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/ˈpʊt ɪn/ · noun
(rugby) restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball into the scrum; the right to do this.
The abovementioned scenario is illegal, and the referee would order a scrum at the place of the original penalty, with the put in to the black team.
The whole point of the laws as drawn is to make the scrum a contest whereby the put-in side has the advantage of timing the feed and having its hooker closer to the ball.
Use put-in when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Put-in means (rugby) restarting play by rolling or throwing the ball into the scrum; the right to do this.
Common synonyms include feed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The abovementioned scenario is illegal, and the referee would order a scrum at the place of the original penalty, with the put in to the black team.
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