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
Paul Warwick (rugby union) Paul Warwick (rugby union) Paul Warwick (born 8 January 1981 in Australia) is a former Australian rugby union player. He played at Fly-half, Fullback or Centre. Warwick joined Irish province Connacht from Manly in 2004 on a one-year contract. A 97-point return in the 2004–05 European Challenge Cup saw Warwick awarded with a two-year extension on his contract. In a total of 19 appearances in the Challenge Cup, he scored 157 points. Warwick joined Munster in 2007, straight from Connacht. He scored 21-point on his full debut for Munster against Llanelli Scarlets on 22 September 2007. He was on the