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Rugby · Livello 2: Elementare · Sottolivello 2.3

Tackling Technique

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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 tackleFai un test

  1. The head goes to the side, never in front of the knees.

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  2. Short steps keep balance and power.

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  3. Dropping the weight finishes the tackle.

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  4. It meets the carrier head-on.

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  5. Low height keeps heads clear and gives power.

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  6. Wrapping holds the legs together.

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  7. Seeing the target keeps the head safe.

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  8. Steps, height, head and shoulder, finish.

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  9. Lower targets are safer.

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  10. Meeting the carrier face to face.

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Test 2The tackle from behindFai un test

  1. A low hold brings the carrier down safely.

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  2. Legs locked, the carrier falls.

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  3. Landing on a back can drive the head down.

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  4. A last-ditch trip from behind.

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  5. A dive at the ankle can still bring a runner down.

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  6. Cover tackles save scores.

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  7. Cover defenders chase back.

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  8. Chase, target, slide, finish.

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  9. The tap is the last resort.

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  10. Tripping the ankle from behind.

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Test 3The smother tackleFai un test

  1. Smothering stops the offload.

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  2. Arms trapped, the ball cannot be passed.

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  3. Holding the carrier up can win the ball.

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  4. High enough for the ball, below the neck.

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  5. Teamwork makes the smother work.

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  6. Upper-body tackles must stay below the neck.

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  7. Smothers kill offloading attacks.

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  8. Square, wrap, hold up, drive.

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  9. The higher the wrap, the less chance of an offload.

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  10. Trapping the ball prevents the offload.

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Test 4The chop tackleFai un test

  1. Chopping takes the legs away.

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  2. Taking the legs stops a heavy runner.

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  3. Chop and jackal is a common pairing.

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  4. No wrestling, just legs.

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  5. In front of the knees risks a knee to the head.

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  6. A tackler on the floor is out of the game.

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  7. A chop must be low to work.

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  8. Low, chop, ground, contest.

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  9. Chop low, smother high.

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  10. Low and around the legs.

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Test 5Body height and the tackle zoneFai un test

  1. Aiming low keeps heads apart.

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  2. A flat back and raised head protect the spine.

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  3. It keeps the head behind the carrier.

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  4. Knees bent keeps the head safe and the body stable.

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  5. Most head injuries come from high contact.

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  6. The shoulder makes contact, never the head.

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  7. Shoulder contact, head to the side.

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  8. Knees bent and head up is safest.

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  9. Feet, height, head, arms.

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  10. Height and head position keep tackles safe.

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Test 6Wrap and driveFai un test

  1. Wrapping holds the carrier.

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  2. Arms must wrap.

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  3. Driving pushes the carrier back.

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  4. Going back hands the defence momentum.

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  5. It stops and reverses the carrier.

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  6. Legs together, the carrier falls.

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  7. Release lets the contest continue.

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  8. Contact, wrap, drive, release.

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  9. Driving back is best.

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  10. Driving the carrier back counts as dominant.

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Test 7Release and getting back upFai un test

  1. The tackler lets go so the ball is available.

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  2. Lying in the way slows the ball.

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  3. A tackler who rises can contest.

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  4. Players on the ground cannot defend.

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  5. Two skills joined.

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  6. Lying on the ball stops play.

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  7. Rolling clear leaves the ball available.

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  8. Tackle, let go, clear, rejoin.

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  9. Back on the feet is best.

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  10. Rolling clear makes the ball available.

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Test 8Being tackle readyFai un test

  1. A ready stance lets the defender move any way.

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  2. Hands ready means arms in the tackle.

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  3. Square defenders can go either way.

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  4. Short steps prevent being stepped.

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  5. Quick resets keep the line full.

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  6. Communication stops gaps.

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  7. Hips do not lie about direction.

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  8. Stance, close, shorten, tackle.

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  9. Bent knees and hands up is ready.

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  10. Ready to move and tackle.

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Test 9The double tackleFai un test

  1. One takes the legs, one the ball.

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  2. Splitting jobs makes the tackle complete.

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  3. Whoever is closest goes first.

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  4. High double tackles are risky.

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  5. Team tackling stops powerful runners.

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  6. Both tacklers must stay in the game.

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  7. Calls decide the jobs.

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  8. Low, high, down, rejoin.

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  9. Bigger carriers need two defenders.

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  10. Low and high together.

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Test 10Tackle drillsFai un test

  1. Kneeling drills build technique safely.

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  2. Bags let players practise full contact safely.

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  3. Slow speed lets coaches check technique.

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  4. Technique first, then speed.

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  5. Small space forces safe, controlled tackles.

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  6. Carriers come from both sides.

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  7. Video shows head position and height.

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  8. Build up step by step.

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  9. Speed comes last.

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  10. Kneeling keeps it slow and safe.

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Fonti

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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