eighth man
noun1
Alternative Alternative form of eighthman.
- Well, it must be hard on Trompie to lose both his top eighth men in one week.2002, Michael Williams, The Eighth Man, page 103:
- Mark didn't miss a beat. 'Sure, coach,' he said. 'Eighth man is my best position.' Kitch whipped around to Morné. 'I told you he could play eighth man,' he said.2012, Matthew Knight, Between the Lines - The Spirit of South African Rugby, →ISBN, page iii:
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- Even in my favoured eighth man position, I played poorly.2012, Pierre Spies, Myan Subrayan, More than Rugby, →ISBN:
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eighth, man.