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fly half

British  

noun

  1. rugby another name for stand-off half

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“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 • Mar. 3, 2021

"He's just extremely humble, extremely respectful," said former Ireland fly half Ronan O'Gara, now assistant coach at Racing.

From Reuters • May 13, 2016

"They love playing the All Blacks in big matches and I know they will perform out their skin," New Zealand fly half Dan Carter said.

From US News • Oct. 15, 2015

Australia’s fly half Bernard Foley converts a penalty.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2015

You had to be like that to be a fly half, and I’m sure that Joey had been hit square against his unpadded body at least a thousand times more than Casey ever had.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith

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