loose scrum

American  

noun

Rugby.

1. a play in which a bunch of players gather around an opponent's dropped ball and then attempt to gain possession of the ball.

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Example Sentences

Dylan Taikato-Simpson took a pass out of a loose scrum and scored five in the corner.

From Seattle Times

For about 45 wild minutes on Wednesday, a few hundred people converged in a loose scrum and were transported, bouncing and bumping while keeping warm by the heat of White Lung guitarist Kenneth William's frantic, wiry lines and Way, as vicious and confident a howler as you'll find right now.

From Los Angeles Times