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In Rugby League the Halves comprise of (6 and 7)
6. Stand Off, Five Eighth
7. Scrum Half, Half Back
In Rugby Union the HALF BACKS comprise of (9 and 10)
9. Inside half, half-back, scrum off, scrummie
10. Outside half, out half, stand-off, stand-off half, five-eighth, first five-eighth, first five, fly, pivot
You may know them as half backs and always known them as half backs, but they are halves. Always have been.
However i give up and you can call them both half backs if you wish. That's your choice.
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Me i voted for Gavin Clinch but all three are of was good.
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I voted for Halves.
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| Quote ="billyfax"No, a scrum half (half back) and a stand off (five eighth) are called halves not half backs. Half backs are an actual position, no 7 before squad numbers.
Halves are called halves because they are situated between the forwards and backs in order to distribute play between them. They are neither back not forward.
Stand offs are called stand offs because they stand off the scrum and direct play.
A scrum half (half back by it's other name) is called such because he links the scrum to the backs. He isn't a forward but links with them.
Now over the last few years they have fudged this with the incorporation of super league and the demise in this country of true stand offs.
Since the likes of Andy Gregory and Schoffield going, stand offs no longer dominate the kicking game for the team and are more support runners in the mould of McGuire at Leeds and McNally at Whitehaven. However Halifax had a proper stand off last year in Holroyd but he wasn't a half back, he was a stand off (no 6) as Ben black was the scrum half (half back, no 7)
That is why a dummy half is called so, because he does the role of the half back (scrum half) by taking the ball at the play the ball and either running or distributing. That is their job in traditional rugby sense.
The morale of this whole thing is that a half back is NOT a STAND OFF or vice-versa. They are Halves, not both half backs.'"
Andy Gregory was a scrum half, Billy. |
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| Quote ="billyfax"In Rugby League the Halves comprise of (6 and 7)
6. Stand Off, Five Eighth
7. Scrum Half, Half Back
In Rugby Union the HALF BACKS comprise of (9 and 10)
9. Inside half, half-back, scrum off, scrummie
10. Outside half, out half, stand-off, stand-off half, five-eighth, first five-eighth, first five, fly, pivot
You may know them as half backs and always known them as half backs, but they are halves. Always have been.
However i give up and you can call them both half backs if you wish. That's your choice.'" 6 AND 7 ARE HALFBACKS  five eighth's an half  |
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Duneman for me too. Better all round game. Carried us for a season too.
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| Quote ="billyfax"In Rugby League the Halves comprise of (6 and 7)
6. Stand Off HALF, Five Eighth
7. Scrum Half, Half Back
In Rugby Union the HALF BACKS comprise of (9 and 10)
9. Inside half, half-back, scrum off, scrummie
10. Outside half, out half, stand-off, stand-off half, five-eighth, first five-eighth, first five, fly, pivot
You may know them as half backs and always known them as half backs, but they are halves. Always have been.
However i give up and you can call them both half backs if you wish. That's your choice.'"
Corrected that for you
Amazed you refered to one the the finest scrum halfs i've seen as a stand off |
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| I know we're talking about a different era, but I was amazed at Chris Anderson playing so well as a stand off when he ruled the world as Halifax player/coach after playing as a winger for most of his career, he had so much vision he was unbelievable. I wish I'd hung onto all the games I'd recorded on VHS at that time  |
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i have still got lots of highlights from that era on video. always remember bbc showing replay of a try when kickoff was taken and then going back live as fax scored again. missed another great anderson move.
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| Quote ="marillion man"I know we're talking about a different era, but I was amazed at Chris Anderson playing so well as a stand off when he ruled the world as Halifax player/coach after playing as a winger for most of his career, he had so much vision he was unbelievable. I wish I'd hung onto all the games I'd recorded on VHS at that time
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The 1/4 final v HKR in 87 was a perfect example! Superb! |
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| Quote ="For Fax Sake"The 1/4 final v HKR in 87 was a perfect example! Superb!'"
think thats the game bbc missed try. still got highlights on video. |
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five eighth's an half 
