Rugby Union Numbering Schemes - Table of Historical and Traditional Player Identification Schemes

Table of Historical and Traditional Player Identification Schemes

Position 1950's British custom Standard modern numbering Without the number 13 Letters – Leicester-style Letters – Bristol-style
Full back 1 15 16 O A
Right wing 2 14 15 N B
Outside centre 3 13 14 M C
Inside centre 4 12 12 L D
Left wing 5 11 11 K E
Fly-half 6 10 10 J F
Scrum-half 7 9 9 I G
Loosehead prop 8 1 1 A H
Hooker 9 2 2 B I
Tighthead prop 10 3 3 C J
Lock 11 4 4 D K
Lock 12 5 5 E L
Blindside flanker 13 6 6 F M
Openside flanker 14 7 7 H N
Number eight 15 8 8 G O
Replacements None until 1968 16 onwards 17 onwards P onwards P onwards

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