Better to surrender a penalty than try? Not with my strategy

PROMOTING the try to six points is justified but there is already a risk from those who prefer to concede three points from a penalty rather than five or seven from a try.

The potential of eight points from a try might exacerbate this kind of negativity.

An idea worth looking at is the restart from a penalty attempt. After an attempt at goal is missed, the non-offending team are allowed the throw at a lineout taken level to where the penalty was awarded.

If the kick is good, the scoring side have the option of three points and a restart as now, or, one point and a restart as described for the missed attempt? RICHARD GODDARD Sheffield

RATHER than increasing the try to six points why not leave the try at five points and award two points for everything else. Why should the conversion be reduced as this should be encouraged?

Quite simply a try would be worth more than two penalties/drop goals. A converted try would then be worth more than three of either. STEVE RODHOUSE Northampton