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out-half

British  

noun

  1. Also: outside halfrugby 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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With Crowley keeping his place at out-half, his Munster team-mate Calvin Nash is also retained after a try-scoring debut in the bonus-point win over France.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

Farrell is clearly enthused by the prospect of the Leinster out-half and Casey showing what they can do in Sexton and Murray's absence.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Moments previously, Davies had charged down an Australian clearing kick from Bernard Foley, but the Australian out-half was able to tidy up.

From The Guardian • Oct. 10, 2015

Samoa coach Stephen Betham has made three changes to the team that beat USA 25-16, with out-half Mike Stanley, hooker Moto Matu’u and wing-forward TJ Ioane all coming into the Samoa starting XV.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2015

In rugby union, though, this was the era of the gifted amateur, and out-half Kyle was more gifted than most.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2014

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