Half back position in rugby
Also known as stand-off · second receiver · pivot
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Five-eighth or stand-off is one of the positions in a rugby league football team. Wearing jersey number 6, this player is one of the two half-backs in a team, partnering the scrum-half. As the name suggests, the five-eighth is the go between the half-back and the threequarters, moving the ball from the contested middle to the outside backs. In a traditional 'back-line' attack, the five-eighth, sometimes known as the pivot or second receiver, receives the ball from the half-back, who is the first receiver of the ball from the dummy-half or hooker following a tackle.