box kicked

A form of box kick — 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

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of box kick
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