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out-half

British  

noun

  1. Also: outside half. rugby another term 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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In a move that encapsulated a slick Argentine attack, Rodrigo Isgro and Carreras combined to charge past Beirne and Marcus Smith and send the Benetton out-half in under the posts.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025

No mistake from the out-half, splits the uprights.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024

Ulster's Tom O'Toole and Iain Henderson are called up as forwards replacements, with Harry Byrne in line to earn his third cap as the out-half replacement.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2024

The diminutive out-half fed his number 12, who stepped inside Paddy Wallace and bounced through Dan Tuohy to dive over for his second.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012

Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images Twenty five minutes of pure quality from out-half Aaron Cruden ensured an All Blacks whitewash over Ireland as the world champions ran up a record 60-0 victory at Waikato Stadium.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 23, 2012

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