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
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