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Rubber match

Posted by Henry on September 10, 2003

In Reply to: Rubber match posted by Lee Blanchard on September 10, 2003

: In sports where 2 wins out of 3 games wins the match, and after 2 games where each team has won one match, the third (and decisive) game is referred to as the "rubber match". Where did the term "rubber march" come from?

There was a discussion under the title of Rubber Match? on 19 August 2003. You can find it stored in the archives.

By the way, a rubber band will play a rubber march.

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