The wedge is a vee formation first noted in 1892 (Harvard v. Yale). No longer legal in football or rugby. Injury rates for both the offense and defense are unacceptably high.

In one variation, players had handles sewn into their pants to strengthen the formation. Broken bones, concussions, cracked ribs...you name it...were the result.

Also known as the Flying Wedge, Flying-V or Flying Vee
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_wedge

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