Word: scrumming
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...half a dozen of England's leading fifteens. But the light blues by the brilliant work of their forwards succeeded in forcing the play so that until the middle of the second period, Oxford rarely led by more than two points. But Oxford's superiority behind the scrum rapidly piled up the score in the latter half of the second of the two 40-minute periods. The Tabs* were finally overcome by a score of 21-14, after a stand that captured the admiration of half of England...
...game, the scrimmage. The eight forwards on each side lock arms over the ball, while the two halfbacks oppose each other shoulder to shoulder. An arch is thus formed and the ball tossed in. The players may then do one of three things, push straight ahead, "screw the scrum," or heel the ball out altogether. In either of the first two cases, the object is to break away and dribble the ball. Dribbling consists of rushing the ball down the field by a series of short kicks along the ground. In the third case, if the ball is heeled...