Page 3 of 3

Re: Exe vs Bris, Sandy Park, Sat Jan 8th 16.30

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 12:36 pm
by jngf
FKAS wrote:Wow Sam Simmonds is even faster than we thought. Randall is no slouch.
Too fast to play 7 for England :)

Re: Exe vs Bris, Sandy Park, Sat Jan 8th 16.30

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 1:48 pm
by Digby
Doorzetbornandbred wrote:Im pretty sure Rugby League banned the sort of tackle LCD was performing a few years ago. Rollerball or some such name they gave it, an awful lot of careers were being finished with wrecked knees.
I've long thought as well as below the armpit tackling should be made above the knees, bar the tap tackle

If you're interested in amusingly bad tackles there's a cracker from the Exeter women's game that she got a red for

(earlier in the game Blue 11 had skinned White 9 on the way for a try, though that's just so bad I think we can say it's just so bad)

Re: Exe vs Bris, Sandy Park, Sat Jan 8th 16.30

Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2021 2:27 pm
by Puja
Digby wrote:
Doorzetbornandbred wrote:Im pretty sure Rugby League banned the sort of tackle LCD was performing a few years ago. Rollerball or some such name they gave it, an awful lot of careers were being finished with wrecked knees.
I've long thought as well as below the armpit tackling should be made above the knees, bar the tap tackle

If you're interested in amusingly bad tackles there's a cracker from the Exeter women's game that she got a red for

(earlier in the game Blue 11 had skinned White 9 on the way for a try, though that's just so bad I think we can say it's just so bad)
:lol:

It's the fact that she looks bemused at the red card that really makes it.

Puja