Menu
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Help Support The Rugby Forum :
Forums
Rugby Union
Premiership Rugby / Premiership Cup
Aviva Premiership 2017/18 Round 21
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Ragey Erasmus" data-source="post: 901362" data-attributes="member: 56232"><p>To be pedantic, looking at that video he hit him in the head first and then slid down but it looks like what did the damage is as the flipped over after, the players head got whipped quite badly. It's more to do with that motion that the fact his arm went across his chest. As you sort of mentioned, the seatbelt tackle is illegal more because it is close to being something dangerous rather than dangerous itself. In that sense I'd say it was similar to tackling someone quite on the chest, there is a chance it could deflect upwards and you could smack them in the chin with your shoulder but if that doesn't actually happen, a player won't be penalised.</p><p></p><p>The rucks are a mess, both in terms of what players can get away with but also with the fact players just fly into other players like they are tackle bags.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ragey Erasmus, post: 901362, member: 56232"] To be pedantic, looking at that video he hit him in the head first and then slid down but it looks like what did the damage is as the flipped over after, the players head got whipped quite badly. It's more to do with that motion that the fact his arm went across his chest. As you sort of mentioned, the seatbelt tackle is illegal more because it is close to being something dangerous rather than dangerous itself. In that sense I'd say it was similar to tackling someone quite on the chest, there is a chance it could deflect upwards and you could smack them in the chin with your shoulder but if that doesn't actually happen, a player won't be penalised. The rucks are a mess, both in terms of what players can get away with but also with the fact players just fly into other players like they are tackle bags. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rugby Union
Premiership Rugby / Premiership Cup
Aviva Premiership 2017/18 Round 21
Top