drop goal

noun

1. rugby a goal scored with a drop kick during the run of play

Example Sentences

Every Lions supporter must have been expecting a drop goal or a milked penalty, a three-pointer to win the series.

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It was while Coles was off the field that Ford, who became the eighth male centurion for England, provided the half's only score with a drop goal.

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Sheedy missed a late drop goal and penalty.in a tense climax but Cardiff, who have now lost just one of their last six at home, held out for the win.

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Raffi Quirke ghosted through a gap inside two minutes to score the opening try and set the tone, before Tom Roebuck added a second and George Ford kicked a drop goal.

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Two tries from Jamie Blamire, one from Philip van der Walt and two conversions and a drop goal from makeshift stand-off Ethan Grayson proved enough to overcome the visitors.

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