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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.
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 ...
New Zealand hold the record for the most matches played whilst defending the No. 1 World Ranking, playing 128 matches during that time. South Africa currently top the world rankings. Not shown on the table, but the other nations to have been ranked No. 1, are Wales , spending two weeks in the top spot in 2019, before relinquishing the No. 1 ...
Drop Goals 3 Pierre Albaladejo — France v Ireland (1960), Jean-Patrick Lescarboura — France v England (1985), Diego Dominguez — Italy v Scotland (2000), Neil Jenkins — Wales v Scotland (2001) [16] 5 Guy Camberabero — 1967, Diego Dominguez — 2000, Neil Jenkins — 2001, Jonny Wilkinson — 2003, Dan Parks — 2010 [17] 11
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.
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In March 1989, Lydon scored a 61-yard drop goal in Wigan's 13–6 win against Warrington in the 1989 Challenge Cup semi-final at Maine Road, setting a world record for the longest successful drop kick in rugby league. [10] During his time at Wigan, Lydon helped the club win six league championships and five Challenge Cup finals.