Rugby union bonus points system team in Fiji) reverted to the standard scoring values of five points for a try, two for a conversion and three for a penalty or drop goal. The bonus point system therefore fell into line with the SANZAAR system widely adopted in that year. In 2016, Super Rugby in the SANZAAR countries of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, also with a team in Japan, switched from the standard system to the original French system, i.e. SANZAAR extended this change to The Rugby Championship, contested by the men's national teams of its four member countries, in 2017. The 2017
Rugby union in the Soviet Union The decade was a golden age for, with a large number of new teams being set up in many parts of the Soviet Union, including areas such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. A school for coaches was opened during this period, and physical training colleges throughout the USSR introduced lectures on rugby union as part of their courses. The students of the MHTS in Moscow were also a major force in the promotion of the game. In 1967, rugby was introduced to Moldavia. In the 1960s too, Soviet rugby started to reach out, often without hope of immediate success, to international