A field goal, in rugby union and rugby league, is a play that, if attempted successfully, will score a number of points. A rugby union scrum. ... Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ...

A field goal or "dropped goal" (usually abbreviated to "drop goal" in speech) is scored by drop kicking the ball above the crossbar and between the uprights. Typically, it is only used for goals scored during open play — place kicks are usually used for penalties and conversions. However, in the sevens version of both codes and the nines version of league, all conversions must be drop kicks. A field goal is worth three points in rugby union and one point in rugby league; conversions are worth two points in both codes. A drop kick is someones dropping a ball and then kicking it when it bounces off the ground. ... In rugby football, the penalty is the main disciplinary sanction available to the referee to penalise players who commit deliberate infringements. ... A rugby union scrum. ... Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ...

Two finals in the Rugby World Cup have been decided by dropped goals in extra time. South Africa's victory margin in 1995 came from a Joel Stransky drop goal in extra time. Jonny Wilkinson duplicated the feat for England in 2003. Jerry Guscott famously dropped a match and series-winning goal in the second test for the British Lions on the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa. In the 1999 Rugby World Cup South African Jannie de Beer dropped 5 goals, a record in test matches, in their 44-21 quarter-final win over England. For the world cup that is contested in rugby league, see Rugby League World Cup. ... 1995 Rugby Union World Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Joel Stransky (born 16th July 1967) is a former South African rugby union footballer, most notable for scoring the winning drop goal in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end of some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Jonathan Peter Jonny Wilkinson OBE (born 25 May 1979 in Frimley, Surrey) is an English rugby union player and member of the England rugby union team. ... First international (also the worlds first) Scotland 4 - 1 England (27 March 1871) Largest win England 134 - 0 Romania (17 November 2001) Worst defeat Australia 76 - 0 England (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 5 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team (also... The 2003 Rugby Union World Cup was the fifth world cup in rugby history. ... Jeremy Guscott (born 7 July 1965) is a former rugby union outside centre who played for Bath, England and the British Lions. ... Two rugby teams may be known as the British Lions, though it is not the correct title for either: The British and Irish Lions are a touring side playing rugby union. ... The 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa was the first after the end of apartheid in that country, and the first professional tour. ... The 1999 Rugby World Cup which was hosted by Wales, broke new ground as for the first time the big eight nations did not qualify automatically. ... Jan Hendrik de Beer (born 22 April 1971 in Welkom, South Africa), nicknamed Jannie, played flyhalf for the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. ...

In rugby league, since the reduction of their value from two points to one in the early 1970s, the field goal's primary use has been in the latter stages of match in order to break a deadlock, or for "insurance" points. With the introduction of the golden point in the National Rugby League, the field goal is often the first choice option when looking to secure a win. Generally though, a team will opt for a more attacking kick, in hopes of scoring a try, or else kick to gain field position. A recent innovation to the National Rugby League competition (in 2003), is sudden death overtime, referred in the NRL as the golden point - a term borrowed from soccers now defunct golden goal. ... The National Rugby League (often referred to as the Telstra Premiership for sponsorship purposes) is a competition for rugby league clubs in Australia and New Zealand, and is Australias primary rugby league competition. ... This article refers to the use of the word Try in rugby football terminology. ...

Sources

• International Rugby Board How To Score (pdf)