Skinner and Cecillon - the tackle

Mickey 'the Munch' Skinner tackles Marc Cecillon early in the second half of the 1991 RWC quarter final in Paris, a game of considerable tension and not a little confrontation. England had set out with the intention of roughing up the French to put them off their game, and it worked. Brian Moore's most memorable game - according to his autobiography.

As if the tackle wasn't enough, I like the way the England front row hit the ensuing ruck as a unit and clear out the entire French pack.

See also,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/international/england/2323081/Whe...

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• skinner
• cecillon
• 1991
• rugby
• world
• cup
• england
• france
• rwc
• paris

[030view]

@xpat73; not to mention Eric Champ and Serge Blanco both punching Heslop and knocking him out....and the England pack targetting Blanco and shoeing him...... could/would never happen today (and probably shouldn't).

[georgelooney53]

What happened to that brilliant blindside stop by skinner on st andre when he picked him up,carried him ten yards,dumped him into touch?can anyone upload?

[zisssssou]

@77kraxx bishop was a terrible and biased ref. but in a certain way, he wasn't helped by the 2 sides. dubroca was sacked after the match because of an agression attempt on the ref, 2 frenchies were sent off, and of course every english cheapshoters weren't sanctionned ;)

[77kraxx]

bishop was a fucking bad referee during this game

[midianholic]

Cecillon is a murderer.

[xpat73]

@superjb64 In those days it was legal for flankers to break from the scrum early, as long as they retreated onside behind the No8's feet (or the try line). They have changed the law since then so that you cannot slip your bind like that.....Cecillion should have gone left not right...

[chanctonbury63]

Surprising that Cecillon dint take out his revolver and put a bullet in Skinners head. Thats what he did to his wife years later.

[chanctonbury63]

@zisssssou Daniel Dubroca the French coach caught up with the ref in the tunnel after the game and pinned him up against the wall by his neck. He was not unsurprisingly sacked for that!

[superjb64]

What a Shame, 2 big fault in 2min, the kick in the face and look the flankers are totaly out of the scrum, easy to tacle Cecillon on this way..

[xpat73]

Today Winterbottom would have been cited and missed the semi and final. Skinner would have been cited for a "dangerous tackle" and banned for life. ;)