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Lukas Hinds-Johnson
Lukas Hinds-Johnson (born 25 December 1988) accessed: 23 March 2010 is a German List of Germany national rugby union players, international rugby union player, playing for the RK 03 Berlin in the Rugby-Bundesliga and the Germany national rugby union team, German national rugby union team. Career Hinds-Johnson started his career with the Hamburger RC at the age of 14. He was part of a group of German players which were sent to South Africa in 2009 to improve their rugby skills at the Academy as part of the Wild Rugby Academy program. He spent six months in South Africa, together with Benjamin Ulrich from RK 03 Berlin and decided upon his return to Germany to move to Berlin and join ''RK 03''.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lock (rugby Union)
In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16–23. Players are not restricted to a single position, although they generally specialise in just one or two that suit their skills and body types. Players that play multiple positions are called "utility players". Forwards compete for the ball in scrums and line-outs and are generally bigger and stronger than the backs. Props push in the scrums, while the hooker tries to secure the ball for their team by "hooking" it back with their heel. The hooker is also the one who is responsible for throwing the ball in at line-outs, where it is mostly competed for by the locks, who are generally the tallest players on the team. The flankers and number eight are expected to be the first players to arrive at a breakdown and play an important role in se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
