"He is doing too much. We've allowed, in the evolution of the game, to let him remain in contact with the ball and ball carrier after he leaves his feet and he stays on the ball and jumps up and rips it away.”
This has seen the game develop into a situation where teams are afraid to move the ball wide, for if the ball carrier is isolated, it inevitably leads to a turnover.
"It looks great in the one-on-one scenario, but it's actually against the law. It creates in the game a repetitive scenario where the ball carrier ends up with no rights because he can't do anything with the ball.”
"The tackler inevitability gets the penalty which philosophically goes against what we are trying to achieve. We've agreed the tackler must release everything when he goes to ground and not hold on as he gets to his feet."
