GARETH Pitt (TRP letters January 6) either has a very short memory or has not been following rugby for long.
The bonus point system has revived many games that in the past would have just drifted away once one side established dominance.
Prior to the BP system there was no incentive for the winning team to score more points than was necessary and there was absolutely no incentive for the losing team to try to get anything out of the game. The BP system provides these incentives for both winning and losing teams.
In a season such as this, when two clubs are so far clear of the rest of the Pr...
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