"scrum-half" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: scrum-halves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|scrum-halves}} scrum-half (plural scrum-halves)
  1. (rugby) player who introduces the ball into a scrum. Categories (topical): Rugby Translations (rugby player): mig de melé [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), mlýnová spojka [feminine] (Czech), mlýnovka [feminine] (Czech), demi de mêlée [masculine] (French), Gedrängehalb [masculine] (German), leathchúlaí clibirte [masculine] (Irish), mediano di mischia (Italian), łącznik młyna [masculine] (Polish), mewnwr [masculine] (Welsh)

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