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England vs Wales - 12/08/23
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<blockquote data-quote="Smurfy" data-source="post: 1138593" data-attributes="member: 85743"><p>The problem is that this tackle has been coached into the game over the past 20 years, and the first time I came across it was with an u16 side I was coaching. We had a number of promising players who went off to a Connacht coaching camp. In an early game the next season the opposition tapped a penalty our no 8, who went on to play with Munster and Connacht, smashed the carrier with a chest high tackle, and the crowd, and the ref, went ballistic. I had to explain that this was the tackle that they were being coached to use at provincial level and that it was technically legal. The consensus after the game was that while it was impressively effective it was also incredibly dangerous for both the tackler and the carrier. Which proved to be completely correct as our no. 8 retired in his mid 20s from the professional game with very serious concussion issues. </p><p></p><p>The problem now is that the chest high tackle is embedded in the game, not just at pro level, and it is causing a huge number of the head injuries that are blighting rugby and endangering its future. We talk about elite players becoming bigger, quicker, and more powerful, but this is also happening at all levels of the game. The issue of tackle height needs to be addressed with changes in laws and strict enforcement of disciplinary penalties. This weeks farce sets it back in a huge way and either the 6ns or World Rugby, whichever has the standing in this instance, needs to step in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smurfy, post: 1138593, member: 85743"] The problem is that this tackle has been coached into the game over the past 20 years, and the first time I came across it was with an u16 side I was coaching. We had a number of promising players who went off to a Connacht coaching camp. In an early game the next season the opposition tapped a penalty our no 8, who went on to play with Munster and Connacht, smashed the carrier with a chest high tackle, and the crowd, and the ref, went ballistic. I had to explain that this was the tackle that they were being coached to use at provincial level and that it was technically legal. The consensus after the game was that while it was impressively effective it was also incredibly dangerous for both the tackler and the carrier. Which proved to be completely correct as our no. 8 retired in his mid 20s from the professional game with very serious concussion issues. The problem now is that the chest high tackle is embedded in the game, not just at pro level, and it is causing a huge number of the head injuries that are blighting rugby and endangering its future. We talk about elite players becoming bigger, quicker, and more powerful, but this is also happening at all levels of the game. The issue of tackle height needs to be addressed with changes in laws and strict enforcement of disciplinary penalties. This weeks farce sets it back in a huge way and either the 6ns or World Rugby, whichever has the standing in this instance, needs to step in. [/QUOTE]
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