The idea of the game is to outscore your opponents by being the first player to ground the ball behind the oppositions try line. This is called a “try” and is worth five points. To ground the ball an attacker must either hold the ball or touch it on the ground, touch the ball with downward pressure whilst it is in the in-goal area or fall on the ball and push down so that it is under their body and over the try line.
A “Conversion” may then be attempted by place kicking the ball over the cross bar and between the posts from a position perpendicular to where the ball was grounded for the try. Three Points may also be scored by drop kicking the ball over the bar and between the posts or place kicking a Penalty over the bar between the posts for three points.
