treated as singular or plural The forwards who make up the first row in a scrum.
Example sentencesExamples
- The resultant changes to the French front row saw the next scrum become a horrible mis-match.
- The front rows of Buffaloes and Queenstown Swifts size up each other in a Strand Cup semi-final played in East London on Saturday.
- With the ref having just warned the front rows to scrummage properly, England promptly ignored him and Flatley was given the chance to square the match.
- Physically, he looks as if he wouldn't be out of place in the front row of a rugby scrum.
- The early pressure was only eased when the front row again conceded a penalty at the set scrum.