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fly half

British  

noun

  1. rugby another name for stand-off half

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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

BST13:35 Alun Wyn Jones can’t keep hold of Australia’s fly half Bernard Foley as he tries to pass Wales’ full-back Gareth Anscombe.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2015

He handed a can to Chas, then Kevin, and then he grabbed one from the shrine and tilted it toward me, a calm and serious look in his steady, fly half eyes.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith