In addition to the normal four points for a win and two points for a draw, the 12 teams involved will be able to pick up a bonus point for scoring four tries in a game or for losing a match by seven points or less.
The criteria for determining the winners of any tied match in the Celtic Cup will be:
- Ten minutes of extra time (five minutes each way) with the first team to score any point being declared the winner
- If neither team score in extra time the team who has scored most tries being declared the winner
- f the teams have scored the same number of tries than the team with the fewest red cards in the match being declared the winner
- If the teams have received the same number of red cards then the team with the fewest number of yellow cards in the match will be the winner
- If the teams have received the same number of yellow cards then the winner will be decided by the toss of a coin.
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