You see him mouthing off at the referee after he's sent to the bin... Utterly pathetic.
As a fullback, you've got to know how to tackle. Lifting a player, turning him over and forcing him down is a spear. Even not forcing him is still classified as dangerous. And no, you can't really claim you didn't mean to, because you are still responsible for bringing the player down SAFELY as the tackler.
Byrne hasn't got anything to defend himself with there.
@tdavies456 I know its a contact sport, I played it for 10 years before somebody speared ME. So don't talk to me about complaining about contact. I was lucky I didn't break my neck.
@mjhansford I'm not saying spear tackling isn't dangerous, but this isn't a spear tackle, donnelly lands in a perfectly safe manner and none of the players protest. Sometimes you've got to be careful what you wish for....If referee's are gonna start penalizing every tackle that looks a bit physical then the game's gonna go soft, and we're going to get players diving and rolling around on the floor like woofter soccer players, is that what you want?
That was a lifting tackle but it was not that bad I do it all the time and just get penalty
rugby1234love 3 months ago
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tdavies456 7 months ago
seen far worse than that go unpunished, so not sure how looking a bit miffed is 'mouthing off'
Thingimubob 9 months ago
You see him mouthing off at the referee after he's sent to the bin... Utterly pathetic.
As a fullback, you've got to know how to tackle. Lifting a player, turning him over and forcing him down is a spear. Even not forcing him is still classified as dangerous. And no, you can't really claim you didn't mean to, because you are still responsible for bringing the player down SAFELY as the tackler.
Byrne hasn't got anything to defend himself with there.
mjhansford 10 months ago
@mjhansford oh fuck off mate its a contact sport, go watch golf or something if you don't wanna see physicality
tdavies456 8 months ago
@tdavies456 I know its a contact sport, I played it for 10 years before somebody speared ME. So don't talk to me about complaining about contact. I was lucky I didn't break my neck.
I wasn't looking for an argument.
mjhansford 7 months ago
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@mjhansford I'm not saying spear tackling isn't dangerous, but this isn't a spear tackle, donnelly lands in a perfectly safe manner and none of the players protest. Sometimes you've got to be careful what you wish for....If referee's are gonna start penalizing every tackle that looks a bit physical then the game's gonna go soft, and we're going to get players diving and rolling around on the floor like woofter soccer players, is that what you want?
tdavies456 7 months ago