Definition of "scrummage" []

• A scrum. (noun)
• To engage in a scrum. (verb-intransitive)

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• "I also think that the media scrummage detracts from the really nasty hate fuelled discrimination that really does need to be tackled."
• "And it was not to the advantage of the visitors that he generally did not reward their aggressive scrummage."
• "If England concede a string of early penalties at the scrummage, the alarm bells ringing in Rowntree's magnificently cauliflowered ears will be deafening."