81. Akram denied Pakistan deliberately let Sri Lanka gain enough bonus points to reach the final rather than face a tougher Indian side. 82. And it essentially lost the bonus point it earned for finishing second after the four round-robins. 83. Andre Joubert, Stephen Brink, Stefan Terblanche and Henry Honiball then crossed to secure the bonus point for the South Africans. 84. Australia and the West Indies forfeited their matches, giving four bonus points to Sri Lanka. 85. Australia was the most impressive of the qualifiers, winning all of its pool matches with bonus points. 86. Bonus points can be awarded for walkability and tradition. 87. Bonus points have been introduced for the first time in a Test competition as a tie breaker. 88. Both teams were seeking the bonus point for four tries to improve their chances and the Waratahs attacking approach paid dividends. 89. Bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match. 90. Both teams have won four of their five matches with the Sharks claiming two more bonus points than Auckland. |