box kick

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounbox kick (plural box kicks)

plural box kicks

  1. ball gamesA 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.
verbbox kick (third-person singular simple present box kicks, present participle box kicking, simple past and past participle box kicked)

present singular third person box kicks · participle present box kicking · participle past box kicked · past box kicked

  1. transitiveTo kick the ball in such a manner.

Origin

From box + kick.

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APA

box kick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20kick

MLA

“box kick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20kick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “box kick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/box%20kick.

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