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DingDong
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Re: debate about high tackling

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I don't see any shoeing at the ruck any more, rarely see a dangerous challenge in the air these days, nor a spear tackle, no confusion with players there. So give it another few more months then finally the coaches/players mindsets will adapt as per the previous references and all this will be forgotten.
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DingDong wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:46 pm I don't see any shoeing at the ruck any more, rarely see a dangerous challenge in the air these days, nor a spear tackle, no confusion with players there. So give it another few more months then finally the coaches/players mindsets will adapt as per the previous references and all this will be forgotten.
Exactly. This 'you can't get rid of high tackles' rubbish is exactly what people said about the tackle from behind in football.
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Re: debate about high tackling

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The game is about contact and a contest for the ball, high or clothesline type tackles have always been illegal, a tackle round the neck is illegal, a tackle round the chest the then slips up maybe slips of the ball or perhaps the tackled person raises his arms or lowers his head making the tackle illegal. Then of course there are accidents two players with no intention to do so clash heads, a player commits to a tackle and the one to be tackled jumps in the air as he receives the ball, illegal tackle in the air? In another example a player leaping to catch a ball crashes into a static opposition man and tips over. The referee has to decide intent and in my opinion accept that sometimes things just happen with no blame attached otherwise the game is going to become touch or tag rugby. If you are not prepared for a certain amount of pain don't go near a rugby pitch.
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Re: debate about high tackling

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johnthegriff wrote: Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:30 pm The game is about contact and a contest for the ball, high or clothesline type tackles have always been illegal, a tackle round the neck is illegal, a tackle round the chest the then slips up maybe slips of the ball or perhaps the tackled person raises his arms or lowers his head making the tackle illegal. Then of course there are accidents two players with no intention to do so clash heads, a player commits to a tackle and the one to be tackled jumps in the air as he receives the ball, illegal tackle in the air? In another example a player leaping to catch a ball crashes into a static opposition man and tips over. The referee has to decide intent and in my opinion accept that sometimes things just happen with no blame attached otherwise the game is going to become touch or tag rugby. If you are not prepared for a certain amount of pain don't go near a rugby pitch.
There's intent but there also has to be something around having due care and attention to others around you. You might not intend to hurt someone, but you do something reckless and cause a dangerous situation. For example, jumping into the tackle - I was always told this was illegal as it's dangerous and you should be penalised for it (the attacker jumping into the tackle, not the defender).
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Rugby - a contact sport.
Rightly should protect players from high tackles and neck rolls.

If were not careful we will reduce the game to touch rugby and be dressed in hard hats, high vis jackets goggles and gloves so we don't break a nail. We can call it Millennial Rugby.
Also policed by 4 lines persons a Sir a TMO and a panel of 3 solicitors should there be a breach.

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Jumping into a tackle is illegal, at the lower levels referees I have come across penalise wingers for leaping or skipping to prevent the tap tackle. Something that I do not see on TV.
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Re: debate about high tackling

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JP14 wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:31 pm Jumping into a tackle is illegal, at the lower levels referees I have come across penalise wingers for leaping or skipping to prevent the tap tackle. Something that I do not see on TV.
I've never been sure about that last bit - that's jumping away from a tackle, not into one, surely?
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biffer wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:09 pm
JP14 wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 12:31 pm Jumping into a tackle is illegal, at the lower levels referees I have come across penalise wingers for leaping or skipping to prevent the tap tackle. Something that I do not see on TV.
I've never been sure about that last bit - that's jumping away from a tackle, not into one, surely?
I see what you’re saying jumping to avoid being tackled but it’s pretty much the same thing


JP14 is correct jumping into a tackle, is against the laws of the game, can be dangerous and should be penalised more.
There was one looked at the other week but they decided that the player was jumping to catch a pass rather than jumping into the tackle
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North and Thompstone, right in front of me. Totally North's deliberate jump at a static defender, Thompstone trying to get out of the way. And yes, North was spark out, he lied to avoid questions about concussion.
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jgriffin wrote: Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:50 pm North and Thompstone, right in front of me. Totally North's deliberate jump at a static defender, Thompstone trying to get out of the way. And yes, North was spark out, he lied to avoid questions about concussion.
Agreed - on both counts - he jumped into the tackle and should have been carded and he was out.
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