We asked the following question:
I see that venue for the play off between us - Eton Manor - and Chichester is due to be played at their ground. I presume that this is because they have more league points than us, However can someone explain how this can be. According to the RFU website they have won 21 games = 84 points and have 20 bonus points giving them a total of 104 league points. That puts both clubs on the equal number of league points. Any help with clarification would be appreciated.

And received the following reply:
This is a very irritating glitch in the Rugby First computer system which has been there since the introduction of bonus points. There are try bonus points and losing bonus points each of which the computer can cope with. What it can’t cope with is a 5-point walkover because the bonus point does not fit into either category when the result is computed as a 0 – 0 win. Hence a missing bonus point in the bonus point totals.
Following the introduction of bonus points a few seasons ago a position had to be taken on walk-overs and how many points were awarded. It was decided that the appropriate award had to be 5-points on the basis that it would be inequitable if the non-offending team was denied any access to the bonus point. That has been applied consistently in London & SE ever since. Similarly if a club fails to fulfil a fixture the consistent penalty application is one of 5-points.
I am almost certain that this was debated at RFU Competitions sub-committee and applies in the rest of the country. But I would need to do a bit of research to confirm that.
Anyway it follows that Chichester’s total of 105 is correct and the bonus point column is one short. I am already on the case to get this corrected in the future.