treated as singular or pluralThe forwards who are in the third row in a scrum.
〔英橄〕（争球时）第二排进攻队员
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The second row, who looks just as comfortable playing in the back row, was the outstanding forward on the field.
It's easy to make parallels between the back rows but really a back row is only as good as the forward pack in front of it.
At hooker, scrum-half and in the back row, there are few solid alternatives.
We wanted to tire their tight forwards out, and tie in their back row.
The young scrum, the front and back rows especially, has been a revelation and should develop into a fearsome unit given a little time and a following wind.
Derivatives
back-rower
noun
Rugby
The 19-year-old back-rower crossed in the 62nd minute of Wednesday's demolition of London to break his scoring duck in a superb performance.
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But a new-found maturity in recent seasons has seen him develop into one of the finest back-rowers in the game, able to hold down his spot in the Kiwis and the Warriors sides despite intense competition from a host of talented youngsters.
Not the biggest of forwards, but this Kangaroos back-rower of the early 1980s could mix it with the best and liked to do so at every opportunity.
The 23-year-old back-rower signed a two-year deal with Leeds in the closed season with the possibility of being loaned back to York to gain further experience in National League One.
Confusingly, however, the Knights have already secured the back-rower's signature and lodged his registration with the Rugby Football League, so his immediate future is seemingly in their hands.