Comparison of association football and rugby union try. A goal is scored in either rugby code by place kicking or drop kicking a ball over a crossbar and between goal posts. In rugby union, a goal scored from the field either as a drop kick during normal play or a place kick after a foul scores three points. In rugby league, a goal scored from the field as a drop kick scores one point, and a goal from a place kick after a foul scores two points. In both codes, a goal scored by place kick after a try (a "conversion") scores two points. The kick is
Rugby union in Ukraine USSR team coach Igor Bokov helped run the game there. Ukrainian rugby has strong ties with the military, with the strongest side being the airforce Aviator Kyiv. Like many other minor rugby nations, the game tend to be centred on the capital, Kiev. It is quite frequent for rugby in Ukraine to be played using a mixture of rugby union and rugby league rules. Naturally, Ukrainian rugby has been affected by social and economic conditions since independence. In 2006, the "Kiev Post" reported that the junior rugby coach for Ukraine had been attacked, being run down, and then shot four