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s as an arriving player at a tackle. Forward Towards the opposition’s dead-ball line. Foul play Anythin ... m tackle An illegal tackle whereby a player uses a stiff arm to strike the ball-carrier. T Tackle The method of holding a ball-carrier and bringing that player to ground. Tackle Assist A player wh ... 4. Tackled player A ball-carrier who is held and taken to ground by a tackler or tacklers. Tackle

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2026-11 Law change - Hip drop tackles

p-drop tackle: When a ball carrier… - is grasped and tackled from the side or behind,and; - the tackle ... g or attempting to tackle an opponent above the relevant sanction line while either player is in open fiel ... s to the ball carrier.  World Rugby’s Tackle Working Group heard representations abou ... y league.  The Tackle Working Group recommended explicitly banning the action in rugby unio