Rugby union bonus points system which gives four points for a try instead of the five points awarded in union). This changed in the 2015 season when the points system was brought into line with that of Super League, thereby standardising the system across Britain's three professional Rugby League divisions, abandoning the 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
Barry Everitt (rugby union) Everitt holds the record for the most individual points scored in a Premiership Season, having scored 343 points for London Irish in the 2001/02 season. Everitt played for the Barbarians in June 2002 against Scotland in Murrayfield. Retiring from rugby in July 2010, Everitt was appointed director of sport at Cranmore School, a preparatory school for boys and girls in West Horsley, Surrey. He is now Deputy Head (as of academic year 2018-19), and holds a master's degree in Education and a bachelor's degree in Sport Science. Barry Everitt (rugby union) Barry "The Boot" Everitt (born 9 March 1976 in