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(rugby) A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally..
It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.
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Knock-on means (rugby) A foul in which a player knocks the ball forward, often unintentionally..
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It took until the 33rd minute for England to get on the scoreboard, Wilkinson finally finding his range from out left, but a knock-on from James Haskell from the re-start put his team straight back under pressure.
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