chip and gather

English

Alternative forms

• chip-and-gather

Noun

chip and gather

1. (rugby) A maneuver in which a player gains ground by kicking the ball high and forward, runs forward, and catches the ball as it drops back down.
   • 2013, Mike Catt, Landing on My Feet, →ISBN:

     I made sure I hit the ground running, scoring 18 points in the first game against Cordoba, including a chip and gather try which I was especially pleased with.

   • 2014 July 10, Tony Smith, “Stormin' Norman Berryman slays the Sharks”, in The Press (Christchurch, New Zealand):

     His second was sheer class - a perfectly-executed chip and gather - to give the visitors the all-important first score of the second half.

   • 2016 September 10, Michael Aylwin, “Wasps' Jimmy Gopperth seals victory to deny Leicester comeback”, in The Guardian:

     After his chip and gather Freddie Burns was off from out of his 22 and his cross-kick set up the position for Ed Slater to squeeze in at the corner.