1(in rugby union) the forward at the back of the scrum.
〔业余英橄〕（并列争球聚集后面的）前锋
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Manuel Dallan picked up the ball after Canada fluffed a scrum and popped it to the number eight to bundle his way over the line.
Orrell struck back almost immediately and with Drew Hickey picking up at the back of a scrum, the number eight spun out of a tackle to claim a try.
Pock remained in the driving seat and Allen kicked a penalty then converted John Ainslie's try when the number eight powered over from a scrum.
They have a good number eight and a fly half who is one of the best goal kickers in the league.
The second half saw the home team continually threaten the Newry line and from a five-meter scrum their number eight picked up and drove hard towards the line before passing the ball to the scrum half.
2NZ mass nounA wire of 4 mm gauge, used especially for fences.
〈新西兰〉（尤指栅栏金属丝的）4毫米规格
as modifiernumber eight wire
4毫米规格的金属丝。
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We have even heard it said that ‘the New Zealand pastime of inventing things with number eight wire and a four-by-two is a little romance that needs to be put to bed’.
In those days, New Zealanders had a reputation of being able to fix anything with a piece of number eight fencing wire.
‘We built it out of straw, number eight wire and papier mache,’ said Mr Mitchell.
At that time, there were few public screening opportunities for the underdog, number eight wire, and independent music video.
New Zealand is a country born out of entrepreneurs and people with a number eight fencing wire mentality of doing things, and we want to encourage that.