fly-half en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.
Fly-half Holly Aitchison has had a mixed tournament with the boot up until this match, with Mitchell saying in the week he had no concerns over her kicking and being proved correct in Bordeaux.
2024 April 27, Alastair Telfer, “England beat France to seal Grand Slam hat-trick”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fly-halves | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
outside half · stand-off · out-half · first five-eighth · stand-off half
Translations (12)
fr demi d'ouverture (rugby position) · mi topatahi (rugby position) · cy maswr (rugby position) · sv uthalv (rugby position) · af losskakel (rugby position) · it mediano d'apertura (rugby position) · cs útoková spojka (rugby position) · es medio de apertura (rugby position) · cs útokovka (rugby position) · de Verbindungshalb (rugby position) · ca mig d'obertura (rugby position) · pl łącznik ataku (rugby position)