Much as we all pretend it doesn't happen , it does , just human nature

The RU scoring system is one of the worst aspects of their game.
IMO union should adopt Leagues scoring system to make their game more interesting.
With 3 points for a penalty, much of the attacking play is based around drawing penalties from the opposition and less effort is put into attempting to score try's and where did they get 3 points for a drop goal.
I'm sure that if league didnt have 4 pts for a try 2 for a conversion/ penalty etc, then Yawnion would possibly have used the same tarrifs.
The scoring system in League is far better than Union, leave it be.

So has the super league got a sponsor yet?

RFU rules have always awarded more points for goals than tries.

Excert from RFU History of scoring: 1886 (accepted):-"A match shall be decided by a majority of points, a goal shall equal three points, and a try one point. If the number of points be equal, or no goal kicked or try obtained, the match shall be drawn. Where a goal is kicked from a try the goal only is scored."
Later penalty kicks were introduced, allowing teams disadvantaged by illegal play to kick for goal and score points if successful."

Later in 1891 a goal other than a goal after a score (a drop kick in other words) was worth 4 points. The value of kicks for goals has almost always being thus until 1971 when they introduced a 4 point try as an 'experiment'!!!!

They are probably still experimenting........................

it's called a try for a reason

I'm sure that when I were a lad, like half a century or more ago, a "goal" in Yawnion meant a converted try, as distinct from a penalty goal or a field goal (Yamnionese for a drop goal, I think).

EDIT: Sorry, just realised that this is well off-topic and also off this board.

I read this morning that John Smiths will no longer sponsor the Grand National. With the McGalpharm recently renamed the John Smiths Stadium, could it be they are looking to further invest in RL?

Speak for yourself Smokey, not all of us are common

rlThe Jacamo SuperLeague next year, anyone...?rl

I read with interest the call for increasing points for a kick but agree that it would lead to teams kicking more.

Id actually like to see a reduction of the value of a try earned as a result of a kickon the same tackle - call it a kicked try.

Might just encourage a bit.more handling and bit less bombing and repeat sets which to.me are killing the spectacle.

As for the sponsorship - Im staggered that in a World cup year and with last seasons sponsorship this wasnt wrapped up months ago.

Perhaps splitting Magic weekend The playoffs + grand final and the league into sponsorrship packages if one overall sponsorship cant be secured.