Rugby: The world’s first five-point conversion landed at the inaugural World Tens tournament

By Ian Cameron of RugbyPass

The first five-point conversion has been made in rugby union and happened at the inaugural Bermuda World Tens tournament.

The game of 10, which is a hybrid form of the sport that falls between 15 and sevens, has a number of rule variations and ‘Conversion Jeopardy’ is perhaps the most striking and experimental.

According to World Tens: “The danger of conversion, with the conversion after the try, ensures that the conversion is now worth between one and five points, depending on where the kicker selects from which zone to kick.”

This allows a team to accumulate up to five points if they achieve a conversion from behind the middle line.

USA Eagles international Ben Cima of the Ohio Aviators hit the first five points in rugby union during his team’s game against Phoenix.

The World Tens Series is an international and professional Rugby Tens tournament. Private teams travel the world competing in groups and knockouts, similar to the World Series of Sevens.

The first World Tens Series tournament kicked off in Bermuda this weekend and, starting in 2021, the tournament will be expanded to include 16 teams competing in tournaments at 12 locations around the world.