fly half

noun

1. rugby another name for stand-off half

Example Sentences

Alys from Cardiff was especially pleased for the fly half, who kicked 23 points having come on following an injury to Dan Biggar.

From BBC

“I was always pretty certain that I was going to come back,” said Old Glory fly half Jason Robertson, a 26-year-old New Zealander who led the league in scoring during the abbreviated 2020 season.

From Washington Post

And peregrine falcons, who can fly half as fast as a commercial jet, are no ordinary creature.

From Seattle Times

“The wings George Bridge and Sevu Reece have 12 caps between them, the centre Jack Goodhue 11 and Richie Mo’unga, who continues at fly‑half with Beauden Barrett the second playmaker at full-back, 14. The experienced Ben Smith and Ryan Crotty did not even make the bench, which is where Sonny Bill Williams will sit.”

From The Guardian

Kevin played lock alongside Chas, so he was exactly Chas’s height; and Joey, who was six-one, played fly half, number ten, which is kind of the equivalent to quarterback in American football.

From Literature