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.
On each end of the playing field is an end zone (red section with diagonal lines) which extends ten yards. A touchdown is scored when a player in possesion of the ball gets the ball into the end zone. The total field is 120 yards long and 160 feet wide. Located on the very back line of each end zone is a goal post. Teams score field goals and extra points through the goal posts. The spot where the end zone meets the playing field is called the goal line.