The Rouge and the Two-Point Conversion

It may be the social media circles I ride in, but I’ve enjoyed the attention received by Saskatchewan earning a rouge in Thursday’s game and the potential rouge in Friday’s Winnipeg-Calgary game. Canadian football does not have touchbacks. Downing the ball or being tackled in the end zone following an opponent’s kick results in a rouge or single, which scores one point for the opponent; it is akin to a safety. (Punting or kicking the ball into the opponent’s end zone that then goes out — www.footballarchaeology.com
An interesting look back at the History of Canadian Football's rouge scoring and American Football's two-point conversion by Football Archaeology