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Rugby · Level 3: Pre-Intermediate · Sub-level 3.2

Locks and Back Row

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

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.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The lock's engine-room jobTake a test

  1. Locks drive the scrum from behind the front row.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Locks form the second row.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. They bind together and push through the props.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Height helps in the lineout and at restarts.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Locks never stop working.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. The second row is 4 and 5.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Locks do the heavy work at the breakdown.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Bind, head in, grip, drive.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Locks tower over the scrum-half.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The second row sits behind the front row.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Locks in the lineoutTake a test

  1. Tall locks win lineout ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. A lock or back-rower often calls the lineout.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Stealing throws is a lock's prized skill.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Matfield ran the Springbok lineout for years.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Reading calls helps the defence.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Secure the catch, then use it.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Lifters grip below the hips.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Call, move, jump, catch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Call, throw, lift, catch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Locks are the usual jumpers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Locks at kick-offsTake a test

  1. Teams kick to where their own locks can contest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Lifts give extra reach.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Three players working together.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Chasers contest the receiving lock.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Safe landing and support come first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A safe landing protects the jumper.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Short kicks invite a contest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Kick, move, lift, catch.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Short, medium, deep.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Lifting at a halfway restart.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4The blindside flankerTake a test

  1. The blindside usually wears 6.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The blind side is the narrow side.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Blindsides are big, physical forwards.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Height adds a lineout option.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Kolisi led South Africa in 2019 and 2023.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Flankers are first away from the scrum.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. The blindside and the openside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 6, 7 and 8.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Bind, watch, break, tackle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The flanker on the narrow side is the blindside.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5The openside flankerTake a test

  1. The openside is 'the seven'.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Opensides hunt turnovers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Arriving first wins turnovers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. McCaw won in 2011 and 2015.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Pocock was a master jackal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A low centre of gravity helps over the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. McCaw retired in 2015 with 148 caps.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Arrive, stay up, grip, steal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Opensides live at the breakdown.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Opensides compete over the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6The number eightTake a test

  1. The number eight binds between the locks.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. A pick-up starts an attack from the scrum.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The ball arrives at the number eight's feet.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Parisse is Italy's most capped player.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Read later captained New Zealand.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Defenders are still bound when the ball comes out.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Dallaglio was England's number eight in the 2003 final.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Feed, strike, ball at the back, pick-up.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Front row, second row, then the eight at the very back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. The eight picks up at the back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Back-row balanceTake a test

  1. Ball winner, carrier and jumper together.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Balance needs different strengths.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A strong carrier gets the team going forward.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Tall back-rowers add jumpers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Back-rowers are the busiest forwards.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Numbers 6, 7 and 8.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. A mobile lock adds work rate.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Blindside, openside, number eight.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Front, second, back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Different builds for different jobs.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8The back row at the scrumTake a test

  1. Flankers break off when the ball emerges.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. The flanker's first target is the nine.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A direct carry off the scrum.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Back-row moves start near the scrum.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Holding it lets the pack drive forward.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. A loose bind speeds up the break.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Back-rowers guard the fringes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Strike, ball at the back, pick-up, pass.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. The openside is first off.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Flankers break to pressure the nine.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9The back row in defenceTake a test

  1. They guard the ruck's edges.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Loose forwards move all over the field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Back-rowers top the tackle counts.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Turnover or get back in the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Being near the ball creates chances.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Pushing the attackers off the ball.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Big carriers come at them all match.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Set, tackle, rise, contest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Opensides usually top the count.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Driving over to win the ball back.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Famous locks and back-rowersTake a test

  1. Johnson lifted the Webb Ellis Cup in Sydney.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Eales was also a goal-kicking lock.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A goal-kicking lock is rare.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. O'Connell led the 2009 Lions to South Africa.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Retallick won the award as a lock.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Brooke dropped a goal against England in the semi-final.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Itoje was named England captain in 2025.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. 1999, 2003, 2011 and 2019.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. 2001, 2013 and 2014.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Johnson captained England to the 2003 title.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

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

  • General rugby union reference100