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A version of rugby with 13 players and different rules than are used in rugby union.
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| Leg Up |
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Descriptive of an offense in which the hooker puts his foot into the tunnel of a scrum before the scrumhalf feeds the ball.
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The method of putting the ball back into play after it has gone out of bounds. The two sets of forwards line up opposite each other; a player from one side then calls a play and throws the ball between the two lines.
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One of two forwards, who usually wear Nos. 4 and 5, and generally the two largest players on a team
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The No. 1 prop in a scrum. See also prop; tighthead.
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