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Penalty try
An awarding of five points (equivalent to scoring a try) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.
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An awarding of five points (equivalent to scoring a try) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Penalty try"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| five-pointernoun | (rugby) A try |
| conversionnoun | The act of converting something or someone. |
| interception trynoun | (rugby) A try that results from an interception. |
| touchdownnoun | (American football, Canadian football) A six-point score occurring when the ball enters possession of a team's player in the opponent's end zone. |
| captain's trynoun | (rugby) A try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration. |
| penalty kicknoun | (soccer) A form of direct free kick, taken from the penalty spot after a defensive foul in the penalty box, with only the goalkeeper defending the goal. |
| point penaltynoun | (tennis) The awarding of a point for a player's opponent, as a result of infringement of the rules, e.g. foul language or time violation |
| minor pointnoun | (rugby, historical) A single point awarded for a touch-in-goal and sometimes for touchdowns or dead balls. |
| tryscorernoun | (rugby) A player who scores a try. |
| hat tricknoun | (by extension, sports) Three achievements in a single game, competition, season, etc., such as three consecutive wins. |
| penalty goalnoun | (ice hockey, soccer, rugby) A goal scored from a penalty. |
| try linenoun | In rugby, the line at the end of the pitch past, or on, which the ball must be placed to score a try |
| tryscoringnoun | (rugby) The scoring of tries |
| rugby unionnoun | A form of rugby football, historically amateur, having 15 players per side; points are scored for a try, penalty, drop kick or conversion. |
| penaltynoun | A punishment for violating rules of procedure. |
| trylinenoun | Alternative form of try line. [In rugby, the line at the end of the pitch past, or on, which the ball must be placed to score a try] |
| try-scorernoun | (rubgy) A player who scores a try, or who is adept at scoring tries. |
| in-goalnoun | (rugby) a part of the playing area between each goal line and the corresponding dead ball line where players can score a try |
| restart kicknoun | (rugby) A drop kick of the ball by the non-scoring team toward the opposition, used to recommence play after a point has been scored. |
| goalkickingnoun | (rugby) The goalkicker's task of kicking for penalties and conversions. |
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