Word Finder - scrum

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A tightly-packed and disorderly crowd of people.

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A scrum developed around the bar when free beer was announced.

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Specifically used in the Canadian media to describe a tightly-packed group of reporters surrounding a member of the Canadian House of Commons while in the Parliament Buildings.

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A scrum formed around Scott Brison shortly after he announced his candidacy for the federal Liberal leadership.

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In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way. Also known as a scrummage.

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In Agile software development, a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.

His 34 tries is also a record for an international scrum half.

There was an ugly scrum as photographers fought to get a picture - as a dozen minders ensured no-one got a glimpse.

Rugby scrum, heads to the center to try and sleep.

Coupled to the fact that Manny was stealing scrum ball from the opposition second row IC had no chance.

The toll of the Cubans scrum was beginning to tell and the howling banshee Cuban back line was starting to run a muck.

A collapsed scrum by Bath gave Goode the chance of 3 more easy points.

In between, Lamb kicked a penalty when Scotland were penalized for collapsing the scrum in front of their own posts.

In the fifth minute of injury time Ireland won a scrum to the right of the English posts.

So often these days joining the scrum at the bar for food orders takes the edge off any meal.

The referee who overall had a good game instead of giving us a penalty try awarded another scrum.

In an uncontested scrum, the teams do not compete for the ball.

From a 5-metre scrum Micky Flitcroft picked up and went over the line, only to have the try disallowed.

Also the introduction of the new scrummage law puts more pressure on sides to hold their own scrum.

With two powerful sets of forward facing each other, the first scrum was key.

Mark Lock then picked up from the back of the resultant scrum and was again held up.

The result should have been a 5 meter scrum with our put-in.

The actress had earlier said the ceremony had been put back because of fears of a media scrum.

The home side continued to dominate and after Lambert was held-up over the line, Quins extended their lead from the resulting five-metre scrum.

With time running out Royston were able to score two further unconverted tries, through center Fox and replacement scrum half Richard Williams.

We played some really good rugby with the forward dominating the scrum and making excellent yardage with ball in hand.

A potential pushover try was deemed to have been held up and Welwyn were awarded a scrum 5 meters from the Haringey line.

At 9pm it was raining heavily and we all huddled together like a rugby scrum, heads to the center to try and sleep.

The former Bath scrum half was forced from the field of play with what appeared to be a shoulder of arm injury.

Interactive touch screens activate various exhibits; A rugby scrum machine and cinema bring the game to life.

Easter picked up the ball from the back of a scrum and broke downfield, before releasing Keogh out on the right flank.