scrum

• Mendes is often the focus of snappers when she is out and about in Los Angeles, and while she accepts that dealing with the media scrum is a part of life as a celebrity, she is adamant that some should take more care, especially on the road. —  Contactmusic Ltd | Latest music streams
• Behind them in the scrum is the "number 8" forward, usually the biggest of all. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• On either side of the scrum are the loose forwards (numbers 4 and 7); also called "breakaway forwards", these are the quickest of the forwards; they are the first to leave a scrum, and one of their major jobs is to harrass the opposing half-backs. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• The backs Behind the scrum are the two most important positions in a rugby union side - the half-backs. the scrum half (number 9) is the player who will receive the ball from a scrum and pass it on or kick; he is also usually the player who will distribute the ball after it has been won in a ruck. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• It's congested at the back of a scrum, your head is down; even Danny Care at scrum-half is not nippy enough to trouble defences when the ball is at his feet. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk

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