scrummage
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of scrummage
Perhaps originally a dialectal variant of scrimmage
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Ben Earl's energy trumps Billy Vunipola in back row, Dan Cole's scrummage smarts edge him ahead of Kyle Sinckler for the tighthead starting spot.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2023
"We made half a plan with Cian going to scrummage because he's good at that," Farrell added.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
In a less violent, but all the more ridiculous scrummage, two women at an undisclosed Walmart were caught on video getting into a tussling match over a Shark vacuum cleaner.
From Fox News ● Nov. 30, 2019
“If you don’t like to scrummage you’re in the wrong position,” he told the front rows of Munster and Toulouse.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
Won't you two come up to young Brooke, after locking-up, by the School-house fire, with "Old fellow, wasn't that just a splendid scrummage by the three trees?"
From Tom Brown's School Days by Thomas Hughes
Scored tries in the first and second Test, scrummaged well, carried with the pace and dexterity of a top-class centre but with the power of a beast.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
The dynamic prop has tirelessly scrummaged, tackled and carried with real intensity.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2023
Max Malins impressed with his first international tries while Ellie Genge carried, rucked and scrummaged tirelessly before powering over for England's third.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2023
They started well, scrummaged badly by their standards, lost and shrugged.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 21, 2011
But, goodness, Dan Cole scrummaged and tackled well.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2011
He put in a strong scrummaging display against Argentina in the Lions' opening game that got people talking, especially since veteran Tadhg Furlong was still searching for his form.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
Master made apprentice suffer in the next Edinburgh scrummaging session.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2025
Excellent scrummaging from Quins, they stay solid under huge pressure near their line and then despite an Alex Dombrandt slip they get a penalty which Marcus Smith hammers to the 10 yard line.
From BBC ● May 4, 2024
Drill sessions include running, passing, and scrummaging, and for energy the girls chew sugarcane.
From Reuters ● May 30, 2023
When afternoon school was over, he had to turn out and practise scrummaging with the first fifteen, in view of an important school match which was coming off on the following Saturday.
From The Head of Kay's by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
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