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
Barry Everitt (rugby union) Everitt holds the record for the most individual points scored in a Premiership Season, having scored 343 points for London Irish in the 2001/02 season. Everitt played for the Barbarians in June 2002 against Scotland in Murrayfield. Retiring from rugby in July 2010, Everitt was appointed director of sport at Cranmore School, a preparatory school for boys and girls in West Horsley, Surrey. He is now Deputy Head (as of academic year 2018-19), and holds a master's degree in Education and a bachelor's degree in Sport Science. Barry Everitt (rugby union) Barry "The Boot" Everitt (born 9 March 1976 in