Exactly this. And let's face it, would you put it past a player to purposely dip a bit knowing it's a guaranteed penalty and maybe even a red?
Obviously you're unfamiliar with a guy named Wyn Jones
You realise rugby players are still human with a sense of self-preservation? Willingly putting your head into a position where you know it will be in danger flies in the face of all natural instincts and players really are not willing to do that for the sake of milking a card. Most player when about to be tackled instinctively try to protect themselves, not open themselves up to even more harm.
Yeah obviously no one wants a head full of shoulder... the main point is though that it happens, whether it be an intentional dip or not. As a result I think the chop tackle should be more effective than ever in today's game.
Oh yeah it definitely happens, point I'm saying is no player will consciously choose to put their head in that sort of position to try to take advantage of another player being a bit high. Most ducking is an instinctive action to protect yourself too (generally as part of ducking the player will also angle themselves to try to get their arm/shoulder between the tackling player). I've never seen a player intentionally put their head in harms way outside of American football, those people are complete nutters and that comes with the perceived protection of the helmet. Apparently a fair few American football players have knocked themselves out trying to do the head charge in rugby.
