kick a conversion

Frequency: 3.20.3 per million words

In rugby, to successfully kick the ball over the posts after a try to score extra points.

conversionVERB + NOUN

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Examples (10)

  • The fly-half rarely misses when he has to kick a conversion.
  • He stepped up under immense pressure and kicked the winning conversion.
  • After the try, the captain will kick the conversion to extend their lead.
  • The player is now lining up to kick the conversion.
  • Kicking a conversion from the sideline is one of the toughest skills in rugby.
  • Not many players can kick a conversion from that difficult angle.
  • To secure the victory, he must kick this conversion.
  • If he kicks this conversion, the team will lead by seven points.
  • He has kicked every conversion so far in this tournament, showing incredible consistency.
  • The team relies on him to kick the conversion and add the extra two points.