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The IRB has issued an amended memorandum regarding high tackles, it is reproduced here for the benefit of all referees.



DATE: 4 August 2011

[B]SUBJECT:
(i) DANGEROUS TACKLES (HIGH TACKLES) and
(ii) DANGEROUS GRASPING OF NECK AND/OR HEAD AREA OF PLAYER NOT IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL
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A lot of discussion has surrounded George Clancy and his incident with the Television Match Official (TMO) that led to New Zealand's try being over-ruled. The main questions being:

• Is the correct decision more important than following protocol?
• Why can't the TMO rule on this?
• Why wasn't the TMO a neutral Official?
• Who's fault was it?

Well first of all we will focus on what ...