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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 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 ...
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 .
Most overall drop goals [21] [22] Drop Name Team Tournaments 14 Jonny Wilkinson England: 1999–2011 6 Jannie de Beer South Africa: 1999 5 Rob Andrew England: 1987–1995 Gareth Rees Canada: 1987–1999 4 Juan Martín Hernández Argentina: 2003–2015
List of leading international rugby union drop goal scorers; E. England rugby union try record progression; List of England national rugby union team records; I.
Since the inception of the Rugby World Cup in 1987, a total of 69 players have scored three tries or drop goals (a hat-trick) in a single match. [1] The first player to achieve the feat was Craig Green, who scored four tries in New Zealand's 74–13 victory over Fiji during the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
Marcus Smith slotted a last-minute drop goal as England ended Ireland’s double grand slam dream with an exhilarating 23-22 win in a display of their best attacking rugby for years to take the ...
This is a list of the leading male scorers in rugby union test matches. ... List of leading international rugby union drop goal scorers;