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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 730956" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>The beginnings of this penalty try decision started, IIRC, back in June last year, with a shoulder charge on Cornel Hendricks by Liam Williams that resulted in a match winning penalty try to South Africa. There was another one just like it in the Hurricanes v Chiefs match a couple of weeks back.</p><p></p><p>I understand that some people have sympathy for what Potgeiter was trying to do, but I don't. </p><p></p><p>Why should the fact that an opponent is getting close to the goal line become a license for defenders to use foul play to stop a try being scored, i.e. to try to make up for their own lack of defence earlier on?</p><p></p><p>There is a directive from WR to clamp down on players attacking the head of opponents. The clampdown is in line with rugby getting serious about concussion. I would even have no problem if the upper limit for high tackles was lowered from <em>"above the line of the shoulders" </em>to<em> <em>"above the line of the armpits". </em></em>We can't completely eliminate concussion from the game but we can to our best to ensure that we take action on the things we can do something about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 730956, member: 20605"] The beginnings of this penalty try decision started, IIRC, back in June last year, with a shoulder charge on Cornel Hendricks by Liam Williams that resulted in a match winning penalty try to South Africa. There was another one just like it in the Hurricanes v Chiefs match a couple of weeks back. I understand that some people have sympathy for what Potgeiter was trying to do, but I don't. Why should the fact that an opponent is getting close to the goal line become a license for defenders to use foul play to stop a try being scored, i.e. to try to make up for their own lack of defence earlier on? There is a directive from WR to clamp down on players attacking the head of opponents. The clampdown is in line with rugby getting serious about concussion. I would even have no problem if the upper limit for high tackles was lowered from [I]"above the line of the shoulders" [/I]to[I] [I]"above the line of the armpits". [/I][/I]We can't completely eliminate concussion from the game but we can to our best to ensure that we take action on the things we can do something about. [/QUOTE]
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