 Goals are scored when the ball is kicked between the two posts and over the cross-bar, either during open play or as the result of a penalty.A try is scored when the ball is touched down on or beyond the defending team's goal-line.The try-scoring side is given the chance to score two additional points by kicking a conversion similar to a penalty goal attempt from a point along a line which is parallel to the sideline at the same distance from the sideline as the place where the try had been scored.