Witwatersrand Gold Rush - Discovery. 1  The first discovery of gold in the region is recorded as being in 1852 in the Pardekraal farm [1] by J.H. Davis an English miner.
100 yards between the goal lines. The end zones are 10 yards long each, giving it a total of 120 yards. They begin the game by kicking the ball off from the 30 yard line, not mid-field, from one team to the other. The receiving team returns the ball until the returner is tackled.
It's rough, tough, and most of the time, extremely violent. The rectangular field is 160 feet (48.5 m) wide and 360 feet (109.1 m) in length (53.3 yards, 120 yards respectively), including the two 10 yard (9.2 m) end zones. If you know the rules of the game, then you should know how hard it is to gain just one yard.