captain's try

noun

A try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.

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Meanings

nouncaptain's try (plural captain's tries)

plural captain's tries

  1. ball gamesA try scored by a captain when their team is in need of inspiration.
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    2003 Aussies crash out of Rugby Sevens ABC News, 5 December 2003. Accessed 8 June 2019. The reigning world sevens champions were heading out of the tournament trailing 10-5 in the dying seconds of the quarter-final clash before a captain's try from Karl Te Nana brought them level at 10-10 and took the game to sudden death.

    2014 Waratahs stay top in Australian division after win over Waikato Chiefs South China Morning Post, 1 June 2014. Accessed 8 June 2019. A late surge by the NSW Waratahs, sparked by a captain's try from Dave Dennis, carried them to a 33-17 victory over the defending champions Waikato Chiefs in their Super Rugby clash on Saturday.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see captain, -'s, try.
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APA

captain's try. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20try

MLA

“captain's try.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20try. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “captain's try,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/captain's%20try.

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