Goal from mark a goal from mark initially varied between three and four points as point scoring rules evolved in rugby. In the 1900s, the goal from mark was fixed at three points and it remained set at this amount until the rule's eventual abolition. The goal from mark was a goal-scoring option distinct from the drop goal. The latter was worth four points in rugby union until 1948 when its value was also reduced to three points. Under the original laws promulgated by Rugby School (from 1845 onwards), a touch-down behind the opposition's goal-line was followed by a "punt out", in which
Jim Kearney (rugby union) as an All Black, Kearney scored 30 points for New Zealand (6 tries and 4 dropped goals) and 9 test points (1 try and 2 dropped goals). Jim Kearney (rugby union) James Charles Kearney (4 April 1920 – 1 October 1998) was a New Zealand international rugby union player. He was a member of the All Blacks in 1947 and 1949, playing in the First five-eighth position. Kearney was born in Naseby, New Zealand and educated at St. Kevin's College, Oamaru where he played rugby for the school. Kearney played for the Ranfurly club and represented Otago in 1939, 1941