There are four different ways to score points in a Rugby Union match. The main objective of the game is to attempt to score a try. This is scored when the ball is touched down with sufficient downward pressure by a player on, or behind, the opposing team's try line. This scores five points. Five points are also awarded for a penalty try. This occurs when a defending team commits a certain number of offences near to their own try line resulting in the referee concluding that a try scored by the usual means is being unreasonably denied. After each try scored, the scoring team's kicker has an opportunity to add a further two points by attempting to place kick the ball over the post and between the uprights of the goalposts. The kick is taken as far back on the pitch as the kicker wishes, directly in a horizontal line from where the try was scored. Penalty tries are awarded under the posts, providing an easy chance to covert the try for the kicker.
Whenever a penalty is awarded to a team, they have the option of attempting to score a penalty goal by place kicking the ball (from where the infringement occurred) over the bar and between the uprights of the goalposts. If successful, the penalty goal is worth three points. Three points can also be scored from open play by a dropped-goal. This involves a player dropkicking the ball over the bar and between the uprights of the goalposts. The team with the most points scored wins the game.
Whenever a penalty is awarded to a team, they have the option of attempting to score a penalty goal by place kicking the ball (from where the infringement occurred) over the bar and between the uprights of the goalposts. If successful, the penalty goal is worth three points. Three points can also be scored from open play by a dropped-goal. This involves a player dropkicking the ball over the bar and between the uprights of the goalposts. The team with the most points scored wins the game.
