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As a more general point regarding laws (here, I'm including all laws, not just rugby ones) - it sometimes happens that clearly unfair or unworkable laws are passed, usually because the legislators haven't thought things through properly. 

What invariably happens in these cases is that the laws are widely ignored, and are quietly ditched.

We'll see where we go with tackling around the legs. Either everyone will apply a stricter interpretation, leading to lots of yellow cards - or we'll go back to a more common sense position where penalties will only be awarded if the tackle seems dangerous.

BTW - no-one has answered my Q about ankle-taps - are they legal, or not? You can't wrap your arms around one leg with one hand!
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I think we are forgetting that we already gave a penalty away for a no arms tackle minutes before Pete was sent off. The ref warned our capt who should have filtered that warning through the team. The second was stupid and as we were already warned about it, deserved a yellow. It feels harsh to us as it was against us and it was a hit on Jim Williams who seems to get away with a lot.
I'm glad they are more strict on it as it is dangerous. Basically shoulder barging someone's legs and knees is going to put someone out of the game for a while.
With regards that ankle tap question, not sure the comparison as by definition you are using your hands or arms in a tackle. If you tripped them with your feet that would be different, penalty possible yellow card dependant on the situation.
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A big concern of mine though is the no arms clear out. This has the potential of causing life changing injuries. However as pointed out, it happens frequently but should be clamped down on.
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Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

I think we are forgetting that we already gave a penalty away for a no arms tackle minutes before Pete was sent off. The ref warned our capt who should have filtered that warning through the team. The second was stupid and as we were already warned about it, deserved a yellow. It feels harsh to us as it was against us and it was a hit on Jim Williams who seems to get away with a lot.
I'm glad they are more strict on it as it is dangerous. Basically shoulder barging someone's legs and knees is going to put someone out of the game for a while.
With regards that ankle tap question, not sure the comparison as by definition you are using your hands or arms in a tackle. If you tripped them with your feet that would be different, penalty possible yellow card dependant on the situation.

1. I agree that Pete was stupid to do something that had just been penalised by the ref when someone else did it.

2. I didn't think Pete's tackle (or any similar tackle) was likely to injure Williams, and think he was more likely to hurt himself. I haven't seen any evidence that tackles of this sort have caused injuries - as opposed to spear tackles or the clearly dangerous 'neck twist'. 

3. I hold to my point - if this sort of tackle hasn't been penalised for 55 years or more, why start now?
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Shoulder charges have always been penalised. The last 8 years or so has seen the development of effective chop tackle. Chop tackles are great where arms are used. What you have started to see the last couple of years especially, is the player not even making an attempt to use the arms. I think jake ball was pinged for this type of tackle for Wales last year. With regards injuries, I think it's quite clear. As an attacker, if you are shoulder barged to the knee area and your studs are locked in, you can say goodbye to your ligaments. I know this has happened. This can happen also in a legal chop tackle, however you can add a lot more force and weight to a hit if you don't use your arms.
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Originally posted by Havard Fan Havard Fan wrote:

Shoulder charges have always been penalised. The last 8 years or so has seen the development of effective chop tackle. Chop tackles are great where arms are used. What you have started to see the last couple of years especially, is the player not even making an attempt to use the arms. I think jake ball was pinged for this type of tackle for Wales last year. With regards injuries, I think it's quite clear. As an attacker, if you are shoulder barged to the knee area and your studs are locked in, you can say goodbye to your ligaments. I know this has happened. This can happen also in a legal chop tackle, however you can add a lot more force and weight to a hit if you don't use your arms.

You could not be more wrong. Have you ever seen the classic JPR smash on French wing Gourdon, just as he was preparing to dive over in the corner? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXY6Wfk0Vyg

There was also the famous tackle by Haydn Mainwaring on Avril Malan, which knocked the Springbok captain cold and in no small way led to the Barbarian's defeat of the previously unbeaten tourists: 
"The tackle against South Africa, 1961: Swansea full-back Haydn Mainwaring was the last hope as Springbok Avril Malan charged for the line. No bother, Mainwaring took him out with the most perfectly timed shoulder charge - "like a comet burying itself into earth", reported The Sunday Times.

So I have to assume that you are (relatively) young. The shoulder body check was not banned for very many years after I started watching and playing rugby - and I, for one, used to thoroughly enjoy using it!Thumbs Up

As for Meat's tackle - it was to the shins, not the knee - and as it was head-on, a knee in the shoulder would far more likely dislocate the shoulder than damage the knee. Knees are vulnerable to side tackles or to twists when players are caught in rucks/mauls - see Webb's recent injury.

There is no way to make rugby or any other sport 100% safe. Refs need to judge whether the tackles were risky or not. I happen to disagree with that particular ref, on that occasion anyway.


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I've seen at least 5 or 6 of these no arms chop tackles now since the Ulster game. None have been penalised, let alone yellow carded.

This one was by an all black. Using his head. On his own try line.

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Plus the Romanian replacement scrum half looked to have nutted a Canadian who came in at the side of the maul that lead to their last try. The panellists chatted about it afterwards and said had it been spotted, it could've been a red card plus probably prevented Canada losing.
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JP Doyle's just given one. And a penalty try. That's more like it.
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At last.

JP Doyle rides to the rescue and enforces the law.

Wonder if Fiji will pay attention to that?
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From games this weekend : One of these is penalised. One is not. Can you refs tell me why? Thanks.



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Because it's a stupid law in the first place?

Not clear how much contact is made in the first tackle - looks more like an ankle-tap. I did ask a while ago if these were also banned, as they are clearly 'no-arm' tackles. Don't think I got an answer.


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Originally posted by aber-fan aber-fan wrote:

Because it's a stupid law in the first place?

Not clear how much contact is made in the first tackle - looks more like an ankle-tap. I did ask a while ago if these were also banned, as they are clearly 'no-arm' tackles. Don't think I got an answer.

If you're referring to an "ankle tap" then I have commented on this before on a number of times. An "ankle tap" is NOT  a tackle as invariably the ball carrier is not held and brought to ground as defined in Law. (See below) In rugby the hand is included in "the arm" but the shoulder is not !

"A tackle occurs when the ball carrier is held by one or more opponents and is brought to ground.

A ball carrier who is not held is not a tackled player and a tackle has not taken place.

Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and bring that player to ground, and who also go to ground, are known as tacklers.

Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and do not go to ground are not tacklers.

15.3 Brought to the ground defined

(a)

If the ball carrier has one knee or both knees on the ground, that player has been ‘brought to ground’.

(b)

If the ball carrier is sitting on the ground, or on top of another player on the ground the ball carrier has been ‘brought to ground’.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote aber-fan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 November 2015 at 3:03pm
Originally posted by scarletman scarletman wrote:

Originally posted by aber-fan aber-fan wrote:

Because it's a stupid law in the first place?

Not clear how much contact is made in the first tackle - looks more like an ankle-tap. I did ask a while ago if these were also banned, as they are clearly 'no-arm' tackles. Don't think I got an answer.

If you're referring to an "ankle tap" then I have commented on this before on a number of times. An "ankle tap" is NOT  a tackle as invariably the ball carrier is not held and brought to ground as defined in Law. (See below) In rugby the hand is included in "the arm" but the shoulder is not !

"A tackle occurs when the ball carrier is held by one or more opponents and is brought to ground.

A ball carrier who is not held is not a tackled player and a tackle has not taken place.

Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and bring that player to ground, and who also go to ground, are known as tacklers.

Opposition players who hold the ball carrier and do not go to ground are not tacklers.

15.3 Brought to the ground defined

(a)

If the ball carrier has one knee or both knees on the ground, that player has been ‘brought to ground’.

(b)

If the ball carrier is sitting on the ground, or on top of another player on the ground the ball carrier has been ‘brought to ground’.

http://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=15&language=EN


Thanks for that.

Presumably, then, a no-arm chop tackle is NOT a tackle under the laws. So how can refs justify penalising players for "not using their arms in a tackle" - if it isn't a tackle in the first place?

(I really am sorry about this, but the laws need to be clearer IMHO. We'll be in "How many angels can dance on a pinhead" territory soon!)

Seems to me the 'dangerousness' of a tackle (or non-tackle) should be the important thing, but I readily admit that drafting laws is a difficult and thankless task... which is why some 'legal' tackles result in nasty injuries, and some 'illegal' ones do not in any way risk the limbs of the 'tackled' player, but get penalised anyway...
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Originally posted by KID A KID A wrote:

From games this weekend : One of these is penalised. One is not. Can you refs tell me why? Thanks.



 
In the top one, Williams attempts to avoid the tackle by jumping sideways and the Sarries player does, sort of, move his left arm forward immediately prior to contact. So perhaps that should not be penalised These do not apply in the second one but the "tackler" gets kneed in the head for his sins.
But I am not a referee.... And I see that the referees have not answered the point that a no-arms "tackle" is not a tackle.
 
 
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