Rugby Positions: German Terms
In German, the English terminology for rugby positions is not commonly used. The German equivialent for the English terms are:
| Number | English | German | Translation |
| Forwards | |||
| 1 | Loosehead Prop | Linker Pfeiler | Left-hand Stanchion |
| 2 | Hooker | Hakler | Hooker |
| 3 | Tighthead Prop | Rechter Pfeiler | Right-hand stanchion |
| 4 | Lock | Zweite-Reihe-Stürmer | Second Row Forward |
| 5 | Lock | Zweite-Reihe-Stürmer | Second Row Forward |
| 6 | Blindside Flanker | Linker Flügelstürmer | Left Wing-Forward |
| 7 | Openside Flanker | Rechter Flügelstürmer | Right Wing-Forward |
| 8 | Number 8 | Nummer Acht | Number 8 |
| Backs | |||
| 9 | Scrum Half | Gedrängehalb | Scrum Half |
| 10 | Fly-half | Verbindungshalb | Connecting Half |
| 11 | Left Wing | Kurzer Außendreiviertel | Short Outside Three-quarters |
| 12 | Inside Centre | Erster Innendreiviertel | First Inside Three-quarters |
| 13 | Outside Centre | Zweiter Innendreiviertel | Second Inside Three-quarters |
| 14 | Right Wing | Langer Außendreiviertel | Long Outside Three-quarters |
| 15 | Fullback | Schlussmann | Final Man |
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