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bolter

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. an outsider in a contest or race

  2. history an escaped convict; bushranger

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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There was mention of Blair Murray as a bolter at full-back and more talk of Taulupe Faletau possibly coming in for the desperately unlucky Caelan Doris, who misses out.

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Bolter: Noun, Australian informal - an outsider in a contest or race.

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For whatever reason, in the northern hemisphere at least, the concept of a bolter has become synonymous with Lions squad selection.

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Can a bolter come with 99 Test caps already to their name?

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Gloucester centre Llewellyn, 26, was left out of Wales' Six Nations squad, but with seven Premiership tries this season and three starts in the autumn Tests, Tuttiett believes he could still be a potential Lions bolter.

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