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- noun Plural form of
tighthead .
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Examples
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He feels opposition tightheads "dumped" scrums when they could not withstand his pressure during the Super 14 and, worse, referees fell for it, penalising him instead.
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff 2010
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Castrogiovanni, among the top tightheads in the game and a 62-cap veteran, will relish his battle with a rookie who made both of his Test appearances last autumn.
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Alexander said he could go back to playing at loosehead for the Brumbies as they had "two of the best tightheads in the country" in Guy Shepherdson and Salesi Ma'afu.
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Jones is one of the best tightheads around and should have been asked to finish the game on the field.
WalesOnline - Home 2010
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Castrogiovanni, among the top tightheads in the game and a 62-cap veteran, will relish his battle with a rookie who made both of his Test appearances last autumn.
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The Canterbury front-row of Wyatt Crockett, Corey Flynn and Owen Franks tore into the Bay pack, grabbing two tightheads and making life miserable.
Rotorua Daily Post 2010
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England even took two tightheads although Henry's men had the advantage at scrums.
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It was important for him to be able to hold tightheads up in scrums.
Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines Lynn McConnell at Waitakere Stadium 2009
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Another worry on the horizon for Meehan is the possibility that both his tightheads, Davey Wilson and Duncan Bell, may be called into the England squad next week for the autumn internationals.
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He will add experience and depth to our ranks, alongside fellow tightheads AJ Whalley, Troy Takiari and Kieran Longbottom.
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