Word: scrum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...each one. In the summer term a student is either a "wet bob" (a rower) or a "dry bob" (a cricketer). Some sports are unique to the school, like the Wall Game, in which it is virtually impossible to score because the players are huddled in a permanent, muddy scrum against the wall. The last goal was recorded in 1909. Uniforms are complicated. There are variations on the famous black swallowtail coat. Seniors who belong to Pop, an elite self-elected group of academic and sport leaders, have their own version. So do "tugs," the academic upper crust...
...ground-floor museum, founded by the late Malcolm Forbes Sr., is stuffed with presidential autographs, czarist Faberge eggs and toy soldiers. From this improbable aerie, Forbes' eldest son Malcolm ("Steve") Forbes Jr., the 48-year-old editor in chief of Forbes magazine, plans to descend into the scrum of Republican presidential politics. He could announce his candidacy as early as this week...
...most distinctive features of the game is the "scrum." A scrum looks like a giant, violent, amalgamated huddle. During a scrum, both teams form semi-circles and surround the ball on opposite sides. The ball is then rolled into the middle of the teams, and each side tries to push the other side off the ball and gain possession of the ball...
...Scrums are called, for instance, when a penalty is called on one team for say, hitting the ball forward with a player's hand. The other team can then put the ball in the scrum, and that team is more likely to gain possession...
...know our team particularly likes parties," says Patty W. Seo '96, who plays the scrum-half position for the team and is also a Crimson editor. "One reason rugby is not a varsity sport is because drinking is involved. It's nice way to end the competition...