[ noun ] (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession <noun.act>
Scrummage \Scrum"mage\ (?; 43), n. See {Scrimmage}.
Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish. ``Sore scrymmishe.'' --Ld. Berners.] [Written also {scrummage}.] 1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight or struggle.
2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball is put in play.