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tarai

1. (loan) (verb) to score a try (rugby and rugby league).

Ka tae ki raro iho o te kōuru pou ka whakatakototia te pōro, ka whitaratia anō kua tarai (TJ 23/5/1899:14). / He arrived under the goal-post and placed the ball, and the whistle was blown again to indicate a try had been scored.

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2. (loan) (noun) try (rugby and rugby league), score.

Ka purei anō he kaha tō tētahi, ā riro ana i a Levin, tīmi Pākehā te wini o tā rāua pakanga ko te Māori ko te wini tēnei e rua tarai kotahi kōura ki te tarai o Horowhenua (TJ 11/5/1899:12). / When they played again one was stronger and Levin, the Pākehā team, won their battle with the Māori team, the win being two tries and a goal to Horowhenua’s try.

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Synonyms: tatau, piro

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