scrum half

noun

1. a player who puts in the ball at scrums and tries to get it away to his three-quarter backs
2. this position in a team

Example Sentences

Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ Court heard on Wednesday the former scrum half - who gave the court his full name as William Mike Phillips - was in an Audi A4 when the offence happened.

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Lovely hands, France offload three times in the tackle to spring away but a bad slice from scrum half Pauline Bourdon Sansus takes the sting out of the attack.

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Former chief content officer Llinos Griffin-Williams, who was sacked after allegedly criticising former Wales scrum half Mike Phillips' Welsh language skills, also has a chapter dedicated to her.

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Former Wales scrum half Mike Phillips has been part of the S4C team providing coverage of the Rugby World Cup in France.

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Leicester scrum half Youngs, who has a record 121 caps, is also involved at Market Harborough RFC where his son plays mini rugby.

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