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  • victors Winners of a game or competition. The All Blacks were the victors in the match.
  • sin bin A temporary time-out for players who break the rules. Two players were sent to the sin bin for fouls.
  • scrum A way to restart play where players push against each other. The scrum helped the All Blacks gain control of the ball.
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