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try line

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noun

  1. the line behind which the ball must be placed to score a try in a rugby match

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Wales then had a chance of their own, Metcalfe involved once again, but Donna Rose knocked on in greasy conditions with the try line in sight.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2025

Saracens did eventually get over the Bath try line on 66 minutes through Pifeleti but it was little consolation on an afternoon to forget for the visitors.

From BBC Dec. 28, 2024

Pita-Gus Sowakula powers over the try line with Anthony Belleau adding the extras with the conversion.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2024

The crowd are howling for a knock-on in that phase, which saw Chiefs camp out near the try line.

From BBC Apr. 13, 2024

The Argentine added a penalty to make it 10-7, The gap would have been wider had Sebastian Cancelliere not done wonderfully well to get under Duhan van der Merwe over the try line.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2022

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