front row

noun

1. rugby Union
   1. the forwards at the front of a scrum
   2. ( as modifier )

      perhaps the finest front-row forward in the world

Example Sentences

The starting front row of Tendai Mtawarira, Bongi Mbonambi and Malherbe were replaced - aside from unplanned injuries - early in each second half by Malcolm Marx, Steven Kitshoff and Vincent Koch in their knockout victories over Japan, Wales and England.

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Harvey previously told BBC Radio 4's Front Row programme she wrote Orbital over the course of successive lockdowns.

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The front row is a tough place to play but, if you are asking Jamie George to captain the side, he has to be in the game when the big decisions need to be made.

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They replaced the entire front row early in the second half when they were still handling themselves well.

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The first scrum after the break, the All Blacks just had a little edge and immediately England made changes in the front row.

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