How do you score in rugby sevens?

• The values: "Try. Five points." "Conversion. Two points." "Penalty try. Seven points." "Penalty goal. Three points." "Dropped goal. Three points."
• A try: an attacking player "is first to ground the ball in the opponents' in-goal".
• Sliding in: a player tackled short whose momentum carries them into in-goal may score.
• Reaching out: a player tackled near the line may immediately reach out and ground the ball.
• The conversion: taken in line with where the try was scored, and in sevens it "must be a drop kick".
• 30 seconds: from the time the try was awarded, or the kick is disallowed.
• The defenders: in sevens they assemble near their own 10-metre line and do not charge the kick.
• A goal: the ball must go over the crossbar and between the posts without touching a team-mate or the ground.
• Penalty goal: by drop kick in sevens, within 30 seconds of saying so.
• Penalty try: awarded between the posts when foul play prevents a probable try. The offender is shown a yellow or red card.
• Declining: a team may decline to attempt a conversion.

The glossary has the try, the conversion, the penalty try, the penalty goal, the dropped goal and the grounding the ball entry.

Drop kicks and a 30-second limit remove the long pause while a ball is set on a tee, which would take a large share of a 14-minute match. A drop-kicked conversion from wide out is hard, so where a try is scored matters. Players who are clear often run round to ground the ball under the posts.