Definitions
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- noun rugby , the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the
breakdown /set piece and thetouchline ; compareblindside . - noun rugby union short for
openside flanker , a position inrugby union , usually number7 .
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Examples
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Deans has made two other changes to his starting side, recalling openside flanker David Pocock for George Smith and naming Digby Ioane at outside centre after he was a late withdrawal, with a shoulder injury, from the side that lost to Scotland.
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Force of nature: South Africa have recalled openside Schalk Burger
Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph 2009
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Elsom, flyhalf Matt Giteau and recalled openside George Smith are the senior figures in an Australia line-up every bit as makeshift as England's.
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Deans has made two other changes to his starting side, recalling openside flanker David Pocock for George Smith and naming Digby Ioane at outside centre after he was a late withdrawal, with a shoulder injury, from the side that lost to Scotland.
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Each of the leading contenders here has an elite performer at No. 7—guys like McCaw, Australia's David Pocock and South Africa's Heinrich Brussow—but Wales's Warburton may be the most impressive openside on view.
New Boys Getting Into the Action Jonathan Clegg 2011
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The key contest in modern rugby is the tangle for possession that occurs at the "breakdown"—the period immediately after a tackle—and it has made the role of openside flanker arguably the most important in the game.
New Boys Getting Into the Action Jonathan Clegg 2011
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Easter will resume at No8, with James Haskell switching to openside flanker in the continued absence of the captain, Lewis Moody.
Rugby World Cup 2011: Mark Cueto set to miss England's opener 2011
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Three of the four changes see fit-again players resuming their places: Rob Kearney, whose groin strain kept him out last weekend, takes over from Geordan Murphy, who has a tight hamstring in any case; Cian Healy comes back for Tom Court at loosehead; and Sean O'Brien is at openside for Shane Jennings.
Rugby World Cup 2011: Ireland make four changes for Australia showdown 2011
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If games are to be won on the floor, then England have just one openside in their squad.
Rugby World Cup 2011: Wales coach Shaun Edwards's tactical analysis 2011
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Danie Rossouw was an outsider to make the South Africa starting lineup before the tournament, but his impressive displays and a spate of injuries have made him a permanent fixture in the Springboks scrum, where his versatility is extraordinary: He has played both second-row positions, openside and blindside flanker, and No. 8 in Test matches this season.
New Boys Getting Into the Action Jonathan Clegg 2011
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