Diving to score

Zebra1922


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Sure, no problem.

Probably easier to legally tackle him, than a player who slides in from 5 metres out on a wet & slippery track.

I think the point being made is you cannot make contact with a player in the air, so if someone if mid-dive it is impossible to legally tackle them.
 

ianh5979


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I think the point being made is you cannot make contact with a player in the air, so if someone if mid-dive it is impossible to legally tackle them.

Catch him then, that's not a tackle as he is not brought to ground:tongue:
 

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Catch him then, that's not a tackle as he is not brought to ground:tongue:

This I would like to see, lets use Marler as the 'diver' and say, Jonny Sexton as the catcher.....
 

ianh5979


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This I would like to see, lets use Marler as the 'diver' and say, Jonny Sexton as the catcher.....

Props don't take a big dive to score its only the posing backs that do that:biggrin:
 
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