English Explanatory Dictionary

box kick

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of kick performed by the scrum-half. From the base of a ruck, maul or scrum, the scrum-half will stand sideways onto the opposition with his kicking foot further from them, and kick the ball high into the air so as to hopefully prevent the opposition charging down the kick.
verb
  1. to kick the ball in the manner described above.

Word forms

box kick box kicks box kicking box kicked

Etymology

From box + kick.

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