scrummage

Law 20 is very clear on the actions of the front row in a scrummage.

Are at least able to make an educated guess as to who is collapsing the scrummage.

And their scrummage was also under the cosh all afternoon.

In the match he was said to have played splendidly behind the scrummage.

Our scrummage must be rock-solid so we get a stable platform to work off.

They can tackle the recipient and hope to win the scrummage put-in themselves.

In the mid-Eighties they ruled that the scrummage must be above shoulder height.

The scrummage was barely a contest in this half as Exeter were that dominant.

Lowlight of the tournament The continuing faffing about at the scrummage.

'We spread the ball, supported players quickly and were solid in the scrummage.

So why should we start seeing the highly dangerous picture of front rows collapsing the scrummage.?

If they do and the first tackle brings a pile-up, then you've got the scrummage put-in deep in their half.

From the kick-off, if the ball crosses the opposing team's goal line without being touched, that team may have a scrummage at the half way.

The referee will indicate the readiness to form the scrummage by using the word 'engage'.

Worcester had been awarded a free-kick at the previous scrummage and opted for more of the same.

A scrum (short for scrummage) is a method of restarting play in rugby football.

The scrummage in question took place in the second-half underneath Scotland's goal posts.

He wakened sometime during the night and he heard this scrummage up in the in the light room.

For instance: emasculate the scrummage and where are you going to accommodate the short, squat no-neck brigade?

New Zealanders really do scrummage and referees take a liberal view of the metre and a half law.

"You should be with him when there's a scrummage to get drinks at a theatre bar during the interval, with a couple of girls serving.

The front row of a scrummage has always been something of a mystery to most rugby spectators, referees and even players.

The law now gives the scrummage to the team that was not in possession of the ball at the start of the ruck or maul.

That's the "scrum," or "scrummage," a word derived from the same root as "skirmish."

'The criticism of our scrummage in the World Cup was unfair', said Sole.