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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