(South Africa, rugby) One of the forwards at the rear of a scrum formation who controls the ball at the back of the scrum and links to the back line.
Border's captain Basil Kenyon, at eighthman, again impressed with his intelligent positional play, and general leadership - as he had done in the shock win earlier in the tour.
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