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The phrase "a scrum ensued" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a situation where a chaotic or disorderly struggle or confrontation took place, often in a competitive context. Example: "When the final whistle blew, a scrum ensued as players from both teams rushed to celebrate their victory."
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The ball squirted off the rim and a scrum ensued.
A scrum ensued, and Dubinsky wound up with the puck, skating away from Ovechkin and Backstrom.
And … a scrum ensued.
Defenseman Eric Staal slid the puck under Lundqvist as a scrum ensued in the crease.
A scrum ensued as every single person on the bus rushed to the exit en masse.
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A few weeks ago, at a dinner with a dozen or so friends, the check arrived and the usual payment scrum ensued, with cash being passed back and forth across the table.
Despite Mercedes' best efforts to organise the photo call, once Lewis is lifted on to his mechanics' shoulders, draped in the union jack, many photographers can't help themselves and an almighty scrum ensues for the best position.
As collective breath was held, a messy series of scrums ensued but then that historic moment.
Uncontested scrums ensued for the next 10 minutes, and Wales suffered a major let-off when Springboks prop Tendai Mtawarira knocked on with the tryline beckoning.
Before I leave I go over to shake their hands, and a huge scrum ensues in which the teachers have to step in to save me from being trampled under hundreds of tiny feet.
Upon emerging, a mob of hotel security and other campaign personnel pushed back against the assembled photographers, and a little bit of a scrum and tussle ensued, with at least one newspaper photographer taking a hard blow to the face.
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