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If the tackler would otherwise have been legal but for the action of the ball carrier, play on.
so - to clarify - the ball carrier can instigate head contact with force with impunity, and any tackler being struck in this manner might get away without a card but still "concede" a PK?
(In RFU Land) if the tackler leads with the head he is liable to penalty. Law 9.11 now says...
Players must no do anything that is reckless or dangerous to others including leading with the head, shoulder, elbow or forearm, or jumping into or over an opponent.
The bits in red are the DLV additions.
This makes it "potential" foul play to use your head as a weapon.
If you are the referee then you are the sole judge of fact and your interpretation of law is final!!The wording suggests to me that using your head as a weapon is only illegal if it is dangerous to others, not yourself