When can you kick over the bar ?

four18

Excuse my ignorance here but, while watching reeling in the years I saw something different. I thought you could only kick over the bar after a try.
But Ireland kicked over the bar from play ? Why bother breaking yer neck getting a try when you can just lash it over the bar from play.
Explain Please

irishbucsfan

You can kick it over the ball from wherever you want, almost whenever You want. It's worth 3 points. Tries however are worth more, potentially 7 points.

four18

Ahh But I have seen a team losing by a point with 3 mins to go and they never try a kick over the bar ?
Answer me that then ?

The Recliner

four18 wrote: »

Ahh But I have seen a team losing by a point with 3 mins to go and they never try a kick over the bar ?
Answer me that then ?

It is quite a difficult thing to pull off so in that case they either didn't have someone who was capable of it or they never managed to egt the ball to someone who could do it in a position where they could attempt it

irishbucsfan

The majority of the time they do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4FU9SvW-Bk

Tox56

four18 wrote: »

Ahh But I have seen a team losing by a point with 3 mins to go and they never try a kick over the bar ?
Answer me that then ?

No idea what that match was, but scenarios like that happen all the time and the team kicks it over to win

Monty Burnz

You have to drop-kick it. It's a bit tricky.

Hagz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9wLdJ3weaI

Bassfish

It's called a drop goal but you don't kick the ball over like in gaelic football. You drop the ball and after it bounces on the ground you kick it. It's a tricky skill and takes about 3 seconds to pull off so it's often hard to do in open play because defenders have time to rush up and charge down the kick. The kicker will usually stand back further than usual (called dropping back into the pocket) when he intends to go for a drop goal. It's usually only done when the kicker is less than 30 yards from the line and when there's no better option, it's usually better to keep plugging for a try which usually results in 7 points as opposed to 3 for a drop goal. Check out Ronan o' Gara's drop goal against Northampton last year and you'll see the point. Hope that clears it up

four18

Bassfish wrote: »

It's called a drop goal but you don't kick the ball over like in gaelic football. You drop the ball and after it bounces on the ground you kick it. It's a tricky skill and takes about 3 seconds to pull off so it's often hard to do in open play because defenders have time to rush up and charge down the kick. The kicker will usually stand back further than usual (called dropping back into the pocket) when he intends to go for a drop goal. It's usually only done when the kicker is less than 30 yards from the line and when there's no better option, it's usually better to keep plugging for a try which usually results in 7 points as opposed to 3 for a drop goal. Check out Ronan o' Gara's drop goal against Northampton last year and you'll see the point. Hope that clears it up

You should be giving grinds, That is crystal clear ! Can you help me split an atom in my shed ?

Bassfish

four18 wrote: »

Bassfish wrote: »

It's called a drop goal but you don't kick the ball over like in gaelic football. You drop the ball and after it bounces on the ground you kick it. It's a tricky skill and takes about 3 seconds to pull off so it's often hard to do in open play because defenders have time to rush up and charge down the kick. The kicker will usually stand back further than usual (called dropping back into the pocket) when he intends to go for a drop goal. It's usually only done when the kicker is less than 30 yards from the line and when there's no better option, it's usually better to keep plugging for a try which usually results in 7 points as opposed to 3 for a drop goal. Check out Ronan o' Gara's drop goal against Northampton last year and you'll see the point. Hope that clears it up

You should be giving grinds, That is crystal clear ! Can you help me split an atom in my shed ?

I'll bring my hammer;)

MagicMarker

four18 wrote: »

Ahh But I have seen a team losing by a point with 3 mins to go and they never try a kick over the bar ?
Answer me that then ?

four18

Mmm, Maybe Leinster or Munster etc would be better signing a big spud eatin gaa player to do just that !

GerM

four18 wrote: »

Mmm, Maybe Leinster or Munster etc would be better signing a big spud eatin gaa player to do just that !

They did. His name is Rob Kearney

LeinsterDub

OP get a lend of a rugby ball and try it yourself its not easy

desertcircus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrcE46eMK0g

Ignore the commentary. As mentioned, we already have a GAA man...

GerM

And was doing it back when he was 20 too from further out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhbXo8HWuWQ

CatFromHue

GerM wrote: »

And was doing it back when he was 20 too from further out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhbXo8HWuWQ

Rob was playing against one of his current coaches (Gibbes) that day.

bossa_nova

Always love this, the look on his face after he scored it :pac:

Dravokivich

bossa_nova wrote: »

Always love this, the look on his face after he scored it :pac:

haha, his initial reaction is like "Fúck I wanted to put that out to touch"

Klunk_NZ

Mehrtens the man