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<div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> A <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league" title="Rugby league">rugby league</a> team consists of 13 players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the 13 players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although players can take up any position at any time. </p><p>Players are divided into two general types, forwards and backs. Forwards are generally chosen for their size and strength. They are expected to run with the ball, to attack, and to make tackles. Forwards are required to improve the team's field position thus creating space and time for the backs. Backs are usually smaller and faster, though a big, fast player can be of advantage in the backs. Their roles require speed and ball-playing skills, rather than just strength, to take advantage of the field position gained by the forwards. Typically forwards tend to operate in the centre of the field, while backs operate nearer to the <a href="/wiki/Touch-line" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch-line">touch-lines</a>, where more space can usually be found. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Names_and_numbering">Names and numbering</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Names and numbering"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Number_(sports)#Rugby_league" title="Number (sports)">Number (sports) § Rugby league</a></div> <table class="toccolours" style="margin: 0 2em 0 2em;" align="right"> <tbody><tr> <td align="right"> <div style="background:lightgreen;border:thin black solid"> <table> <tbody><tr> <td><b>8</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#prop_forward">Prop</a><br /> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>9</b> <a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_league)" title="Hooker (rugby league)">Hooker</a><br /> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>10</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#prop_forward">Prop</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><b>11</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Second-row_forward">Second-row</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>12</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Second-row_forward">Second-row</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>13</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Loose_forward_/_Lock_forward">Lock</a><br /> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>  </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>7</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Halfback">Halfback</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>6</b> <a href="/wiki/Five-eighth" title="Five-eighth">Five-eighth</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><b>4</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Centre">Centre</a><br /> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>3</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Centre">Centre</a><br /> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Wing">Wing</a><br /> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>2</b> <a class="mw-selflink-fragment" href="#Wing">Wing</a><br /> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><b>1</b> <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_league)" title="Fullback (rugby league)">Fullback</a><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The laws of the game recognise standardised numbering of positions. The starting side normally wear the numbers corresponding to their positions, only changing in the case of substitutions and position shifts during the game. In some competitions, such as <a href="/wiki/Super_League" title="Super League">Super League</a>, players receive a squad number to use all season, no matter what positions they play in. </p><p>The positions and the numbers are defined by the game's laws as:<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rugby_League_Laws_of_the_Game_International_Level_with_Notes_on_the_Laws_and_NRL_Telstra_Premiership_Interpretations_(Approved_By_the_Australian_Rugby_League_Commission)_Official_February_2018_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rugby_League_Laws_of_the_Game_International_Level_with_Notes_on_the_Laws_and_NRL_Telstra_Premiership_Interpretations_(Approved_By_the_Australian_Rugby_League_Commission)_Official_February_2018-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Laws_of_the_Game_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Laws_of_the_Game-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-International_Laws_of_the_Game_with_Notes_on_the_Laws_(Approved_By_the_Rugby_League_International_Federation)_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-International_Laws_of_the_Game_with_Notes_on_the_Laws_(Approved_By_the_Rugby_League_International_Federation)-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Backs</dt></dl> <ul><li>1 Full back</li> <li>2 Right wing</li> <li>3 Right centre</li> <li>4 Left centre</li> <li>5 Left wing</li> <li>6 Stand-off half (Predominately used in the Northern hemisphere) or Five-eighth (Elsewhere)</li> <li>7 Scrum half (Predominately used in the Northern hemisphere) or Half-back</li></ul> <dl><dt>Forwards</dt></dl> <ul><li>8 Prop (Front Row Forward)</li> <li>9 Hooker or Dummy-half</li> <li>10 Prop (Front Row Forward)</li> <li>11 Second Row Forward</li> <li>12 Second Row Forward</li> <li>13 Lock Forward or Loose Forward</li></ul> <p>In practice, the term 'front row forward' is used less frequently than the term 'Prop' of which a team has two. The scrum half is often known as the half back, especially in Australasia, and the lock forward is usually known as loose forward in England. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Backs">Backs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Backs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are seven backs, numbered 1 to 7. For these positions, the emphasis is on speed and ball-handling skills.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Generally, the "back-line" consists of smaller, more agile players.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fullback">Fullback</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Fullback"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Fullback_(rugby_league)" title="Fullback (rugby league)">Fullback (rugby league)</a></div> <p>Numbered <b>1</b>, the fullback's primary role is the last line of defence, standing behind the main line of defenders. Defensively, fullbacks must be able to chase and tackle any player who breaks the first line of defence, and must be able to catch and return kicks made by the attacking side. Their role in attack is usually as a support player, and they are often used to come into the line to create an overlap in attack. Fullbacks that feature in their respective nations' rugby league halls of fame are France's <a href="/wiki/Puig_Aubert" title="Puig Aubert">Puig Aubert</a>, Australia's <a href="/wiki/Clive_Churchill" title="Clive Churchill">Clive Churchill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Fraser_(rugby_league)" title="Charles Fraser (rugby league)">Charles Fraser</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graeme_Langlands" title="Graeme Langlands">Graeme Langlands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Graham_Eadie" title="Graham Eadie">Graham Eadie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Billy_Slater" title="Billy Slater">Billy Slater</a>, Great Britain/Wales' <a href="/wiki/Jim_Sullivan_(Welsh_rugby_league)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jim Sullivan (Welsh rugby league)">Jim Sullivan</a>, New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Des_White" title="Des White">Des White</a> and Great Britain's <a href="/wiki/Kris_Radlinski" title="Kris Radlinski">Kris Radlinski</a>. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="Three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="three_quarter"></span><span class="anchor" id="Three_quarter"></span><span class="anchor" id="three-quarter"></span><span class="anchor" id="Three-quarter"></span><span class="anchor" id="threequarter"></span><span class="anchor" id="Threequarter"></span> <span class="anchor" id="The_three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="Three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="Threequarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="threequarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="Three-quarters"></span><span class="anchor" id="three-quarters"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Threequarters">Threequarters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Threequarters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are four threequarters: two wingers and two centres - right wing (2), right centre (3), left centre (4) and left wing (5). Typically these players work in pairs, with one winger and one centre occupying each side of the field. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Wing">Wing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:AddoCarrPreGame.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A picture of Australian rugby league player Josh Addo-Carr at a 2022 NRL match just before kickoff" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AddoCarrPreGame.jpg/141px-AddoCarrPreGame.jpg" decoding="async" width="141" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AddoCarrPreGame.jpg/211px-AddoCarrPreGame.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/AddoCarrPreGame.jpg/282px-AddoCarrPreGame.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1177" data-file-height="1569" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Canterbury-Bankstown_Bulldogs" title="Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs">Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs</a> winger <a href="/wiki/Josh_Addo-Carr" title="Josh Addo-Carr">Josh Addo-Carr</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Also known as <b>wingers</b>. There are two wings in a rugby league team, numbered <b>2</b> and <b>5</b>. They are usually positioned closest to the <a href="/wiki/Touch-line" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch-line">touch-line</a> on each side of the field. They are generally among the fastest players in a team, with the speed to exploit space that is created for them and finish an attacking move. In defence their primary role is to mark their opposing wingers, and they are also usually required to catch and return kicks made by an attacking team, often dropping behind the defensive line to help the fullback. Wingers that feature in their nations' rugby league halls of fame are Great Britain's <a href="/wiki/Billy_Batten" title="Billy Batten">Billy Batten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Boston" title="Billy Boston">Billy Boston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clive_Sullivan" title="Clive Sullivan">Clive Sullivan</a>, Australia's <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bevan" title="Brian Bevan">Brian Bevan</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Ferguson_(rugby_league)" title="John Ferguson (rugby league)">John Ferguson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Irvine" title="Ken Irvine">Ken Irvine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Horder" title="Harold Horder">Harold Horder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Carlson" title="Brian Carlson">Brian Carlson</a>, South African <a href="/wiki/Tom_van_Vollenhoven" title="Tom van Vollenhoven">Tom van Vollenhoven</a> and France's <a href="/wiki/Raymond_Contrastin" title="Raymond Contrastin">Raymond Contrastin</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Centre">Centre</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Centre"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are only 2 centres, right and left, numbered <b>3</b> and <b>4</b> respectively. They are usually positioned just inside the wingers and are typically the second-closest players to the <a href="/wiki/Touch-line" class="mw-redirect" title="Touch-line">touch-line</a> on each side of the field. In attack their primary role is to provide an attacking threat out wide and as such they often need to be some of the fastest players on the pitch, often providing the pass for their winger to finish off a move, by drawing and passing to give the fast wingers space to move. In defence, they are expected to mark their opposite centre. Centres that feature in their countries' halls of fame are France's <a href="/wiki/Max_Rousi%C3%A9" title="Max Rousié">Max Rousié</a>, England's <a href="/wiki/Eric_Ashton" title="Eric Ashton">Eric Ashton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Harold_Wagstaff" title="Harold Wagstaff">Harold Wagstaff</a> and <a href="/wiki/Neil_Fox_(rugby_league)" title="Neil Fox (rugby league)">Neil Fox</a>, Wales' <a href="/wiki/Gus_Risman" title="Gus Risman">Gus Risman</a> and Australia's <a href="/wiki/Reg_Gasnier" title="Reg Gasnier">Reg Gasnier</a>, <a href="/wiki/H_%22Dally%22_Messenger" class="mw-redirect" title="H "Dally" Messenger">H "Dally" Messenger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Brown_(rugby_league,_born_1913)" title="Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1913)">Dave Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Craig_(rugby_league)" title="Jim Craig (rugby league)">Jim Craig</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bob_Fulton" title="Bob Fulton">Bob Fulton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mal_Meninga" title="Mal Meninga">Mal Meninga</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Inglis" title="Greg Inglis">Greg Inglis</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Half_pair">Half pair</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Half pair"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two halves. Positioned more centrally in attack, beside or behind the forwards, they direct the ball and are usually the team's main play-makers, and as such are typically required to be the most skillful and intelligent players on the team. These players also usually perform most tactical kicking for their team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Stand-off_/_five-eighth"><span id="Stand-off_.2F_five-eighth"></span>Stand-off / five-eighth</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Stand-off / five-eighth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Five-eighth" title="Five-eighth">Five-eighth</a></div><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A picture of Penrith Panthers halfback Nathan Cleary playing for Australiain the 2021 Rugby League World Cup" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg/148px-Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg/223px-Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg/297px-Nathan_Cleary_Kangaroos.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1748" data-file-height="2329" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Penrith_Panthers" title="Penrith Panthers">Penrith Panthers</a> halfback <a href="/wiki/Nathan_Cleary" title="Nathan Cleary">Nathan Cleary</a> playing for <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2021_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2021 Rugby League World Cup">2021 Rugby League World Cup</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Numbered <b>6</b>, the <b>stand-off</b> or <b>five-eighth</b> is usually a strong passer and runner, while also being agile. Often this player is referred to as "second receiver", as in attacking situations they are typically the second player to receive the ball (after the half-back) and are then able to initiate an attacking move. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Scrum-half_/_half-back"><span id="Scrum-half_.2F_half-back"></span><span class="anchor" id="Scrum-half"></span><span class="anchor" id="Halfback"></span>Scrum-half / half-back</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Scrum-half / half-back"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Numbered <b>7</b>, the <b>scrum-half</b> or <b>half-back</b> is usually involved in directing the team's play. The position is sometimes referred to as "first receiver", as half-backs are often the first to receive the ball from the dummy-half after a play-the-ball. This makes them important decision-makers in attack. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Forwards">Forwards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Forwards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A rugby league forward pack consists of six players who tend to be bigger and stronger than backs, and generally rely more on their strength and size to fulfill their roles than play-making skills. The forwards also traditionally formed and contested <a href="/wiki/Scrum_(rugby)" title="Scrum (rugby)">scrums</a>; however, in the modern game it is largely immaterial which players pack down in the scrum. Despite this, forwards are still referred to by the position they would traditionally take in the scrum. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Front_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="front_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="frontrow"></span><span class="anchor" id="Frontrow"></span><span class="anchor" id="Front_row_forwards"></span><span class="anchor" id="front_row_forwards"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Front_row">Front row</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Front row"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The front row of the scrum traditionally included the hooker with the two props on either side. All three may be referred to as front-rowers, but this term is now most commonly just used as a colloquialism to refer to the props. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Hooker">Hooker</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Hooker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Hooker_(rugby_league)" title="Hooker (rugby league)">Hooker (rugby league)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cameron_Smith_(26_October_2008).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg/220px-Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg/330px-Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg/440px-Cameron_Smith_%2826_October_2008%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1314" data-file-height="1694" /></a><figcaption>Former <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Storm" title="Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Queensland_rugby_league_team" title="Queensland rugby league team">Queensland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a> hooker <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Smith_(rugby_league,_born_1983)" title="Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)">Cameron Smith</a> holds the NRL records for matches played, points scored, goals kicked, tackles made, grand final points scored and competition wins.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>hooker</b> or <b>rake</b>, numbered <b>9</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>notes 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> traditionally packs in the middle of the scrum's front row. The position is named because of the traditional role of "hooking" the ball back with the foot when it enters the scrum. It is usually the hooker who plays in the <a href="#dummy_half">dummy-half</a> position, receiving the ball from the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_gameplay#Play-the-ball" title="Rugby league gameplay">play-the-ball</a> and continuing the team's attack by passing the ball to a teammate or by running with the ball. As such, hookers are required to be reliable passers and often possess a similar skill-set to half backs. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Props"></span><span class="anchor" id="props"></span><span class="anchor" id="Prop_forward"></span><span class="anchor" id="Prop_forwards"></span><span class="anchor" id="prop_forward"></span><span class="anchor" id="prop_forwards"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Prop">Prop</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Prop"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shane_Webcke_(4_October_2006,_Brisbane).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg/220px-Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg/330px-Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg/440px-Shane_Webcke_%284_October_2006%2C_Brisbane%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1065" /></a><figcaption>Former <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Broncos" title="Brisbane Broncos">Brisbane Broncos</a> prop <a href="/wiki/Shane_Webcke" title="Shane Webcke">Shane Webcke</a></figcaption></figure> <p>There are two props, numbered <b>8</b> and <b>10</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>notes 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who pack into the <b>front row</b> of the <a href="/wiki/Scrum_(rugby)" title="Scrum (rugby)">scrum</a> on either side of the hooker. Sometimes called "bookends" in Australasia,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the props are usually the largest and heaviest players on a team. In attack, their size and strength means that they are primarily used for running directly into the defensive line, as a kind of "<a href="/wiki/Battering_ram" title="Battering ram">battering ram</a>" to simply gain metres.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, props are relied upon to defend against such running from the opposition's forwards. Prop forwards that feature in their respective nations' rugby league halls of fame are Australia's <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Beetson" title="Arthur Beetson">Arthur Beetson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Hall" title="Duncan Hall">Duncan Hall</a>, <a href="/wiki/Frank_Burge" title="Frank Burge">Frank Burge</a> and <a href="/wiki/Herb_Steinohrt" title="Herb Steinohrt">Herb Steinohrt</a> and New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Johnson_(rugby_league)" title="Cliff Johnson (rugby league)">Cliff Johnson</a>. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Back_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="back_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="backrow"></span><span class="anchor" id="Backrow"></span><span class="anchor" id="Back_row_forwards"></span><span class="anchor" id="back_row_forwards"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Back_row">Back row</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Back row"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Three forwards make up the back row of the scrum: two second-rowers and a loose forward. All three may be referred to as back-rowers. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Second_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="second_row"></span><span class="anchor" id="Second_row_forwards"></span><span class="anchor" id="second_row_forwards"></span><span class="anchor" id="Second_row_forward"></span><span class="anchor" id="second_row_forward"></span><span class="anchor" id="Second-row"></span><span class="anchor" id="second-row"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Second-row_forward">Second-row forward</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Second-row forward"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Second-row forwards</b> are numbered <b>11</b> and <b>12</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>notes 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While their responsibilities are similar in many ways to the props, these players typically possess more speed and agility and take up a wider position in attack and defence. Often each second rower will cover a specific side of the field, working in unison with their respective centre and winger. Second rowers are often relied upon to perform large numbers of tackles in defence. Second-row forwards that feature in their nations' halls of fame include New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Mark_Graham_(rugby_league)" title="Mark Graham (rugby league)">Mark Graham</a>, Australia's <a href="/wiki/Norm_Provan" title="Norm Provan">Norm Provan</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Treweek" title="George Treweek">George Treweek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harry_Bath" title="Harry Bath">Harry Bath</a>, France's <a href="/wiki/Jean_Galia" title="Jean Galia">Jean Galia</a>, and Great Britain & England's <a href="/wiki/Martin_Hodgson" title="Martin Hodgson">Martin Hodgson</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Loose_forward_/_lock_forward"><span id="Loose_forward_.2F_lock_forward"></span>Loose forward / lock forward</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Loose forward / lock forward"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Numbered <b>13</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>notes 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <b>loose forward</b> or <b>lock forward</b> packs behind the two-second-rows in the scrum. Some teams choose to simply deploy a third prop in the loose forward position, while other teams use a more skilful player as an additional playmaker. Loose forwards that feature in their nation's Halls of Fame include Australia's <a href="/wiki/Ron_Coote" title="Ron Coote">Ron Coote</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Raper" class="mw-redirect" title="John Raper">Johnny Raper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Clyde" title="Bradley Clyde">Bradley Clyde</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wally_Prigg" title="Wally Prigg">Wally Prigg</a>, Great Britain's <a href="/wiki/Vince_Karalius" title="Vince Karalius">Vince Karalius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ellery_Hanley" title="Ellery Hanley">Ellery Hanley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Derek_Turner" title="Derek Turner">'Rocky' Turner</a>, and New Zealand's <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Seeling" title="Charlie Seeling">Charlie Seeling</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interchange">Interchange</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Interchange"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In addition to the thirteen on-field players, there are a maximum of five substitute players who start the game on their team's bench. Usually, they will be numbered 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. Each player normally keeps their number for the whole game, regardless of which position they play in. That is, if player number 14 replaces the fullback, they will wear the number 14 for the whole game, and not change shirts to display the number 1. </p><p>The rules governing if and when a replacement can be used have varied over the history of the game; currently they can be used for any reason by their coach – typically because of injury, to manage fatigue, for tactical reasons or due to poor performance. Under current rules, players who have been substituted are typically allowed to be substituted back into the game later on. Leagues in different countries have had different rules on how many interchanges can be made in a game. the <a href="/wiki/Super_League" title="Super League">Super League</a> allowed up to ten interchanges per team in each game, this was reduced to eight interchanges per team per game, commencing in the 2019 season. Commencing in the 2016 season, Australia's <a href="/wiki/National_Rugby_League" title="National Rugby League">National Rugby League</a> permits up to eight interchanges per team per game. Additionally, if a player is injured due to foul play and an opposition player has been sin-binned or sent off then the injured player's team is given a free interchange.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Often an interchange bench will include at least one (and usually two) replacement props, as it is generally considered to be the most physically taxing position and these players are likely to tire the quickest. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Concussion_substitute">Concussion substitute</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Concussion substitute"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Commencing in 2021, a player named as the squad's 18th player on match day is able to take the field when three players fail a head injury assessment; or when a player suffers a match-ending injury caused by foul play, in which the opposing player was either sin-binned or sent off.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the change, there have been calls to reduce the number of players that suffer a match-ending injury to two players, in the wake of a few incidents in the NRL.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The concussion substitute was used during the <a href="/wiki/2021_Rugby_League_World_Cup" title="2021 Rugby League World Cup">2021 Rugby League World Cup</a> played in 2022, and adopted by the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_Football_League" title="Rugby Football League">RFL</a> in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roles">Roles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Roles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As well as their positions, players' roles may be referred to by a range of other terms. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marker">Marker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Marker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a tackle, the defending team may position two players – known as markers – at the play-the-ball to stand, one behind the other facing the tackled player and the attacking team's dummy-half. </p><p><span class="anchor" id="Dummy_half"></span><span class="anchor" id="dummy_half"></span><span class="anchor" id="Acting_half"></span><span class="anchor" id="acting_half"></span><span class="anchor" id="Acting_halfback"></span><span class="anchor" id="acting_halfback"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Dummy_half">Dummy half</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Dummy half"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dummy half or (acting half-back) is the player who stands behind the <a href="/wiki/Playing_rugby_league#Play-the-ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Playing rugby league">play-the-ball</a> and collects the ball, before passing, running or kicking the ball. The hooker has become almost synonymous with the dummy half role. However, any player of any position can play the role at any time and this often happens during a game, particularly when the hooker is the player tackled. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="First_receiver">First receiver</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: First receiver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first receiver is the name given to the first player to receive the ball off the play-the-ball, i.e. from the dummy-half.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_receiver">Second receiver</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Second receiver"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>If the ball is passed immediately by the first receiver, then the player catching it is sometimes referred to as the second receiver. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Utility">Utility</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Utility"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A player who can play in a number of different positions is often referred to as a "utility player", "utility forward", or "utility back". </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cameron_Smith_(2010).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Cameron_Smith_%282010%29.jpg/170px-Cameron_Smith_%282010%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Cameron_Smith_%282010%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="240" data-file-height="320" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Smith_(rugby_league,_born_1983)" title="Cameron Smith (rugby league, born 1983)">Cameron Smith</a>, former captain of <a href="/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_league_team" title="Australia national rugby league team">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Queensland_rugby_league_team" title="Queensland rugby league team">Queensland</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Storm" title="Melbourne Storm">Melbourne Storm</a>.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Goal-kicker">Goal-kicker</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Goal-kicker"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although any player can attempt their team's <a href="/wiki/Place_kick" title="Place kick">kicks at goal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Penalty_(rugby)" title="Penalty (rugby)">penalty kicks</a> or <a href="/wiki/Try_(rugby)" title="Try (rugby)">conversions</a>), most teams have specific players who train extensively at kicking, and often use only one player to take goal kicks during a game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Captain">Captain</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rugby_league_positions&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Captain"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Captain_(sports)" title="Captain (sports)">Captain (sports)</a></div> <p>The captain is the on-field leader of a team and a point of contact between the referee and a team, and can be a player of any position. Some of the captain's responsibilities are stipulated in the <a href="/wiki/Laws_of_rugby_league" title="Laws of rugby league">laws</a>. </p><p>Before a match, the two teams' captains <a href="/wiki/Coin_toss" class="mw-redirect" title="Coin toss">toss a coin</a> with the referee. The captain that wins the toss can decide to kick off or can choose which end of the <a href="/wiki/Rugby_league_playing_field" title="Rugby league playing field">field</a> to defend. The captain that loses the toss then takes the other of the alternatives.<sup id="cite_ref-RLIF-ILG-2004_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RLIF-ILG-2004-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 11">: 11 </span></sup> </p><p>The captain is often seen as responsible for a team's discipline. When a team persistently breaks the laws, the referee while issuing a caution will often speak with the team's captain to encourage them to improve their team's discipline.<sup id="cite_ref-RLIF-ILG-2004_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RLIF-ILG-2004-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 38, 42">: 38, 42 </span></sup> </p><p>The captains are also traditionally responsible for appointing a substitute should a player suffer an injury during a game, although in the professional game there are other procedures in place for dealing with this.<sup id="cite_ref-RLIF-ILG-2004_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RLIF-ILG-2004-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 41">: 41 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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South Wales Rugby League">NSWRL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Rugby League">BRL</a> were usually numbered <b>11</b> and <b>13</b>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Until 1989, second rowers in the <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League" title="New South Wales Rugby League">NSWRL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Rugby League">BRL</a> were usually numbered <b>9</b> and <b>10</b>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Until 1989, locks in the <a href="/wiki/New_South_Wales_Rugby_League" title="New South Wales Rugby League">NSWRL</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brisbane_Rugby_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Brisbane Rugby League">BRL</a> were usually numbered <b>8</b>.</span> </li> 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