Rugby union bonus points system Rugby union bonus points system Bonus points are group tournament points awarded in rugby union tournaments in addition to the standard points for winning or drawing a match. Bonus points were implemented in order to encourage attacking play throughout a match, to discourage repetitive goal-kicking, and to reward teams for "coming close" in losing efforts. The most common bonus point system is: In this system, winning teams get 4 or 5 points; drawing teams 2 or 3 points; and losing teams 0, 1, or 2 points. The French professional league, Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR), uses a similar system in
Rugby union in Samoa Rugby Football Union, it joined the IRB in 1988. When Western Samoa amended its constitution to change the country's name from "Western Samoa" to "Samoa", the union also changed its name, and dropped the word football to become the "Samoa Rugby Union". The union is also a member of the Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions (FORU). The Marist Brothers brought the game to Samoa in 1920 and The Apia Rugby Union was formed in 1924. On August 18, 1924 Western Samoa played its first international against Fiji in the capital Apia, the visitors winning 6-0. The Pacific Tri-Nations series between