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Super Rugby: Blues vs. Crusaders in Auckland (01/03/2013)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 554344" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Good summary.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As I have already stated, n<span style="color: #333333">owhere in the laws does it mention you need to 'hold' the player </span><em>after </em>the tackle<em> (indeed this is a penalizable offense!). </em>There is a myth (perpetuated by commentators) that a tackled player can get up off the ground if they are "not held" <em>on the ground</em>, but this is not the case. If a tackle has been completed the tackled player must immediately release the ball. What constitutes a tackle is clearly defined too:</p><p>(Law 15): <span style="color: #0000ff">A tackle occurs when the ball-carrier is held by one or more opponents and is brought to ground.</span></p><p><span style="color: #0000ff"></span></p><p>Therefore you are completely correct in saying that when the "tackled players whole body hits the ground with a defenders hand on him" he must immediately release the ball. Indeed the ball-carriers whole body doesn't even need to hit the ground - a single knee on the ground constitutes being tackled. The only things that don't constitute a completed tackle would be if the ball-carrier bounced off the defender and hit the ground, or if the ball carrier was ankle-tapped...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 554344, member: 24910"] Good summary. As I have already stated, n[COLOR=#333333]owhere in the laws does it mention you need to 'hold' the player [/COLOR][I]after [/I]the tackle[I] (indeed this is a penalizable offense!). [/I]There is a myth (perpetuated by commentators) that a tackled player can get up off the ground if they are "not held" [I]on the ground[/I], but this is not the case. If a tackle has been completed the tackled player must immediately release the ball. What constitutes a tackle is clearly defined too: (Law 15): [COLOR=#0000ff]A tackle occurs when the ball-carrier is held by one or more opponents and is brought to ground. [/COLOR] Therefore you are completely correct in saying that when the "tackled players whole body hits the ground with a defenders hand on him" he must immediately release the ball. Indeed the ball-carriers whole body doesn't even need to hit the ground - a single knee on the ground constitutes being tackled. The only things that don't constitute a completed tackle would be if the ball-carrier bounced off the defender and hit the ground, or if the ball carrier was ankle-tapped... [/QUOTE]
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