It may only be a South African university competition but a nine-point try has made the rugby world sit up and take notice.
The Varsity Cup is using innovative rules for its 2016 competition which rewards attacking play in the form of bonus points depending on where the try move started on the field.
Cross the white wash without losing possession or kicking inside your opponents half but outside their 22 and you’ll get an extra two points (seven-point try).
Score from inside your own half and you’ll get four extra points (nine-point try).
That’s exactly what happened for the first time under the rules when NWU-Pukke took on UP-Tuks in Pretoria.
Pukke fly-half Janse van Rensburg tapped from inside his own half before combining with his teammates to produce a stunning bit of running rugby, which included a flick pass along the way.
Rensburg continued to run and received a pass back on the inside to cross for the historic try. The conversion was successful to make it a whopping 11-point play.
Administrators from other parts of the world may well take an interest in the rest of the competition to see the effect of the bonus points.
What do you think Roarers? Are these sort of bonus points an idea worth considering for other competitions like the NRC or just a gimmick?
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