box kickn.
/ˈbɒks kɪk/, U.S. /ˈbɑks ˌkɪk/ Rugby Union.
A type of kick, typically sending the ball high into the air but not so as to travel a great distance forwards, made by a player in the scrum half position behind a ruck, maul, line-out, or (now less commonly) scrum, and used to clear one's lines in defence and (more recently) also as a means of advancing up the pitch in attack (cf. up and under n.).Kicks of this type are executed by turning sideways on to the opposition after picking up or receiving the ball and then swinging the back foot through to kick it upwards over the defenders.
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drop1845
drop-kick1857
punt-out1861
free kick1862
poster1862
goal kick1870
dropout1882
touch kick1887
touch-finder1898
fly-kick1906
grubber kick1950
grub-kick1951
tap-kick1960
up and under1960
chip kick1965
Garryowen1965
box kick1972
chip and chase1976
1972 Belfast Tel. 21 Mar. 18/7 Parkhill converted from far out, and added the points again when wing Michael Andress broke clear on the narrow side. Next came a clever box-kick by Stephen Andress for McMurray to pounce for try No. 3.
1977 Canberra Times 12 Sept. 14/5 The second half was barely open when Wests failed to define who was to take a neatly-defined box kick. Roche swept through to snatch it up and sprint for the line.
1987 Times 6 Apr. 29/2 He used the box kick to telling effect.
2020 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 8 Feb. 52 The box-kick should remain a tool in the locker and a means to an attacking end, but to Irish rugby it's become a mind numbing end in itself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
box kickv.
/ˈbɒks kɪk/, U.S. /ˈbɑks ˌkɪk/ Rugby Union.
intransitive. To perform a box kick (see box kick n.). Also transitive: to kick (a ball) with a box kick; to use a box kick against (an opponent), esp. habitually.
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pack1874
heel1884
scrum1890
goal1900
drop1905
to give (or sell) the (or a) dummy1907
ruck1910
jinka1914
to drop out1917
fly-kick1930
scissor1935
quick-heel1936
short-punt1937
touch-kick1954
grubber-kick1958
peel1960
corner-flag1962
to chip and chase1970
box kick1977
1977 Birmingham Post 10 Oct. 12/6 Of all the times Harding had the ball in his hands in the first half,..he broke twice, box-kicked twice and grubbed one touch.
1992 Independent 15 Jan. 28/4 On a filthy day Robert Jones box-kicked England to death.
2013 Independent on Sunday 10 Nov. (Sport section) 4/3 Aaron Smith box-kicked badly in the England 22.
2019 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 5 Nov. b14 Look who thrived: the one team that enjoyed slow possession and had a halfback prepared to box-kick the ball within an inch of its life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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