Do you know why Rugby players are great tacklers? Because anything other than a form tackle is illegal. A CB flying in with their shoulder and clipping the legs out from under a TE (which happens every other play in American FB) is an auto penalty in rugby.

This forces rugby players to be amazing form tacklers.

Wish they would implement this in football...would probably eliminate a number of blow out knees and ankles.

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Posted by 4LSUinSC

South Carolina

Member since Nov 2004

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Posted on 10/5/23 at 6:14 am to SuperFanDan

I see desperate attempts to figure out what is wrong with our defense. Maybe, we need to let the whole thing play out by letting the head coach and defensive coordinator do their jobs. The AD will step in and insist on firing someone if it digresses much more. Quit being nervous Nellys.
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Posted by atltiger6487

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 10/5/23 at 8:36 am to SuperFanDan

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Do you know why Rugby players are great tacklers? Because anything other than a form tackle is illegal. A CB flying in with their shoulder and clipping the legs out from under a TE (which happens every other play in American FB) is an auto penalty in rugby.

This forces rugby players to be amazing form tacklers.

Wish they would implement this in football...would probably eliminate a number of blow out knees and ankles.

I've thought this way for years.

I cringe every time a CB goes at a receivers knees, not trying to actually tackle, but just to knock the ball carrier down.

And DBs don't try to actually break up passes, they just deliver a blow.

I wish these plays were illegal. Make defenders actually have arms out trying to make a real tackle. And require DBs to actually make a play on the ball when trying to break up a pass.

This post was edited on 10/5/23 at 8:37 am

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