On his way to a six-pointer? All Black hooker Dane Coles' try at Eden Park could be worth more, under Welsh proposals.

How's this for an idea from Welsh Rugby? Make tries worth six points, and devalue penalties and drop goals to two points.

The idea has support from All Blacks coach Steve Hansen, who went a step further and said tries could even be worth seven points.

The Welsh want to trial the six-point try it in their second-tier Principality Premiership this season. Currently, a try is worth five, with a conversion two points. Penalties and drop-goals are both worth three points.

The Welsh Rugby Union board has approved the move, and now wants World Rugby to rubber stamp it. That could happen as early as this week, with World Rugby seen as likely to sanction the move.

A penalty try will be an automatic eight-point score, with no conversion required.

When asked for his views on the potential trial on Thursday, Hansen said: "There are a whole lot of things that are going to be tried between now and some rule changes getting made. You will be asking me questions like that every day shortly.

"Six point tries are fine. I think they should probably be worth seven, but it's irrelevant what I think because I'm not the one trialing them.

"Every four years there is a trial cycle that comes in and we say I'm sure we can change these rules and I'm sure you will see a few more."

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The try rose from three points to four in worldwide in 1973, then was increased to five points in 1992.

The Welsh proposal is to investigate whether sides opt for a more open game, with the ball in play more often, and shots at goal turned down in favour of attack.

If World Rugby goes for the idea, six-point tries could be all the rage as early as Sunday (NZT) when Llanelli and Pontypridd open the season.

WRU also would like uncontested scrums having to involve eight players from each side (so aback would have to pack down if a forward has been sent off) , and if time expires and a mark, free kick or penalty is awarded, the referee will allow play to continue and a lineout allowed to take place if a team kicks to touch from a penalty.

Welsh head of rugby Josh Lewsey said he was delighted Wales was taking a lead on the experimental laws.

The results of the trial would be assessed before any broader changes were made.

If the past five World Cup finals are anything to go by, rugby does need to be more attacking -- only six tries were scored in those showcase games.

None of the finals would have had the result altered by six-point tries, though it is possible the additional one-point reward would have changed the tactical approach of the sides involved.

The 2011 final would have ended in a 7-7 draw, had two-point penalties been in play, with the famous Stephen Donald All Blacks' penalty worth the same as the French conversion.

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