(in sport) a second division.
he went to coach Parramatta rugby union reserve grade
as modifier a reserve-grade team
Example sentencesExamples
- During one match, a reserve-grade game against Carlisle, Kingsley were winning easily and the Carlisle players were getting frustrated.
- He has been playing mostly reserve grade rugby at Canterbury, but he has been kept out of the first team by some of the top players in the game.
- He has coached in Australia before, but only at reserve grade level at Illawara.
- In reserve grade the same opponents met with the same outcome.
- The Devils had well below the necessary numbers to field a first and a reserve grade side so Byron players backed up and played two games.