full backs

Rugby defensive positions

Full backs are defensive players positioned on the flanks in soccer and similar sports, responsible for defending the wings and supporting attacks down the sidelines.

In American football, a fullback is an offensive player who blocks for the running back and occasionally carries the ball.

The full backs pushed forward to join the attack.

Related

soccer · overlap · position · goal · flank · counterattacking · one on one · set pieces · crossing · stamina · midfielders · clearance · speed · sweepers · agility · passing accuracy · dribbling · awareness

Opposites
field position/role

full backsstrikers

Those who cease work

forwards · wingers · goalscorers · halfbacks · centre backs

tactical priority

full backsattackers

Those launching offensive action

finishers · playmakers · front men · spearheads · poachers

pitch location

full backsfront line

Combat's forward edge

forward line · attack · strikers · goalkeepers

Family

fullback

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