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fly-half

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rugby player who is normally the first receiver of the ball from the scrum half after a scrum; a half-back.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

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Across languages

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12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: losskakel — rugby position
  • Catalan: mig d'obertura — rugby position
  • Czech: útoková spojka — rugby position
  • Czech: útokovka — rugby position
  • French: demi d'ouverture — rugby position
  • German: Verbindungshalb — rugby position
  • Italian: mediano d'apertura — rugby position
  • Māori: topatahi — rugby position
  • Polish: łącznik ataku — rugby position
  • Spanish: medio de apertura — rugby position
  • Swedish: uthalv — rugby position
  • Welsh: maswr — rugby position