Comparison of rugby league and rugby union 1 in league. A penalty goal is worth 3 points in union and 2 points in league. Use of a penalty box (or "sin bin") was introduced by rugby league in 1980. Rugby union had been experimenting with the same concept since 1979, although it was not formally sanctioned until 2001. Video referee technology was first used for rugby league in 1996 and for rugby union in 2001. In rugby league the ball may be thrown or knocked out of play deliberately, while in union those are penalty offences. Kicking the ball out of play is legal in both codes.
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