Meanings of scrappy affair in English

It's not so very long since the rugby lineout was a scrappy affair.

The goal, when it came, proved, like the match, to be a scrappy affair.

It was scrappy affair, though, something both coaches agreed on.

Willian forced the first corner of a scrappy affair on 38 minutes, before badly over-hitting the set piece.

The first half was largely a scrappy affair with both sides overly reliant on their respective free-takers, Denis Murphy and Niall O'Brien.

His inconsistent interpretation and the negligible support he received from his touch judges in policing the offside line contributed to the scrappy affair.

It was, putting it bluntly, a scrappy affair hastily gathered from various shelves in the pantry and hurriedly arranged haphazard upon the table.

With both sides looking for their first win of 2016, it was the Wildcats who claimed the two points in a very scrappy affair.

There were two good saves from each goalkeeper amid some doughty defending as a distinctly scrappy affair looked to be heading for goalless draw.

The match was a scrappy affair, but the hosts were able to register a 24-18 win to remain unbeaten in 2019.

The Tigers jump up into second spot on the ladder after securing the 8.8 (56) to 4.5 (29) victory in what was a scrappy affair.