Rugby term
Place kick
Definition
A kick made when the ball has been placed on the ground or on a kicking tee.
Used for conversions and penalty kicks at goal, but not for kick-offs, which are drop kicks.
Related laws
Law 8ScoringDefines how points are scored: tries (5pts), conversions (2pts), penalty goals (3pts), drop goals (3pts), and penalty tries (7pts).Law 12Kick-off and Restart KicksSpecifies how the game is started and restarted after scoring. Kick-offs are drop kicks from the centre; restart kicks follow scoring or the ball going dead.
Related terms
Charge-downA charge-down is when a player blocks an opponent's kick with their hands, arms or body just as it is kicked, and it is not penalised as a knock-on.ConversionA conversion is the kick at goal a team gets after scoring a try, worth 2 points if the ball goes between the posts and over the crossbar.Deliberate knock-onA deliberate knock-on is when a player knocks the ball forward on purpose with the hand or arm, and it is penalised with a penalty kick rather than a scrum.Drop goalA goal scored by drop-kicking the ball through the opponent's uprights during open play.Drop kickA kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it as it rises from its first bounce.DropoutA drop kick that restarts play after the ball is made dead in in-goal without a score.Goal lineThe goal line, also called the try line, is the line at each end of the field that a player grounds the ball on or over to score a try.GroundingGrounding means putting the ball on the ground in in-goal with downward pressure, using the hands, arms or the front of the body from waist to neck.