arrives at the number eight's feet.
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Parisse is Italy's most capped player.
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Read later captained New Zealand.
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Defenders are still bound when the ball comes out.
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Dallaglio was England's number eight in the 2003 final.
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Feed, strike, ball at the back, pick-up.
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Front row, second row, then the eight at the very back.
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The eight picks up at the back.
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Test 7Back-row balanceTest machen

Ball winner, carrier and jumper together.
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Balance needs different strengths.
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A strong carrier gets the team going forward.
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Tall back-rowers add jumpers.
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Back-rowers are the busiest forwards.
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Numbers 6, 7 and 8.
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A mobile lock adds work rate.
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Blindside, openside, number eight.
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Front, second, back.
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Different builds for different jobs.
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Test 8The back row at the scrumTest machen

Flankers break off when the ball emerges.
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The flanker's first target is the nine.
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A direct carry off the scrum.
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Back-row moves start near the scrum.
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Holding it lets the pack drive forward.
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A loose bind speeds up the break.
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Back-rowers guard the fringes.
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Strike, ball at the back, pick-up, pass.
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The openside is first off.
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Flankers break to pressure the nine.
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Test 9The back row in defenceTest machen

They guard the ruck's edges.
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Loose forwards move all over the field.
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Back-rowers top the tackle counts.
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Turnover or get back in the line.
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Being near the ball creates chances.
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Pushing the attackers off the ball.
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Big carriers come at them all match.
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Set, tackle, rise, contest.
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Opensides usually top the count.
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Driving over to win the ball back.
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Test 10Famous locks and back-rowersTest machen

Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in Sydney.
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Eales was also a goal-kicking lock.
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A goal-kicking lock is rare.
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O'Connell led the 2009 Lions to South Africa.
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Retallick won the award as a lock.
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Brooke dropped a goal against England in the semi-final.
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Itoje was named England captain in 2025.
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1999, 2003, 2011 and 2019.
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2001, 2013 and 2014.
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Johnson captained England to the 2003 title.
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Quellen

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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