noun / verb
scrum
SKRUM/skrʌm/
A closely packed rugby formation restarting play.
The players crouch together in a scrum as the ball is fed in.
Etymology
A rugby scrummage was a close, confused struggle around the ball. That image of packed, pushing players carried over into scrum as a name for a tightly crowded group of people.
In context
could think or they could think well this is a melee focused game and we really want speed and utility to matter and we want people to get in the scrum real fast
More examples
- The referee awards a scrum after a knock-on.
- Both packs scrum near the halfway line.
- Their team wins the ball from the scrum.
Forms
scrum · scrums · scrummed · scrumming
Similar words
- scrummage
- Another name for the same packed formation in rugby.