unders
unders — noun
- underssingular
- undersesplural
1. a type of kick in rugby where a player sends the ball high up into the air, so t
a type of kick in rugby where a player sends the ball high up into the air, so that it stays aloft long enough for teammates to run forward and reach it when it comes back down
The fly-half kicked a perfect unders, and the wingers chased it down the pitch.
collocation: kick + an + unders
Amani caught the unders cleanly under pressure from two defenders.
collocation: catch + the + unders
Mei-Lin put up a towering unders during training, and the backs sprinted forward to catch it.
Madison kicked a high unders from near the halfway line, and her teammates sprinted forward.
The scrum-half spotted a gap in the defence and put up a quick unders for the wingers to chase.
- up-and-under
the full form of the same term; more common in formal match commentary
- bomb
informal term, mainly used in Australia and New Zealand
- grubber kick
a low kick that rolls along the ground, the opposite trajectory of an unders
文法句型
kick + an/the + unders
用法筆記
Typically used with the verbs kick or put up. In British and Irish rugby, also called an up-and-under or (informally) a bomb.