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A try (at goal), is the major way of scoring points in Rugby League or Rugby Union.It is scored when a player forces the ball, (defined to be the football touching the ground under downward pressure), in the opposition in goal area.
When a try is scored, the scoring team gets to attempt a conversion, which is a kick at goal to convert the try into a goal. If successful additional points are scored. For the conversion to be successful the ball must pass over the crossbar.
In league a try is worth 4 points and in union it is worth 5. In both games a conversion is worth 2.
In early forms of rugby the point of the game was to score 'goals' and the value of the try was that it allowed you an opportunity to kick at goal without interference from the other team. 'Try' meant attempt. As time went on tries came to be seen as more important than goals and the scoring system changed to reflect this.
A try is analogous to a touchdown in American football with the major difference being a touch down does not require the ball to touch the ground.
In both forms of rugby the term touchdown refers only to the physical act of touching the ball down behind the goal line.
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