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.
In American Football, there are 100 yards on the field (120 including the 10 yard endzones), however they don't start in the middle of the field...(except for the coin toss).