The drop kick is used in two different situations - to restart the game (either from the halfway line after a penalty goal or from the 22-metre line), or to kick for a field goal (worth three points).

From cleaning the mud off his boots to tossing a few blades of grass into the air, each has his own tried and trusted pre-kick ritual… but then it all comes down to the biomechanics of the kick ...

Your team has the choice of kicking for goal or kicking for touch. A player can punt, drop kick or take a place kick anywhere behind the mark - the place where the offence took place. If you are not ...