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What does FP stand for?

Forward Pass (football)


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Samples in periodicals archive:
Ella was amazed White let Graeme Morrison's secondhalf try stand when he touched down after taking what looked like a forward pass from Sean Lamont.
Why is it that an angled forward pass is described as a "reverse" pass?
Russia, so often effective in possession in recent years, were confined for long periods to passing the ball along the halfway line between their defenders, who were searching forlornly for an angle for a forward pass.
After Simon Worsley had slotted a third-minute penalty, LSH were denied a certain try when Jeff Foulkes was in the clear only for play to be brought back for an extremely dubious forward pass.
Irishman Lewis, above, has been widely criticised in Australia's media and by fans for his refereeing, including claims of missing a forward pass that led to the All Blacks' winning try and penalising the Wallabies at the scrum and breakdown.
However, the play was not designed to be a forward pass but a long lateral on a unique option play.
KEVIN BROWN believes his 'tryscoring' pass to Ryan Hudson in the second-half at Harlequins shouldn't have been ruled out for a forward pass.
Ralph Smith looked as though he would win it for the underdogs with only seconds left on the clock when he broke clear of the home side's defence, but he was pulled back by the referee for a forward pass.

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