What impact will new tackle law/interpretation have?

[jezzer]

All the technique in the world and guys like Basteraud, Nadolo and all the other oversized athletes will still be very hard to bring down.

No matter how big they are if you can pin their ankles together they are going down. The bigger they are and the faster they are traveling, the harder and quicker they fall.

You do have to be a brave player with good technique of course.

As an oversized schoolboy there was always a little spindly full back who could take advantage of this physics. Having said that. Basteraud and Nandolo have a lot more experience at getting past said full backs.

Plus John some of these guys with their low CoG, huge thighs and leg-drive and natural power, they just don't conform to the "the bigger they are..." truism. To get guys like that around the ankles and take him down, it's a low % chance play. If you don't stick it, you've already let him past and he's in under the posts. That's why I say that this law change won't see wrapup tackles going out of fashion. They keep the ball in front of the defensive line.

[leinsterforever]

All the technique in the world and guys like Basteraud, Nadolo and all the other oversized athletes will still be very hard to bring down.

No matter how big they are if you can pin their ankles together they are going down. The bigger they are and the faster they are traveling, the harder and quicker they fall.

You do have to be a brave player with good technique of course.

As an oversized schoolboy there was always a little spindly full back who could take advantage of this physics. Having said that. Basteraud and Nandolo have a lot more experience at getting past said full backs.

Stringer's tackle on Lomu springs to mind

[jezzer]

All the technique in the world and guys like Basteraud, Nadolo and all the other oversized athletes will still be very hard to bring down.

No matter how big they are if you can pin their ankles together they are going down. The bigger they are and the faster they are traveling, the harder and quicker they fall.

You do have to be a brave player with good technique of course.

As an oversized schoolboy there was always a little spindly full back who could take advantage of this physics. Having said that. Basteraud and Nandolo have a lot more experience at getting past said full backs.

Stringer's tackle on Lomu springs to mind

For every one of those, Lomu broke 10 low tackles. It's a low % play against these freaks.

[Oldschoolsocks]

In fairness Lomu broke a whole load of all types of tackle.


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[ribs]

How many tackler concussions so far by going low?

[simonokeeffe]

How many tackler concussions so far by going low?

they need to keep up the edict of being harsh on nor arms/head first chop tackles