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Steadying himself, he calmly dropped a goal which travelled 77.7 m (254 ft 11 in) from point of impact to where it landed in the stands. The kick was the highlight of an otherwise dour match and helped Brand's team to a 7–0 victory. [2] His drop goal was later described as "probably the best drop goal ever seen at Twickenham". [2]
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 national union, regardless of whether the opposition recognise it as such.
Thorburn was a prolific long-distance goal kicker. He holds the record for the longest successful kick in an international test match (although not the longest in Rugby Union as a whole). He gained the record during the 1986 Five Nations Championship at Cardiff Arms Park with a penalty kick measuring exactly 70 yards 8 and a half inches (64.2m ...
A drop goal, field goal, [1] or dropped goal is a method of scoring points in rugby union and rugby league and also, rarely, in American football and Canadian football. A drop goal is scored by drop kicking the ball (dropping the ball and then kicking it as it rises from the first bounce) over the crossbar and between the posts of the goal posts .
He holds the national record of his country with 15 drop goals. He played four times at the Five Nations, in 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1988, being a member of the winning team the last time, ex-aequo with Wales. On 2 February 1985, he scored a record of 3 drop goals against England in a 9–9 draw, in a game for the 1985 Five Nations Championship.
Most drop goals by a player in a year Drop goals Player Position International team(s) Year Matches Avg. DG (per game) Ref; 14 Jonny Wilkinson: Fly-half England: 2003 14 1.00 [165] 9 Dan Parks: Fly-half Scotland: 2010 9 1.00 [166] 6 Naas Botha: Fly-half South Africa: 1980 9 0.75 [167] Jannie de Beer: Fly-half South Africa: 1999 6 1.00 [168 ...
Portsmouth won 4–1, with goals from Bert Barlow, John Anderson and two by Cliff Parker. Dicky Dorsett scored Wolves' effort. As a result of the suspension of the FA Cup for the duration of the Second World War , the next FA Cup final was not until seven years later in 1946 , thereby enabling Portsmouth fans to claim that their team has held ...
These are men's International Team records in international rugby, [1] updated at the conclusion of the November Internationals window each year. To view men's individual records, see International rugby union player records. To view records of the men's Rugby World Cup, see Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup.