Bonus points experiment can enliven Six Nations with sense of positivity | Robert Kitson

Nov 30, 2016

Rewarding attacking play, even in an otherwise lost cause, can bring relevance to mid-table encounters and shows rare and welcome flexibility from the organisers

Change in rugby union rarely happens quickly. It is more than two decades since try bonus points were first introduced in New Zealand provincial rugby and 13 years since they first featured at a Rugby World Cup. The Six Nations committee’s decision to break belatedly with tradition and give them a whirl in 2017 is a bit like your grandfather joining Twitter.

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