@lukeybcfc I think he was banned for the "spearing" not the lateness of the hit. I do agree that it was late...it probably would've warranted an advantage to the other team (for the late hit), had he not speared Horwill. But, he got slapped for the spearing, mainly. The lateness. Unless I haven't read up on the subject. News from down under is hard to come by in my neck of the woods (US). I'm sure at the next Wallabies reunion, this was probably an item of discussion....
@HeadCamTv the rule roughly states that if a player is lifted above the horizontal position and thrown or driven into the ground with malicious intent, there situation should be assessed and the referee may penalise however he deems necessary. Eg. so he he lifted back like this / if he is turned horizontal it is still fine -- but if he goes head first like this \ it is against the rules and serious injury may occur. This is fine / -- This is not / -- \
@Ammonisthebest - for not having much in the way of graphics to work with, that was a great explanation. Even this yank understood. (And, I can be pretty dense, on occassion...) Thanks.
it was a spear tackle, doesnt matter about the intent in it. i think james o'connor is an amazing player, but that tackle was clearly dangerous. nothing to argue about here, the guy could easy break his neck etc.
it's still pretty dangerous - it's even more dangerous for professional rugby players with huge masses because of the extra weight/force they would put on their neck when the land. Most people here thrown on there neck wouldn't be as dangerous as a pro rugby player being thrown due to sheer weight difference
@lukeybcfc I think he was banned for the "spearing" not the lateness of the hit. I do agree that it was late...it probably would've warranted an advantage to the other team (for the late hit), had he not speared Horwill. But, he got slapped for the spearing, mainly. The lateness. Unless I haven't read up on the subject. News from down under is hard to come by in my neck of the woods (US).
I'm sure at the next Wallabies reunion, this was probably an item of discussion....
@HeadCamTv the rule roughly states that if a player is lifted above the horizontal position and thrown or driven into the ground with malicious intent, there situation should be assessed and the referee may penalise however he deems necessary.
Eg. so he he lifted back like this / if he is turned horizontal it is still fine -- but if he goes head first like this \ it is against the rules and serious injury may occur.
This is fine / -- This is not / -- \
if james horwill didnt weigh as much, it would have been ugly, look how o'connor lifts and tries to drop with intent.
@Ammonisthebest - for not having much in the way of graphics to work with, that was a great explanation. Even this yank understood. (And, I can be pretty dense, on occassion...) Thanks.
@Ammonisthebest sry bout the diagrams anyway, it hard with a keyboard, hope it helped
no difference between this and the tana,mealamu spear on o driscoll , illegal
haha F*CK!! You could hear the sound of James hitting the ground so well
@Ammonisthebest What's the rule about the "horizontal"?
it was above the horizontal, cant argue with the rules
they are both team mates man!
we were beating the reds? aw shit yeah
Australia will def win the world cup
great try, one of the best!
Digby is not impressed.
it was a spear tackle, doesnt matter about the intent in it. i think james o'connor is an amazing player, but that tackle was clearly dangerous. nothing to argue about here, the guy could easy break his neck etc.
it's still pretty dangerous - it's even more dangerous for professional rugby players with huge masses because of the extra weight/force they would put on their neck when the land. Most people here thrown on there neck wouldn't be as dangerous as a pro rugby player being thrown due to sheer weight difference
meh