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Best Ever Tackles

Gregan on Wilson for sure. I think it was in 95.

Otherwise, I remembered there was good tackling action during RWC 03's England-Samoa. Samonas were like killers on the pitch. Awesome!
 
I have a vague memory of Kennedy Tsimba being tackled so hard he lost his two front teeth. Don't remember who it was that tackled him though.
 
Nathan Grey on O'Driscoll the last time the Lions were in Australia, Gregan on Wilson or Lima on whichever South African it was in the 2003 WC.

And for a little league representation, Sattler on Todd Byrne in the 2003 GF. Not the best, but always jumps to mind because of the importance.
 
BRIAN LIMA hands down!!..

youtube his name.

below is one of my all time tackle, Samoa vs Fiji. watch lima pull up a massive hit on a fiji forward.

Player stats
Full name Brian Pala Lima
Date of birth January 25, 1972 (1972-01-25) (age 36)
Place of birth Apia, Samoa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Nickname The Chiropractor
Position: Center

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9UCqhtOhoE...feature=related
 
There was a Wallabies v Wales test at Cardiff Arms Park back in 1992 which had a series of exceptional tackles - I think I remember the tagline of "The Magnificent Seven" being used to describe them, all in a row.

Willie Ofahengaue did some great tackles in his career, including one against Uli Schmidt back in 1992 again. Folded him in half!
 
BRIAN LIMA on Derick Hougaard. It ended nearly ended his rugby career.
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Seconded. Let's see that again:


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by 'best' do we mean biggest or game changing?

John Eales getting across to tip a flying John Kirwan into touch to save the Beldisloe cup match back god knows when. was it his debut? 92, 93? I dunno, I just remember being really ****** off!
 
JPR on the French winger in '76. Similarly and more recently Hernandez v Tuilagi @ Welford Road 2007.
 
Gregan on Wilson was incredible.Heard many people talk about the tackle yet never got a chance to watch it. When I saw it on rugbydump, I realised why so many people have been talking about it. Jeff Wilson should have scored that, but thanks for a fantastic tackle from Gregan he did not.
 


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