Rugby union bonus points system Six Nations Championship used the standard bonus points system on a trial basis, with the added feature that a team winning the Grand Slam would earn three extra bonus points. The system has been retained for 2018 and presumably beyond that time. Bonus points are typically listed in the group standings table, as for example the BP column in 2015 Rugby World Cup Pool B: More detailed tables may list losing-bonus points and tries-bonus points separately, as respectively the TB and LB columns in the 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup Pool 2 table: This format was created for New Zealand's
Drop goal kick is unsuccessful, the offside rules for a kick apply and play continues until a normal stoppage occurs. Because of the scoring attempt this is usually from the kicked ball going dead or into touch. Defenders may tackle the kicker while he is in possession of the ball, or attempt to charge down or block the kick. World Rugby, the international governing body of rugby union, refers to this method of scoring in its publications as a "dropped goal", but this is commonly abbreviated to "drop goal". The drop goal is a relatively valuable method of scoring in rugby union,