Ridiculous decision.
Both arms wrapped, simultaneous contact with the TOP of the shoulder (NOT the point). That is a perfectly executed crash-tackle, exactly the way players are coached to tackle.
I wonder what the game is coming to when a textbook, totally legal tackle is not only penalised, its yellow carded as well.
A fair bit of leading with shoulder and head to head.
In fairness whichever way ref and TMO went someone would counter the other argument.
I have no issues with decision or if had been back for knock on,pure interpretation by match officials which we should except.
NB reffed today.
You show me a player who tackles ferociously with only his arms (NO shoulder contact), and I'll show you a player who, at some point in time very soon, is certainly going to break an arm. Take a look at the way Raymond Rhule tried to tackle Liam Squire (3 times) in last night's test. He's bloody lucky he didnl't get an arm broken
Tackling in rugby requires the use of the
top of the shoulder with the arms out in a position to wrap, and where the
point of the shoulder is not presented to the opponent. This differs from the shoulder charge (SBW style) where the point of the shoulder impacts the opponent.
When a player presents the "point" of his shoulder, which he does by tucking his leading arm in and turning his body almost side on, and then and runs into an opponent point-first, there is very little "give"; the shoulder is braced laterally with the weight of the whole torso which transfers through the point into the opponent, with force. However, when a player has their arms out in front like this guy does, there is no "point" on the shoulder. That part which was the point is now on the top of the arm. There is a lot more "give", i.e. the tackler takes a much larger share of the impact force, and (depending on which shoulder he uses) he takes it down the whole right or left side of his torso, through the clavicle. This is why the point of the shoulder is dangerous, while the top of the shoulder (with arms out) is not.
