Rugby union area (between the goal line and the dead-ball line), is worth 5 points and a subsequent conversion kick scores 2 points; a successful penalty kick or a drop goal each score 3 points. The values of each of these scoring methods have been changed over the years. The field of play on a rugby pitch is as near as possible to a maximum of long by wide. In actual gameplay there should be a maximum of between the two try-lines, with anywhere between 10 and 22 metres behind each try line to serve as the in-goal area. Several lines cross
Rugby union in Guatemala Rugby union in Guatemala Rugby union in Guatemala is a minor, but growing sport. The governing body is the Union de Rugby de Guatemala, which is not affiliated to the IRB. The first documented game of rugby union in Guatemala was in 2006, although it may have been played much earlier. The game was between the Jules Verne School in Guatemala and Liceo Francés from Costa Rica. The first rugby team was founded April 2007 in Quetzaltenango ("Xela"), the second-largest city in Guatemala. Xela Rugby Football Club ("XRFC") was founded in January 2007 by Joshua Macy, an American who at