Editing Drop kick (section)

=== Rugby league ===
In [[rugby league]], drop kicks are mandatory to restart play from the goal line (called a goal line drop-out) after the defending team is tackled or knocks on in the in-goal area or the defending team causes the ball to go dead or into [[Glossary of rugby league terms#touch in-goal|touch-in-goal]]. Drop kicks are also mandatory to restart play from the 20 metre line after an unsuccessful penalty goal attempt goes dead or into touch-in-goal and to score a [[drop goal]] (sometimes known as a field goal) in open play, which is worth one point.<ref name="league">{{cite book
|url=http://www.rlef.eu.com/rugby_laws_book2004.pdf
|title=The International Laws of the Game and Notes on the Laws
|chapter=Section 6: Scoring
|date=2004-03-11
|publisher=[[Rugby League International Federation]]
|access-date=2007-09-12
|page=14
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070919201722/http://www.rlef.eu.com/rugby_laws_book2004.pdf
|archive-date=2007-09-19
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

Drop kicks are optional for a penalty kick to score a penalty goal (this being done rarely, as place kicks are generally used) and when kicking for touch (the sideline) from a penalty, although the option of a punt kick is usually taken instead.