Bonus points at the world cup?

Question

I have 2 questions,

1) Are they awarded for scoring 4 or more tries?

2) Why have France been awarded one when they lost against Argentina?

Answer 1

The new point rules have been brought in over the last few years to make things a bit more interesting. The original idea was to reward performances and have higher scoring games or close matches.

You receive a bonus point for winning the match and scoring 4 or more tries, but only if you win- incentive to score more keeps people happy watching the matches, think NZ vs italy, loads of quality scores

and if you loses a match by 7 or less points you receive a bonus point so not all is lost- close matches can be very interesting like the argentina and french game last friday.

Although if you lose by 7 points or less but still manage to score 4 tries or more you only get the one bonus point.

Answer 2

You also get a bonus point if you lost by staying within seven points of the winning team.

Answer 3

There are two ways to score a bonus point in Rugby.

1. To score 4 tries.

2. To lose within only 7 points.

This was brought in only a couple of years ago.

Answer 4

They are awarded if (a) a team scores more than 4 tries, and (b) if a team loses by 7 points or less (which is why France got one)

Answer 5

As in most of the leagues now. If you score 4 or more tries, bonus point. If you lose by 7 points or less also gain a bonus point.

It seperates the better teams from the poorer teams and rewards the teams that try a little harder to compete.

Answer 6

answer to the 1st question is yes.

answer to 2nd question is because they lost by a margin of less than 7 points

Answer 7

you get one bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries, and a team that loses by 7 points or less gets a bonus point aswell.