A try awarded to a side by the referee when a touchdown is prevented by an offence by the opposition.
〔英橄〕触地得分球的罚球
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It took a technical offence to wear them down, with the referee awarding a penalty try after the home scrum misbehaved.
Rather than award a penalty try the referee decided on a scrum.
The referee had no hesitation in awarding a second penalty try to level the scores and with the conversion in front of the posts the tie was settled with the last kick of the game.
They were awarded a penalty and opted for the scrum which was reformed twice and then, inexplicably, the referee awarded a penalty try under the posts.
Under real pressure, the visitors conceded a number of penalties before the referee decided enough was enough and awarded a penalty try.