Tied game of rugby seeing both wings sent off (4)

I believe the answer is:

even

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'tied' is the definition.
('even' can be a synonym of 'tied')

I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.

(Other definitions for even that I've seen before include "Still - quits" , "Flat, smooth and divisible by two" , "Regularly; yet" , "Crisp and ---, how King Wenceslas found the snow" , "Smooth, uniform in quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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