tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post7359930333420929542..comments2023-07-09T21:38:41.963+01:00Comments on TOTAL FLANKER...a rugby blog: Days of the Jackal numbered?TotalFlankerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-79758873374280160432019-04-06T11:03:18.643+01:002019-04-06T11:03:18.643+01:00I think one of the problems is that more often tha...I think one of the problems is that more often than not the jackal does not make a genuine attempt to win the ball, instead clamping himself on the ball, or even the player on the ground, to prevent released and win the penalty. Sort this out and things would improve, although I still believe that preventing players using hands after the tackle is the safest option.TotalFlankerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624839368553218464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101694739527706614.post-8082541856932058632019-04-02T22:17:33.091+01:002019-04-02T22:17:33.091+01:00I'm in two minds on this - watching SH games, ...I'm in two minds on this - watching SH games, especially in Mitre 10, when the laws as written are enforced (tackler releases, tackled player can't wriggle, can place, first and only first player on their own feet can pick ball up, once ruck called, no hands allowed)<br /><br />Result, no one contests the ball unless an obvious chance, no missiles, no hands in ruck, fast ball meaning defences are stretched.<br /><br />But - like you (I'm more 70's to 80's) when I played, you got a shoeing if you lay around the ball, and I can see scars to this day on my legs...and it made the breakdown a competition and freed up space for the backs by getting forwards out of the way<br /><br />I'd want to try the laws being enforced first.Mike on a bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07803800500688710830noreply@blogger.com