in-goal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of in-goal
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Batchelor chased down Lewis' kick through to score after Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet failed to punch the ball out of the in-goal area, and then added a hotly-debated second try after a lengthy video review.
From BBC • May 10, 2025
And it was the hosts who went closer to the game’s sixth try as Ashton fell just short with an acrobatic finish in the left corner before Evalds' in-goal interception denied King a hat-trick.
From BBC • May 9, 2024
Carter crossed again on the right side two minutes later to finish off a counterattack that started from inside New Zealand’s own in-goal area with Argentina pressing for a try just before halftime.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023
The outcome was crucially shaped by Ireland’s failure to deal with two clever George Ford kicks into their in-goal area which yielded tries for Ford and Elliot Daly respectively inside the opening 25 minutes.
From The Guardian • Feb. 23, 2020
Robbie Henshaw bombed a try in the 67th minute when he chased a perfectly placed grubber kick into the in-goal but knocked out, in an error that epitomized Ireland’s night to that point.
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2019
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