fore-arm smash ?

[gimme]

Did I see it right ? Banahan fore-arm smashed that Scottish player right in the throat, I thought that was not really allowed, I reckon it was ineffect very close to a short-arm !
what d`you think ?

[Bill W (2)]

Did I see it right ? Banahan fore-arm smashed that Scottish player right in the throat, I thought that was not really allowed, I reckon it was ineffect very close to a short-arm !
what d`you think ?

Nah! The Scot tried to butt Banahan, mis-timed it and smashed his throat into Banahan's arm!

[gimme]

I should`ve gone to spec savers

[Duncan B]

I read on the rugby forum and in the Guardian that Scotland are considering citing Banahan over it as they believe it was a forearm smash and dangerous. This would be a bit of an issue if Tindall is out, but I imagine Hape would shift to 13 and Flood to 12, with Jonny coming in at 10.

[voice of the crumbie]

This would be a bit of an issue if Tindall is out, but I imagine Hape would shift to 13 and Flood to 12, with Jonny coming in at 10.

No issue. Keep Toby at 10, Jonny on the bench, drop Hape and bring in Billy and Manu at 12 and 13. Simples.

[Purebob]

as Colin Meads taught Johnno as a kid " when you have the ball in hand you can do anything" :)

If their guy hadn't been KOed nobody would have said anything.

[fleabane]

I saw it as an illegal use of the arm. Will he be cited - I hope so! This is at least as dangerous as the swinging arm.

[tb1]

To be honest I don't know if the fore-arm fend in this manner is technically illegal, but it is prevalent amongst ball carriers at all levels of the game.

[drc_007]

At the time I thought the initial impact was Brown's head hitting Banahan's shoulder, but watching the slow motion replay I'm not so sure.

[old one eye]

I am no great fan of banahan and his style of running with the ball(he often leads with his forearm to the face) but i think the damage was done by his shoulder an he then followed it up with a fend

[DickyP]

It was the upper arm/shoulder that impacted on Brown who then used his forearm, possibly illegally, to continue the movement and push Brown away. I say possibly illegally because the 'pacific islands hand-off' as it is known is normally deemed illegal if the arm is away from the body and it is the forearm that make the impact. Neither of these last two conditions pertain: however, I am well aware that what I think, what is sensible, and what will actually be the outcome are three separate things!

[Ads677]

Whether illegal or not, tackling high (actual or attempted) is always risky, either to the tackler or the ball carrier.

[Tiger_Chief]

Just my opinion...

Why try and tackle any big man by hitting high. It was deffo Browns own fault for not getting his head to one side and hitting Bananaman at waist level.

[Tigerali]

Did antbody see the Falcons-Quins match, every time Quins flanker, Faasavalu I think, took the ball into contact he seemed to lead with the forearm.

[tigerburnie]

It's not as bad as fullbacks and the odd winger jumping for a ball and then lifting their foot presenting the chaser/tackler with a face full of studs.