Definition of "back-line" [back-line]

• See to haul back.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• ""They are the innovators when it comes to back-line play," said Brian O'Driscoll, the Ireland captain, at a news conference in New Zealand this week."
• "Ultra-fast wingers Adam Ashley-Cooper and Digby Ioane can cut defenses to shreds, full-back Kurtley Beale is arguably the world's premier counter-attacker while James O'Connor is a dynamic runner who has played everywhere across the back-line."
• "Today, almost every team has one of these behemoths in the back-line—think England's Manu Tuilagi, Jamie Roberts, of Wales, or All-Blacks center Sonny Bill Williams, who doubles as a professional boxer."