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  • noun rugby A kicked pass from one side of the pitch to the other.
  • verb To perform a crosskick

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Examples

  • Even so, Morath set up Tonga's try, his crosskick taken on the bounce by wing Sukanaivalu Hufanga in the right corner.

    NYT > Home Page By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • Even so, Morath set up Tonga's try, his crosskick taken on the bounce by wing Sukanaivalu Hufanga in the right corner.

    NYT > Global Home By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2011

  • Rocky Elsom was forced out in the corner, Carter pulled off a try-saving tackle on Pat McCabe and Digby Ioane was unable to latch on to a Cooper crosskick over the try line.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • His display was enough to earn him his first cap the following month: Rowlands's crosskick created the game's first try, scored by Sid Judd, and he scored the second himself with a

    Top stories from Times Online 2010

  • Columbus forward Steven Lenhart split two Sounders FC defenders to send a crosskick pass into the net in the 46th minute.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • The Reds had their brightest period getting back to 12-22 in Sweeney's time off the field before Donald caught Connor out of position nearing halftime with a pin-point crosskick for Muliaina to score.

    Channel NewsAsia Front Page News 2009

  • Scotland stepped up the momentum with a dash down the middle by Sean Lamont, but the immediate bid for more points was snuffed out when Al Strokosch failed to latch on to Godman's crosskick to the corner.

    Bangkokpost.com : Breaking News 2009

  • Nine minutes later it was that man Slade again as he produced a pinpoint, high crosskick which wing Paul Williams leapt high to accept before twisting his way over the tryline in the tackle of Tasman centre Kade Poki.

    Rugby news from Scrum.com 2008

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