Contact Above the Armpit

[archiekeith]

Why not just keep the rules as they are and make skull caps mandatory

Surely the subject above can't be right. A tackle " above the armpit " ? That 's absurd it suggests that a once legal shoulder charge would be illegal!? Mandatory skullcaps wouldn't change anything. Would it? What's wrong with a generalised rule that Any tackle adjudged to be dangerous by a Ref to be illegal subject to sppeal

[Mike]

Why not just keep the rules as they are and make skull caps mandatory

Surely the subject above can't be right. A tackle " above the armpit " ? That 's absurd it suggests that a once legal shoulder charge would be illegal!? Mandatory skullcaps wouldn't change anything. Would it? What's wrong with a generalised rule that Any tackle adjudged to be dangerous by a Ref to be illegal subject to sppeal

Shoulder charges have been illegal for ages.

[Mike]

People complaining that this season will be a right off know that it not happening this year right?

[Ipinwigan]

To see how confusing the legal and proposed illegal tackles are, watch the RFL video which shows examples.
The last "illegal" tackle example is a complete joke.
If this is illegal, the future is bleak.
https://youtu.be/Rncx7-cn_Yc

[archiekeith]

Why not just keep the rules as they are and make skull caps mandatory

Surely the subject above can't be right. A tackle " above the armpit " ? That 's absurd it suggests that a once legal shoulder charge would be illegal!? Mandatory skullcaps wouldn't change anything. Would it? What's wrong with a generalised rule that Any tackle adjudged to be dangerous by a Ref to be illegal subject to sppeal

Shoulder charges have been illegal for ages.

I stand corrected. I thought that two opposing players running parallel could shoulder charge when trying to retrieve a loose ball

[Raging Penguin]

To see how confusing the legal and proposed illegal tackles are, watch the RFL video which shows examples.
The last "illegal" tackle example is a complete joke.
If this is illegal, the future is bleak.
https://youtu.be/Rncx7-cn_Yc

This video is a demonstration of this ridiculous adjustment, every tackle was fine, and the scripted dialogue was equally ridiculous, or charitably presumptuous.

(there was however direct contact with the head from one of the women's games in the clip that nothing was mentioned, which further increases the absurdity)

[Mike]

Surely the subject above can't be right. A tackle " above the armpit " ? That 's absurd it suggests that a once legal shoulder charge would be illegal!? Mandatory skullcaps wouldn't change anything. Would it? What's wrong with a generalised rule that Any tackle adjudged to be dangerous by a Ref to be illegal subject to sppeal

Shoulder charges have been illegal for ages.

I stand corrected. I thought that two opposing players running parallel could shoulder charge when trying to retrieve a loose ball

You can do that, but you can't shoulder charge a player with the ball in an attempt to tackle them. It's been illegal for a good few years for the same reason as these changes - too high risk of injury. You have to make an attempt to wrap your arms around the player otherwise it's a pen and probably a sin bin.

We'll get used to all this, it will just take a period of adjustment.

[archiekeith]

Looks like an apology I'll accept it as one

[Ipinwigan]

Latest player to post his objection to the implementation of the below armpit tackle, is Jackson Hastings, he like me says that it might as well be touch rugby, if they go ahead with the changes.

[Raging Penguin]

https://chng.it/c2rGvgJ2t7

Its an avenue of objection at least