Welsh Principality League experimenting with rugby laws
Monday 14 September 2015 16:10, UK
The Welsh Principality League has introduced a scoring experiment this season which could make the sport more attractive.
The semi-professional league has trialled new laws by awarding six points for a try and two points for a penalty and a drop goal.
The aim of the new system is to test whether offering more points for tries and fewer for kicks at goal leads to a more attack-focused game.
"We are all positive about it," said Wales Rugby Union national match officials manager Nigel Whitehouse, who sits on World Rugby's laws panel.
"We continually have to look at the game to see how we can make it better for all involved. So from my perspective these are serious trials."
Uncontested scrums involving eight players from each team and a penalty try that will account for an eight-point score with no conversion are among the other laws being introduced.
"Whether fans pay £80 for a Test match or £5 to watch their local club, they want to see a good game of rugby. They don't want to see dour games," added Whitehouse.
