Drop goal the original penalty. The team could then opt to attempt a penalty goal, giving them a second opportunity to score the three points. A drop goal is worth three points, and before 1948 it was worth four points. From time to time suggestions have been made by some rugby commentators to reduce the value of a drop goal, or to limit or discourage them in other ways. It is sometimes also referred to as a field goal; however the use of this term in rugby union is erroneous, and instead describes an archaic form of scoring a goal. A field
Cameron Murray (rugby union) Championship which Scotland won, and was selected for the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He continued to play for Scotland in both 2000 and 2001 and won a total of 24 Test caps and scored seven tries for 35 points. Following his retirement from professional rugby Murray played from Melrose RFC for several seasons. He announced his retirement from playing in April 2012. Murray works as a P.E. teacher at the Berwickshire High School. Cameron Murray (rugby union) Cameron Murray (born 31 March 1975 in Hawick, Scotland) is a retired Scotland rugby union footballer. Murray played professionally for