Rugby · Nivel 2: Elemental · Subnivel 2.3

Tackling Technique

10 tests · 100 datos · actualizado el 28 de octubre de 2026 · markdown

How tackles are made safely: front-on and from behind, the smother and the chop, body height and the tackle zone, wrap and drive, release, readiness, the double tackle and tackle drills.

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Test 1The front-on tackleHacer un test

The head goes to the side, never in front of the knees.
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Short steps keep balance and power.
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Dropping the weight finishes the tackle.
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It meets the carrier head-on.
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Low height keeps heads clear and gives power.
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Wrapping holds the legs together.
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Seeing the target keeps the head safe.
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Steps, height, head and shoulder, finish.
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Lower targets are safer.
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Meeting the carrier face to face.
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Test 2The tackle from behindHacer un test

A low hold brings the carrier down safely.
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Legs locked, the carrier falls.
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Landing on a back can drive the head down.
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A last-ditch trip from behind.
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A dive at the ankle can still bring a runner down.
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Cover tackles save scores.
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Cover defenders chase back.
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Chase, target, slide, finish.
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The tap is the last resort.
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Tripping the ankle from behind.
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Test 3The smother tackleHacer un test

Smothering stops the offload.
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Arms trapped, the ball cannot be passed.
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Holding the carrier up can win the ball.
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High enough for the ball, below the neck.
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Teamwork makes the smother work.
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Upper-body tackles must stay below the neck.
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Smothers kill offloading attacks.
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Square, wrap, hold up, drive.
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The higher the wrap, the less chance of an offload.
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Trapping the ball prevents the offload.
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Test 4The chop tackleHacer un test

Chopping takes the legs away.
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Taking the legs stops a heavy runner.
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Chop and jackal is a common pairing.
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No wrestling, just legs.
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In front of the knees risks a knee to the head.
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A tackler on the floor is out of the game.
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A chop must be low to work.
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Low, chop, ground, contest.
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Chop low, smother high.
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Low and around the legs.
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Test 5Body height and the tackle zoneHacer un test

Aiming low keeps heads apart.
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A flat back and raised head protect the spine.
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It keeps the head behind the carrier.
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Knees bent keeps the head safe and the body stable.
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Most head injuries come from high contact.
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The shoulder makes contact, never the head.
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Shoulder contact, head to the side.
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Knees bent and head up is safest.
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Feet, height, head, arms.
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Height and head position keep tackles safe.
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Test 6Wrap and driveHacer un test

Wrapping holds the carrier.
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Arms must wrap.
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Driving pushes the carrier back.
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Going back hands the defence momentum.
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It stops and reverses the carrier.
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Legs together, the carrier falls.
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Release lets the contest continue.
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Contact, wrap, drive, release.
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Driving back is best.
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Driving the carrier back counts as dominant.
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Test 7Release and getting back upHacer un test

The tackler lets go so the ball is available.
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Lying in the way slows the ball.
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A tackler who rises can contest.
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Players on the ground cannot defend.
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Two skills joined.
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Lying on the ball stops play.
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Rolling clear leaves the ball available.
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Tackle, let go, clear, rejoin.
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Back on the feet is best.
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Rolling clear makes the ball available.
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Test 8Being tackle readyHacer un test

A ready stance lets the defender move any way.
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Hands ready means arms in the tackle.
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Square defenders can go either way.
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Short steps prevent being stepped.
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Quick resets keep the line full.
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Communication stops gaps.
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Hips do not lie about direction.
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Stance, close, shorten, tackle.
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Bent knees and hands up is ready.
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Ready to move and tackle.
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Test 9The double tackleHacer un test

One takes the legs, one the ball.
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Splitting jobs makes the tackle complete.
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Whoever is closest goes first.
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High double tackles are risky.
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Team tackling stops powerful runners.
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Both tacklers must stay in the game.
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Calls decide the jobs.
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Low, high, down, rejoin.
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Bigger carriers need two defenders.
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Low and high together.
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Test 10Tackle drillsHacer un test

Kneeling drills build technique safely.
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Bags let players practise full contact safely.
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Slow speed lets coaches check technique.
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Technique first, then speed.
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Small space forces safe, controlled tackles.
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Carriers come from both sides.
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Video shows head position and height.
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Build up step by step.
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Speed comes last.
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Kneeling keeps it slow and safe.
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Fuentes

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

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