Comparison of Canadian football and rugby union points in union and only one in league). The key difference between a field goal and a drop goal is that a field goal attempt is normally kicked with a teammate holding the ball, whereas in rugby the ball must hit the ground and be kicked from a half-volley. A similar concept in rugby is the penalty goal. Following the award of the penalty, the attacking team may opt to kick for goal rather than advance the ball by hand or punting. This scores 3 points. The penalty goal is similar to a field goal in Canadian football in that
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