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- noun rugby Where a player almost
breaks the opposition defensive line but is stopped by the opposition.
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Examples
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Parks' half-break and pass almost sent Bradley Davies over on the right, but the lock lost his footing.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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A half-break from Benji Marshall was all the Kiwis could muster before the Australians were in again.
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It took just 52 seconds for Laulala's half-break to open the way for Cuthbert to evade Gavin Duffy's challenge and score in the left corner.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2011
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Or are we supposed to compromise by only half-break
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com HuffPost TV 2011
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And Fourie rounded off the first-half scoring as Francois Steyn's half-break and smart offload saw him canter in by the posts.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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Sexton tagged on the tricky conversion for a 10-point buffer at half-time, and it was his half-break that ignited Leinster's attack again for their bonus point try.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The Italian side failed to secure a line-out in their own 22 and Andrew Bishop's half-break saw him feed inside to give Beck a simple finish that Biggar converted.
BBC News - Home 2012
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The late first half-break gave the impetus to Fulham to push on and, in the opening exchanges of the second period they almost added a second goal.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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The Italian side failed to secure a line-out in their own 22 and Andrew Bishop's half-break saw him feed inside to give Beck a simple finish, Biggar's conversion stretching the lead to 25-10.
WalesOnline - Home WalesOnline 2012
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And Fourie rounded off the first-half scoring as Francois Steyn's half-break and smart offload saw him canter in by the posts.
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