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<blockquote data-quote="sambãd5" data-source="post: 286909"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MunsterMan @ Nov 8 2009, 08:02 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=419892" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (guardian_of_the_stone_age @ Nov 8 2009, 08:28 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=419910" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>i think this sums it up. stephen jones kick to leonard was WAY worse than carters tackle. jones was dangerous and reckless. there was no real need to put a boot in to hack the ball away, and as a result leonard came away injured, whereas the tackle, there was no injury. </p><p></p><p>ive seen it a few times on the news, if anyone can put it up here it would be good, but when you see the close up it looks, like gatland wanted, a penalty offence. it hit around the top of the sholders going up (off memory) which is, yes a high tackle. however if anyone saw, or remembers the long end shot, where carter sprinted about 20-30m to cut him off, anyone going that speed would have nailed him. and thats why it looks so bad. he did flatten him. and would of regardless of where the tackle was made. it was always going to be a huge hit. but a week ban for a head high tackle? if i was henry, i wouldnt be complaining. not because it sould be longer, but an excuse to rotate players...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sambãd5, post: 286909"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MunsterMan @ Nov 8 2009, 08:02 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=419892']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (guardian_of_the_stone_age @ Nov 8 2009, 08:28 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=419910']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> i think this sums it up. stephen jones kick to leonard was WAY worse than carters tackle. jones was dangerous and reckless. there was no real need to put a boot in to hack the ball away, and as a result leonard came away injured, whereas the tackle, there was no injury. ive seen it a few times on the news, if anyone can put it up here it would be good, but when you see the close up it looks, like gatland wanted, a penalty offence. it hit around the top of the sholders going up (off memory) which is, yes a high tackle. however if anyone saw, or remembers the long end shot, where carter sprinted about 20-30m to cut him off, anyone going that speed would have nailed him. and thats why it looks so bad. he did flatten him. and would of regardless of where the tackle was made. it was always going to be a huge hit. but a week ban for a head high tackle? if i was henry, i wouldnt be complaining. not because it sould be longer, but an excuse to rotate players... [/QUOTE]
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