Rugby Australia to lower legal tackle height

[innsaneink]

Rugby Australia has announced it will introduce a two-year trial to lower the legal tackle height from below the shoulders to below the sternum across the community game from February next year.

The change in the law will apply to all competitions below Super Rugby level and will commence on or after February 10 until the end of 2025, encompassing all premier grades, school competitions, and pathway competitions............

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‘In the best interests of the game’: Rugby Australia to lower legal tackle height

The governing body will begin a two-year trial to lower the legal tackle height to below the sternum for competitions below Super Rugby level from February.

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It was encouraged when I was a kid... It's how we were taught

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Well they have to do something to make that game interesting.

 

[Leck]

Well they have to do something to make that game interesting.

Back to the future. I don’t dislike this, it keeps players safe and rewards good defence.

 

[Kaito]

Rugby Australia has announced it will introduce a two-year trial to lower the legal tackle height from below the shoulders to below the sternum across the community game from February next year.

The change in the law will apply to all competitions below Super Rugby level and will commence on or after February 10 until the end of 2025, encompassing all premier grades, school competitions, and pathway competitions............

Read more....

‘In the best interests of the game’: Rugby Australia to lower legal tackle height

The governing body will begin a two-year trial to lower the legal tackle height to below the sternum for competitions below Super Rugby level from February.

www.google.com

It was encouraged when I was a kid... It's how we were taught

Right in the bread basket/advertising space
Ink lol. Not a fan tbh, we grew up rucking
opponents laying on the wrong side of the
ruck, now you get a red card for accidental
head clashes. Rugbys lost so many fans
over the years...Game is so slow now too

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Right in the bread basket/advertising space
Ink lol. Not a fan tbh, we grew up rucking
opponents laying on the wrong side of the
ruck, now you get a red card for accidental
head clashes. Rugbys lost so many fans
over the years...Game is so slow now too

it was good when it was running rugby before professional era, shocking game now

 

[Kaito]

it was good when it was running rugby before professional era, shocking game now

I agree JT %100 still love the game bro

 

[Asu Kepaoa's #1 Fan]

it was good when it was running rugby before professional era, shocking game now

Great game to play though. Don't need to do too much cardio as the game stops every 30 seconds for a scrum anyway.

 

[jirskyr]

How are you going to consistently tackle below the sternum and never above? That's also right at the height that the fend comes into play so you are going to get a lot more players putting their heads where the bumpers come up.

Sounds like a silly and difficult rule to placate. I thought there were enough penalties in rugby already.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I agree JT %100 still love the game bro

I don't watch much now used to like Campo back in the day.
Played lower grades for Eastwood I found it much easier to play than league

 

[GNR4LIFE]

As much as the game bores me to tears, it did provide one of the best set plays that lead to a try that I’ve ever seen

 

[diedpretty]

so i'm guessing tackles like this are OK.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851738822301660

 

[jadtiger]

Good game to play when i was young but a horrible borefest to watch these days.As soon as referees became more important than players the game died

 

[tiger_one]

Good game to play when i was young but a horrible borefest to watch these days.As soon as referees became more important than players the game died

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Asu Kepaoa's #1 Fan]

As much as the game bores me to tears, it did provide one of the best set plays that lead to a try that I’ve ever seen

That All Blacks team is one of the greatest teams in any sport ever. They had a win rate over 90%. It was a travesty that they never won a world cup. It's amazing that Australia actually used to beat them back then.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

so i'm guessing tackles like this are OK.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=851738822301660

That’s one of the greatest hits ever. Courtesy of a hospital pass

 

[happy_tiger]

Well they lowered the actual tackle completion efficiency % expectations .....might as well fall off the chest as well .....

 

[Spartan117]

This is a contact Sport right???

Great stuff Rugby, You will be dead well and truly soon

 

[oldprop]

I don't watch much now used to like Campo back in the day.
Played lower grades for Eastwood I found it much easier to play than league

Hi Jedi, also played lower grades for Eastwood and as you say a much easier game to play.

 

[Kaito]

Hi Jedi, also played lower grades for Eastwood and as you say a much easier game to play.

U woodies should have come 2 West Harbour

 

[innsaneink]

My son played a lot of league at TG Milner

It's funny... I too played union at school and.enjoyednit.more than league... I was in the B team for our year and won the comp a couple times probably why I enjoyed it more... My league team was on a par with WTs