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He has switched between three fly-halves in little more than a year, brought both wingers and flankers into the centres, and has shuttled between various back-three options, building an arsenal of different options.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Bath flankers Ted Hill and Guy Pepper also start after playing key roles in last weekend's Premiership final victory over Leicester, with Saracens' Tom Willis between them at number eight.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

Across the matchday 23, there are three specialist fly-halves, four open-side flankers, one centre and one specialist second row.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

South Africa has used two flankers - Deon Fourie and Marco van Staden - as reserve hookers since Marx left.

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2023

How to send flankers to the left and right, curling in a semicircle to hit the enemy from three sides and prevent him from sneaking behind you.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli