Kick-off The first ball kicked in accordance with the rules at the start of a match or after a score. The rules for kick-offs in English Rugby are: at the start of each half, a set kick is taken by the kick-off player at the mid-point of the half way line; after a try has been scored by one side, a drop-kick is taken by the other side at the mid-point of the half way line or behind that point. The kick-off team must stand behind the ball, and the opposing team must stand behind the 10-meter line in their own half of the field, and the kicked ball must cross the opposing team's 10-meter line. The rules for kicking off in American Football are: at the start of each quarter or after a score, the kick-off team kicks off from the 32-meter mid-point of their side of the field. A place kick or drop kick may be taken. Players of the same team may only stand behind the ball, and players of the opposing team must stand 3.05 meters away from the ball, and the ball kicked must be more than 3.05 meters away.

Offside A player is in a position where he cannot take part in the game and is liable to commit a foul. The rules for determining offside in English rugby are: in the general state of play, an attacking player without the ball is offside if he is in front of the ball carrier or kicker; in the case of Sikhs, Bolls, Lucks and lineouts, a player is offside if he stays in front of or advances to the specific offside line, and a penalty kick is awarded to the opposing team. The rules for determining offside in American football are: every time the ball is placed on the ground against the offense, any player who crosses the line of scrimmage is offside; when kicking a free kick, a player of the same team who crosses the restriction line is also offside, and the offending team is awarded a 1.525-meter backward step.

Scoring A try is scored when a player touches down with the ball in the opposing team's scoring area, or when a player shoots at goal and the ball passes over the crossbar of the goal stand and between the two goal posts. In English rugby, a try is scored in the form of a five-point touchdown with the ball, called a touchdown. After a touchdown, the scoring team may also kick a field goal on an imaginary line perpendicular to the goal line through the point of the touchdown for two points, and a penalty kick for a foul by one of the teams and a drop kick in the middle of the play for three points. American football scoring takes the form of six points for a touchdown with the ball in hand; one point for a field goal from a set kick after a touchdown and a field goal from a drop kick with the play in progress; and two points for a field goal in the opponent's scoring area that forces the opponent to a dead ball and counts as a safety.

Penalty kick English rugby rules of the game. A type of kick given to the non-offending team after a foul has occurred. Any form of kick may be used. The ball may be kicked in any direction, or the ball may be kicked out and then the ball may be obtained. It may also indicate to the referee that the penalty kick is to be changed to an attacking kick at goal. However, the goal kick must be in the form of a set or drop kick. When a penalty kick is taken, a player of the same team must be behind the ball, and a player of the opposing team must retire to a place 10 meters away from the ball and parallel to the goal line or to the goal line.