| 单词 | loose ruck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasloose ruck (b) Rugby Union (originally New Zealand). A loose scrum formed around the person with the ball, at which one team attempts to drive play forward; (now) spec. such a scrum in which the ball is on the ground, and must not be handled by any of the players. Contrasted with maul n.1 5. Occasionally more fully loose ruck. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > rugby football > [noun] > scrum scrimmage1848 squash1857 loose scrummage1874 scrum1876 tight1904 loose ruck1906 set scrum1925 scrum-down1943 1906 D. Gallaher & W. J. Stead Compl. Rugby Footballer ix. 134 What we call a loose ruck..represents the disordered state of things occurring, for example, when..a back has slipped and stopped the play when trying to block a forward rush. One man is down, and all his other colleagues in the back division are induced to come up to his assistance. 1912 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 17 June 6/6 Nearing the line, A. Wilson shot out from the ruck and scored by the corner flag. 1956 V. Jenkins Lions Rampant xii. 180 On the muddy ground they made rush after rush, and piled into the loose rucks as if their lives depended on it. 1979 Times 12 Dec. 9/1 Oxford..won most of the rucks or mauls that mattered. 2007 Rugby World Mar. 157/2 They are also less strict if players come in at an angle, rather than ‘through the gate’ (ie, from the hindmost foot of the last player from their side bound into the ruck/maul). < as lemmas |
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