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    A drop goal, field goal, or dropped goal is a method of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league and also, rarely, in American football and Canadian...
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  • goal attempt goes dead or into touch-in-goal and to score a drop goal (sometimes known as a field goal) in open play, which is worth one point. Drop kicks...
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  • the ball into the in-goal area to score a field goal or drop goal (or dropped goal) in open play, which is worth three points. Drop kicks are optional:...
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    edge of the goal line to count as a touchdown. A field goal is a secondary method of scoring; it is scored when the ball is place kicked or drop kicked completely...
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  • taken as a place-kick, drop-kick, punt, or tap kick. It was possible to score a goal from a place-kick or drop-kick. The goal from mark was seldom seen...
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    a 9–6 lead with a 32nd-minute drop goal just before half-time. New Zealand equalized in the 55th minute with a drop goal by Mehrtens, and as no further...
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  • minutes each way). The first team to score either a try, penalty goal or drop goal during this period, will win the match. However, if there are no further...
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  • professional cycling team Drop (boxing), a type of punch used in boxing Drop kick, a type of kick in various forms of football and rugby Drop goal, a way of scoring...
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  • the winning goal of the 1972 Summit Series Scoring in Gaelic games, for games such as hurling, camogie, and Gaelic football Drop goal, a scoring method...
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    with his fourth penalty goal with two minutes of extra time to play. With 28 seconds remaining, Wilkinson scored a drop goal with his right foot to secure...
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    Chiefs 40-5. During the 2023–24 Champions Cup, Smith scored a try and a drop goal, winning man of the match at Harlequins beat Racing 92 31-28 away. In...
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  • February 1872, when England defeated Scotland by a goal, a drop goal and two tries to Scotland's one drop goal. The early matches did not use a structured points...
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    British & Irish Lions. He is particularly known for scoring the winning drop goal in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final and is widely acknowledged as one of...
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    penalties and one drop goal) and Joel Stransky tallying all 15 points (three penalties and two drop goals) for the Springboks, including a drop goal in extra time...
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  • This is a list of the leading drop goal scorers in rugby union test matches, with a minimum of ten test drop goals. Test caps are awarded by a player's...
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    field goal (FG) is a means of scoring in gridiron football. To score a field goal, the team in possession of the ball must place kick, or drop kick, the...
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    Smith drop goal keeps visitors unbeaten in Super League". www.skysports.com. "Super League: Wigan Warriors 19-18 Hull FC - Late Harry Smith drop-goal gives...
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    minute drop-goal in a 27-26 victory. He was awarded Heritage Number 1174 for Warrington. In round 24 of the 2021 Super League season, he kicked two drop goals...
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  • Nations are eligible. There are 37 instances that Nations have recorded 3 drop goals in a Test Match. For the purpose of limiting the list to a reasonable...
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    (kick at a goal) is then attempted by either place- or drop-kicking the ball between the H-shaped goal posts and above the crossbar. If successful this is...
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  • South Africa defeated New Zealand 15–12, with Joel Stransky scoring a drop goal in extra time to win the match. Following South Africa's victory, Nelson...
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  • minutes each way). The first team to score either a try, penalty goal or drop goal during this period, will win the match. However, if there are no further...
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  • The semi-final was won after a memorable drop goal in extra time by fly-half Stephen Larkham (his first drop goal scored in a Test match). The final against...
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    the opposition's in-goal area or on the goal line. In some circumstances, the team in attack may opt to kick a one-point drop goal instead of attempting...
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    line. In addition to tries, points can be scored by kicking goals. Drop goals (or field goals) can be attempted from the hand at any time for a single point...
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    against Australia, where he kicked four penalties, two conversions, and a drop goal, and was named the man of the match. He also won three Super Rugby titles...
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    and this was eventually accepted to be correct. Larkham's famous 48m-drop goal to seal victory over South Africa in extra time of the 1999 Rugby World...
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    Heineken Cup record for points and caps. O'Gara scored several match-winning drop goals for Munster and Ireland, including in the 78th minute of the Wales vs...
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  • scored three drop-goals for Wakefield Trinity, but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored two points...
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  • known for scoring all of South Africa's points, including the winning drop goal, against New Zealand in the 1995 Rugby World Cup final. Stransky was born...
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