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RL refs don't routinely red-card such tackles, how come they don't have a queue of injured players lining up to sue them?
But they did, and they had a lot of injuries, and players did sue.
AFAIK, Rugby League outlawed the Spear tackle about 10 years ago after a spate of injuries, some of which forced the retirement of some international players, one of which included Jarrod McCracken
Jarrod McCracken's football career came to a premature end in Round 15 of the 2000 NRL Competition in a game against the Melbourne Storm when Storm players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai performed a dangerous spear tackle on him, inflicting a career-ending neck injury.
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McCracken later successfully sued the Melbourne Storm and the two players involved for general damages, totalling US$90,000 plus interest.
The NRL responded by introducing the Notes to the Law I mentioned earlier, and quite a number of players who continued to execute these tackles were sent off and/or got lengthy suspensions.
That we don't see a queue NOW is because they have an eight year head start on us. There hasn't been a spear tackle in NRL for a few seasons now. Clearly, the deterrent has worked!!!
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