Clan v Waratahs 22/05/22 at Forsyth Barr

[waiopehu oldboy]

stuff.co.nz reports that Gilbert's tip tackle has been deemed Mid-range by the judiciary. Entry point is 10 weeks so even with a clean record (which he has) & an early guilty plea he's looking at five weeks, or four if he goes to tackle school. Either way he's gone for the season which seems reasonable.

Stuff

www.stuff.co.nz

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

I think that's reasonable

 

[Derpus]

Damn, what do you have to do to get high range? Full decapitation..

 

[Braveheart81]

Damn, what do you have to do to get high range? Full decapitation..

A spear tackle rather than just dropping them on their head.

 

[cyclopath]

A spear tackle rather than just dropping them on their head.

Fairly silly to differentiate the two. Biomechanics experts would have a tough time proving the vectors of force with either are substantially different enough to mitigate any risk. Landing predominantly on your shoulder with just enough distraction to the head can cause a brachial plexus injury, which is disastrous.
If the tackle puts a player onto head or neck, it should be high-end of the scale. End of.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Updated story says five weeks.

 

[Tomikin]

The next Wallabies #8 for the next 10 years. After WC he'll make the squad

Lol Rob Valetini is only 23... Wilson's only 21.. there's some great 8s at the moment

 

[brokendown]

you just do not grab a player's leg and lift-do not the coaches instruct this?

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Landing predominantly on your shoulder with just enough distraction to the head can cause a brachial plexus injury

You misspelt "breaky", genuious.

 

[Braveheart81]

If the tackle puts a player onto head or neck, it should be high-end of the scale. End of.

By spear tackle I mean the ones where the tackler continues to hold the player and drives them into the ground with force.

You pretty much never see them anymore. They used to happen more in rugby league. I can't find a video of one I'm thinking of that ended Jarrod McCracken's career (tackle by Stephen Kearney).

You're probably right though that those can be dealt with by the + bit at the end of the high range suspensions for extreme events warranting a specific punishment.

 

[todd4]

Just an FYI, Mungo has some other connotations beside referring to league players - particularly when you capitalise the term. Don't think it matters round here but might get you into trouble if you use it in other contexts.

Ok, just saw this in the news. This must be what you mean

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/mungo-man-mungo-lady-buried-in-secret-despite-11thhour-stay/news-story/c5ddbcccd72a28580ba3ebe53cc8f5c2

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Hopefully Afterdavid will be reduced to playing at 1st 5 at Eden Park in place of the suspended bongobrained Sam Gilbert.

The left-field halves combo the Highlanders could use against Rebels

A Super Rugby Pacific star has put forward an outlandish solution to the Highlanders as they face a shortage of first-five options this week.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ pretty sure Bryn Hall was taking the piss...

 

[Dan54]

^ pretty sure Bryn Hall was taking the piss...

For sure, he was just saying who knows after TJ played 10 for Canes, I nevergot impression he was seriously suggesting it.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

^ pretty sure Bryn Hall was taking the piss...

“It’s a pretty good idea having old Aaron Smith and Folau Fakatava as a 9 and 10 combo,” Hall said of the idea, which was initially floated by host Ross Karl.

^ pretty sure Bryn Hall was taking the piss...

.....he believes there is merit to the idea,