Field goal (rugby)
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This article is about the obsolete scoring method. For the Southern Hemisphere rugby league term, see Drop goal.
A field goal, also called a flying kick[1] or speculator, was a way of scoring in the game of rugby football. It consisted of a player kicking the ball from the ground (not on a kicking tee) without using their hands in open play over the crossbar. This method of scoring was abolished in rugby union in 1905 and in rugby league in 1950.