What is three-eighths divided by a half?
Second five-eighths to take a player from the forwards to add to the backs. The backs at that time consisted of two half-backs, three three-quarters, and a full-back. As the additional player stood between half-back and three-quarters, Duncan came up with the term five-eighths according to the fraction between them. The player at five-eighths, also known as the five-eighth, could take the ball back to the forwards or pass it on to the three-quarters. This backline innovation occurred before the split between rugby union and rugby league in Australia and New Zealand and the term is now commonly used for the five-eighth
Second five-eighths position in rugby league football. As the game of rugby union evolved, the two half-back positions acquired separate functions. The outside half-back, now known as the outhalf or fly-half, became the first five-eighths in New Zealand under the two five-eighths system. The next player on his outside was called the second five-eighths. The terms first-five and second-five are sometimes used as abbreviated versions of first five-eighths and second five-eighths, respectively. New Zealand All Blacks: Australian Wallabies: Second five-eighths Second five-eighths, or sometimes second five-eighth, is a name used in New Zealand to refer the rugby union football position commonly known