Usage of "first team"

A team representing a college or university.

Usage of first team in English

Rule Six: The winning team shall be the first team that wins. 
 The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide 

The young forward is some way off reaching the Derby first team. 
 The Guardian 

But this is the first team to include all four main parties. 
 The Irish Times 

Surely this young whippersnapper couldn't have possibly played for the first team. 
 The Guardian 

Frye's first team function back was LeBron James' Halloween party Sunday night. 
 Reuters 

I'm just looking to push forward and push into the first team. 
 The South African 

Bottom line: he didn't want that cotton-picker's wife on his first team. 
 Under the dome: a novel 

Ireland is on the fringes of the first team at Stoke City. 
 The Guardian 

He is here to coach the first team, to work with us. 
 The Guardian 

And who were the first team to use the Christmas tree formation? 
 The Guardian 

None of which could guarantee him a place in the first team. 
 The Guardian 

Urawa Reds were the first team to give it a serious go. 
 The Guardian 

As for the first team, they're just three points off the top. 
 The Guardian 

Australia's first team have had one game in the last two months. 
 The Guardian 

Sakalar drove the first team, Kolina the second, and Ivan the third. 
 International Weekly Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science -... 

Saudi Arabia were the first team sent packing and departed without scoring. 
 The Guardian 

first

Adjective

Noun

First team through the time

First team across language varieties

South Africa

Common

Ireland

Common

Australia

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Meanings of first team in English