scrum

Definitions

General English

  • noun an arrangement in which the players of both teams crowd together with their heads down and try to get the ball

Sports

  • noun a formalised contest for possession of the ball during a rugby match between the two sets of forwards who each assemble in a tight-knit formation with bodies bent and arms clasped around each other and push forwards together against their opponents
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