Comparison of American football and rugby league through the imaginary plane of the goal line. In rugby league the ball must be pressed to the ground in the in-goal area. An American football touchdown scores 6 points and a rugby league try is worth 4 points. In both games, following a try / touchdown, there is the opportunity to score additional points by kicking the ball between the posts and over the bar. In American football this is called an extra point or a "point after touchdown" (PAT) in the NFL (worth 1 point), in rugby league it is known as a conversion (worth 2 points). There
Samoa A national rugby union team sole Samoan representative in the Pacific Challenge. The tournament is now mainly contested by national 'A' teams. Matches against national teams or national 'A" teams up to and including 2014 Pacific Rugby Cup: Pacific Rugby Cup Americas Pacific Challenge Pacific Challenge (formerly Pacific Rugby Cup) Americas Pacific Challenge Samoa A national rugby union team Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa A competes in the Pacific Challenge, formerly known as the Pacific Rugby Cup, against teams including Tonga A and