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  • Tackle

    Wayne Barnes, Dave Pearson & the red card that turned yellow 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 07-02-12 14:02  Number of Views: 20536 
    1. Categories:
    2. Tackle,
    3. Foul play,
    4. International Rugby,
    5. Six Nations

    All the Welsh must have had their hearts in their mouth, 65 minutes into a cracking game of rugby and Bradley Davies not only performs a tip tackle much worse than that of his captain at the world cup, but off the ball too, he was reacting to a shoulder charge on Adam Jones by Donnacha Ryan.

    Thanks to Alain Rolland's ...
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    Another Spear Tackle - Another Red Card 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 21-11-11 03:11     Number of Views: 8195 
    1. Categories:
    2. Tackle,
    3. Foul play,
    4. Laws,
    5. Referee excellence

    When will players learn?

    For some referees Alain Rolland has done more to promote the un-acceptance of the tip/spear tackle within our game than what the iRB has managed to do in 4 years of memo writing.

    In this weeks Heineken ...
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    The Dynamics of a Tip-Tackle 

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    Ian_Cook
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    Published on 28-10-11 00:10     Number of Views: 22524 
    1. Categories:
    2. Tackle,
    3. General play,
    4. Foul play,
    5. Rugby World Cup,
    6. RugbyRefs.com,
    7. Laws,
    8. Referee excellence,
    9. Referee

    The Dynamics of a Tip Tackle

    With the recent sending off of a player in a high profile Rugby World Cup play-off match, the Dangerous Tip Tackle has become a focus of much of the rugby public, and the seemingly heretofore unknown "Spear Tackle Memorandum" has received its greatest public airing since it was first promulgated by the IRB in June 2009.

    If you look through ALL of these better known examples of sanctioned tip tackles, in every case, you can clearly identify each of what I call the five "tells" of a tip-tackle.

    The tackler
    ► Comes to a stop
    ► Grasps the ball carrier below the hips
    ► Lifts him straight upwards ...
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    RWC Referee Stats & Trends 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 22-09-11 06:09     Number of Views: 17136 
    1. Categories:
    2. Scrum,
    3. Tackle,
    4. General play,
    5. Rugby World Cup,
    6. RugbyRefs.com,
    7. Referee excellence,
    8. Referee
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    Here is a nice little chart to show how our refs are doing in certain areas, up to the end of round 2.



    So what does this ...
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    All blacks hold Referees to their word 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 07-09-11 13:09     Number of Views: 5756 
    1. Categories:
    2. Scrum,
    3. Maul,
    4. Tackle,
    5. Foul play,
    6. Rugby World Cup,
    7. New Zealand,
    8. Laws,
    9. Referee excellence,
    10. Referee

    The tackle area remains top of their concerns but the All Blacks are quietly confident that if the World Cup referees prove as good as their word, the tournament can be a rugby spectacle to behold.

    New Zealand forward coach Steve Hansen ...
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    5 referee points to be maintained for RWC 2011 

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    Robert Burns
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    Published on 02-09-11 10:09     Number of Views: 7877 
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    3. Maul,
    4. Tackle,
    5. Foul play,
    6. Rugby World Cup,
    7. Laws,
    8. Referee

    Main text from SAReferees.co.za http://www.sareferees.co.za/news/ref_news/2781064.htm

    The International Rugby Board's refereeing boss has again emphasised the application of five
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    Memo Dangerous Tackles - August 2011 

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    Phil E
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    Published on 24-08-11 01:08     Number of Views: 9931 
    1. Categories:
    2. Ruck,
    3. Tackle,
    4. General play,
    5. Foul play,
    6. International Rugby,
    7. Grassroots Rugby,
    8. Laws
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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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    NOTE:
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