box kick

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Definition of box kick in English English dictionary

to kick the ball in the manner described above

A type of kick performed by the scrum-half (or very rarely acting 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

Turkish pronunciation

bäks kîk

Pronunciation

/ˈbäks ˈkək/ /ˈbɑːks ˈkɪk/

Etymology

() * box + kick