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<blockquote data-quote="Bullitt" data-source="post: 124714"><p>Tackling in the two games is completely different due to, as someone else pointed out in a different thread, the ball carriers bodyshape when they go into contact; In league it's all about getting those vital extra metres knowing they can't just be turned over in contact so they'll be head up running full tilt, thus the 'big hits' (half of which aren't big hits at all and normally weaker then Hensons pick on Tait, but we're not getting into a slag the other game off dibate) will happen. In Union the players need to protect the ball for those vital few seconds until support arrives, ao they'll scrunch up into a cannonball shape, thus being difficult to pick up and dump. That's why they don't have so many of these "big hits".</p><p></p><p>The only reason for a lot of big hits in the Tri-Nations game yesterday was because of who was playing; NZ v SA games are always physical encounters.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bullitt, post: 124714"] Tackling in the two games is completely different due to, as someone else pointed out in a different thread, the ball carriers bodyshape when they go into contact; In league it's all about getting those vital extra metres knowing they can't just be turned over in contact so they'll be head up running full tilt, thus the 'big hits' (half of which aren't big hits at all and normally weaker then Hensons pick on Tait, but we're not getting into a slag the other game off dibate) will happen. In Union the players need to protect the ball for those vital few seconds until support arrives, ao they'll scrunch up into a cannonball shape, thus being difficult to pick up and dump. That's why they don't have so many of these "big hits". The only reason for a lot of big hits in the Tri-Nations game yesterday was because of who was playing; NZ v SA games are always physical encounters. [/QUOTE]
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