The Highlanders could not take much out of their loss to the Lions at the weekend. But they did set a record. It was the first time the side had knocked over two drop goals in one game. Rugby writer Steve Hepburn looks at why the Highlanders - and New Zealand teams in general - do not love the droppie.
Remember those bring-a-plate dinners which appear to have faded into the sunset?
There was always that one dish which someone carted in that no-one touched.
The malt biscuits, grandma's tripe, or the leftovers from last night's casserole.
Well, the equivalent of that in a rugby sense is the drop goal.
It is available, can be easily consumed and will add value. But in the end - in New Zealand, anyway - the drop goal has no love.
The Highlanders have played more than 200 games and have kicked just 23 drop goals.
That is barely one a season. In the past 10 years, they have scored just 10 drop goals.
The 1999 season was a highlight for the drop goal with a massive three, two of them by Brendan Laney.
Tony Brown, now the assistant coach, has the most drop goals by a Highlander - six.
The two the Highlanders kicked at the weekend were hardly planned.
Both Lima Sopoaga and Ben Smith had a stab as they knew a penalty was coming anyway.
But the hatred of the drop goal is not solely a Highlanders domain.
In Dunedin club rugby, since the 2010 season, just 19 drop goals have been scored.
That may seem a few but, when you are talking more than 450 games, it is not many.
University A has kicked the most with eight while Dunedin and Zingari-Richmond have not scored a drop goal at all in that time.
In the past five years, the Hurricanes have scored just one drop goal - by Tusi Pisi against the Blues in 2013.
The Chiefs have not scored one in that period.
The hatred of the drop goal appears to be like refusing to tip and saying yes when you mean no - it is a New Zealand trait.
Former All Black and Otago first five-eighth Earle Kirton said the drop goal was a casualty of the attacking mindset of players and coaches in New Zealand.
''We have attacking players here who want to attack. Their first thought is to try to get players into space and get some penetration into the backline,'' Kirton said.
''It is about attitude. The way I was taught as an attacking five-eighth by the likes of [Eric] Watson and Fred Allen was to attack first, look to run the ball, put guys into holes.
''Sometimes I wonder why guys don't do it more. The balls are so much lighter and it is easier than it used to be.
''The Highlanders, the Hurricanes and the Chiefs just want to attack. It is about using the ball to attack rather than dropping a goal.''
The New Zealand dislike of the drop goal is not mirrored elsewhere.
Morne Steyn knocked over 25 drop goals when he played for the Bulls.
Lions pivot Marnitz Boshoff knocked over eight last season alone.
Kirton, who lives in Upper Hutt, said the South Africans had always loved the drop goal.
''They have big, strong forward packs who can create the platform for the 10 to have a go. Plus they may lack the penetration through the backs.''
In the northern hemisphere, the drop goal is celebrated rather than derided.
Jonny Wilkinson hit 36 drop goals in 97 tests, Rob Andrew slotted 23 and Ronan O'Gara knocked over 15.
Dan Carter does not even make the top 30 of international drop kickers.
For the record, he has kicked six drop goals in tests. Out of the 1457 points Carter has scored, just 18 have come via a drop goal.
