Brendan Gallagher looks back at the defining moments of the Six Nations and how the introduction of bonus points effected things

Brendan Gallagher
Round One
Scotland 27 Ireland 22: Such was Scotland’s autumn form that Ireland, the slayers of the All Blacks, identified this as a banana skin and there is an argument it proved to be a self fulfilling prophecy.
Scotland exploded out of the blocks and built a 21-8 lead with two tries from man of the moment, Stuart Hogg, before the Irish stormed back to take a 22-21 lead. The Scotland goose looked cooked but they finished strongly and earne...