Try: When an attacking player grounds the ball in the opponent's in-goal. A try is worth 5 points.
Conversion Goal: Following a try, the scoring team has the right to placekick or dropkick the ball at goal on a line through the place where the ball was grounded in the in-goal. The kick is worth 2 points if it goes through the two uprights of the goal and over the crossbar.
Penalty Kick: When the attacking team should have scored, but because of foul play by the defending team, didn't. The attacking team gets the chance to placekick or dropkick the ball between the uprights and over the cross bar for 3 points.
Goal: A goal can be scored during play if a player placekicks or dropkicks the ball between the uprights and over the cross bar. A goal is worth 3 points.
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