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Tackle height lowered in community game by RFU.
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<blockquote data-quote="Lancashire Nick" data-source="post: 1117357" data-attributes="member: 73890"><p>Glad that the RFU have had to backtrack on this.</p><p></p><p>Yes, the tackle height needs to come down to prevent head on head clashes, but tackling below the waist leads to head on hips and knees clashes. 70% of concussions and head injuries are suffered by the tackler, so it's a myth that the ball carrier getting tackled at head height is all that the law makers have to worry about. We need to encourage tackling between the nipples and waist, as this is the soft area (always remembering that the head of the tackler is usually several inches above the shoulder); and to try to remove head on head clashes.</p><p></p><p>The law makers also have to remember, that it's clashes at high speed, when both parties have run a few yards that are the real danger, and not get wrapped up in stopping defenders tackling the Scrum Half when performing a "pick and go" from 1 yard out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lancashire Nick, post: 1117357, member: 73890"] Glad that the RFU have had to backtrack on this. Yes, the tackle height needs to come down to prevent head on head clashes, but tackling below the waist leads to head on hips and knees clashes. 70% of concussions and head injuries are suffered by the tackler, so it's a myth that the ball carrier getting tackled at head height is all that the law makers have to worry about. We need to encourage tackling between the nipples and waist, as this is the soft area (always remembering that the head of the tackler is usually several inches above the shoulder); and to try to remove head on head clashes. The law makers also have to remember, that it's clashes at high speed, when both parties have run a few yards that are the real danger, and not get wrapped up in stopping defenders tackling the Scrum Half when performing a "pick and go" from 1 yard out. [/QUOTE]
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