Football pitch
The pitch is rectangular in shape. The longer sides are called touchlines. The other opposing sides are called the goal lines. The two goal lines must be between wide, and be the same length. The two touchlines be between long, and be the same length. All lines on the ground must be equally wide, not to exceed . The corners of the pitch are marked by corner flags.
Comparison of American football and rugby union
Although both codes are played on similar sized rectangular fields, the dimensions of rugby union fields can vary up to a maximum size that is larger than the fixed size of American football fields. Rugby union fields are limited to a maximum length of long ( between goal lines) and width of , while American football fields have a fixed length of ( between goal lines) and a width of . The scoring "end zone" in American football has a fixed depth of whilst in Rugby Union the goal area must be between a minimum depth of and a maximum of between the goal line and the dead ball line at the rear of the field.