touch the ball down

idiom

variants or touch down the ball
rugby
: to score by putting the ball on the ground behind an opponent's goal line

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The main objective is to touch the ball down in the opponent’s in-goal area, or the tryzone, for a score — worth five points. Samuel O’Neal, Idaho Statesman, 7 June 2024 But Mixon didn’t touch the ball down the stretch. Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022

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“Touch the ball down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch%20the%20ball%20down. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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