IRB gets tough - again

[Rawling]

The International Rugby Board has again stressed the need for compliance in the application of the laws governing the tackle and the ruck and the scrum feed.

 

[Pablo]

I look forward to the elite referees in the Autumn Internationals putting this into immediate practice and leading from the front... :chin: :=

 

[Dickie E]

saw an incident on the weekend that got me thinking.

Blue ball carrier is grabbed and stopped by Red opponent - both remain on feet (ie no tackle and no maul).

Another Blue player enters & becomes part of this group (ie forms a maul) through the RED gate. OK?

 

[chopper15]

The International Rugby Board has again stressed the need for compliance in the application of the laws governing the tackle and the ruck and the scrum feed.

As I've mentioned before, eg. Saturday's high tackle on Sackey, it appears if there's no apparent distress shown by the tackled, ref's tend to ignore it.

Should the tackle be high, is a warning instead of a card acceptable , or must it be obviously dangerous before it's carded?

There's no leeway allowed in the wording of the law, so it must be to the ref's discretion?

 

[SimonSmith]

saw an incident on the weekend that got me thinking.

Blue ball carrier is grabbed and stopped by Red opponent - both remain on feet (ie no tackle and no maul).

Another Blue player enters & becomes part of this group (ie forms a maul) through the RED gate. OK?

Of course.
No tackle = no gate.

 

[ExHookah]

There's no leeway allowed in the wording of the law, so it must be to the ref's discretion?

I think that can come into it. I tend to lean towards being very tough on high tackles because I feel it avoid the "knucklehead factor' coming into play, thereby avoiding street justice taking place.

 

[Greg Collins]

As I've mentioned before, eg. Saturday's high tackle on Sackey, it appears if there's no apparent distress shown by the tackled, ref's tend to ignore it.

Should the tackle be high, is a warning instead of a card acceptable , or must it be obviously dangerous before it's carded?

There's no leeway allowed in the wording of the law, so it must be to the ref's discretion?

a tackle can be high
a tackle can be dangerous, but not high
a tackle can be high and dangerous

we will exercise judgement on each tackle, and the standard at Paul Sackey's level of what is dangerous is likely to be a fair bit higher than at my local U15's I reckon.