When was the first penalty goal kicked in an international match?
Anon Billy Bancroft landed the first penalty goal in a Test. The score came near the end of the 1893 Wales-England match, which was the first between the two countries to be staged at Cardiff Arms Park. England were leading 11-9 when Arthur Gould, the Welsh captain, directed his fullback to kick for goal. The kick was taken from far out and near touch, but Bancroft sent the ball over the crossbar for a 12-11 Welsh win that set them on the road to their first Triple Crown. Four seasons passed before a player kicked two penalty goals in a Test and it was not until after the Great War that the first hat-trick of penalty goals was scored in an international. Today, the record for most penalty goals kicked by a player in a Test stands at nine. First players reaching penalty milestones in a Test match: 1 – first kicked by Billy Bancroft for Wales v England, 1893 2 – first kicked by Fred Byrne for England v Ireland, 1897 3 – first kicked by “Bot” Stanley for Australia v NZ XV*, 1922 4 – first
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