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penalty tries

penalty tries is the plural of penalty try.

Meaning of penalty try

Noun

penalty try (plural penalty tries)

  1. An awarding of seven points (equivalent to scoring a try + conversion) to a team whose opponents have prevented, by misconduct, a try being scored.

Questions about penalty tries

What is penalty tries the plural of?
Penalty tries is the plural of penalty try.

Words near penalty tries in the dictionary

  1. penalty shots
  2. penalty spot
  3. penalty spots
  4. penalty throw
  5. penalty throws
  6. penalty tries
  7. penalty try
  8. penalty turn
  9. penalty turns
  10. penalty unit
  11. penalty units

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