IT’S a moot point now as to what the final score would have been in Paris on Saturday had bonus points been on the table but Jamie Heaslip believes that such a system should be introduced to the Six Nations.

FRENCH drinks giant, Pernod Ricard, which formally took control of rival Allied Domecq on Tuesday, has reported good sales across its various regions in its first half-year.

PERNOD RICARD, owners of the Irish Distillers Group, said the decline in the Irish spirits market has halted and that the sector is recovering after a dreadful 2003.