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Thanks for the message! It started with me putting things I made for my team and coach friends here... then thought about making them public rather than 'unlisted'. I'm all about keeping the game reasonably simple, but ambitious. Give players the tools to explore rather than scripting it (my first sport was American football, so I enjoyed getting the chance to be more free in rugby).

I think they need to double or even triple the suspension lengths. May by a controversial take, but long sanctions seem to have made tip tackles, stomping, reckless hits in the air, etc. go away.

Ah, what's that about then?

When players are tackling from behind, they are grabbing , then dropping their weight to the ground to stop the runner and occasionally and more recently players have significant ankle injuries because their legs get caught beneath them . Nfl might ban it

@@yoshirider123 Oh wow. Thanks for answering that question. I've never been comfortable doing it straight from behind where you'd land on their legs - likely to get a boot/studs in the face! - so would kind of come from the side. Or let someone else do tackle them! :D

@@RugbyGuideif nfl players were taught how to rugby tackle and if the nfl used the rules as in rugby, they would save themselves so many inuries and controversy. It can be so frustrating going from rugby to watching professional nfl players not even do basic form tackling

The whole first half of the video are “hip drop tackles” no? I think the legs getting caught underneath the tackler is mostly just an incidental thing, how are they supposed to stop a guy from gaining yards if they can’t “hip drop”?

It's so annoying, especially after they elevated 'touch judge' status to 'assistant referee', that offside isn't policed much better. I didn't watch, but are you saying they were able to read what Scotland was going to do? IMO, rugby has got far too predictable, further playing into the hands of good defence.

@@RugbyGuide SA played well, tough, clever team and they close the game down really well when they are in the lead. What SA did was when Scotland passed the ball out down the line the SA would rush up to the Scottish players about to receive the ball. So on many occasions Finn Russell had no one to pass to. Finn russell would be passing backwards to a SA player. Is this legal

@@grayjohn6332 From your description, it sounds perfectly legal. The risk of running past the passer is having that person slip in behind you, but I guess the SAs kept the line tight and Russell well-covered so he couldn't do that?

@@RugbyGuide Thanks. I don't see how it can be legal, for a SA player to be behind Finn Russell? surely that is off side?

@@grayjohn6332 If the defensive player started from an onside position (behind the last foot of the ruck) when the ball came out, there's no offside in open play until the next tackle/ruck. It's seen in those moments when someone offloads while falling to a chasing defender who runs the other way - he's not offside because the tackle hasn't been completed yet.

Remember to chop your feet to avoid sitting down. Shortening your stride will help keep your feet behind your centre of gravity. It also helps to prevent overcommitting and allowing the carrier side step the tackle too easily.

@@InceyWincey Thank you, that is also great advice to remember!

Yeah, I totally agree! I made this so long ago that I forget my stance, but suspect I mention that they're risky. So many times, players risk knocking themselves out attempting them, but I also worry that they'll break a leg / ruin a knee! Also seems rare that they wrap, smashing the shoulder in before they can even attempt to.

@@RugbyGuide yes, I agree completely - yes, you mention in the video that it’s also really dangerous for the tackler so, just dangerous all round... also not in the true spirit of rugby either... I view it as cynical, like a professional foul etc etc... this video is great btw... 👍 great tutorial for kids, or anybody for that matter, on tackling (if kids were still allowed to tackle that is 😳🙈)

Thanks a bunch! It's such a delicate thing that, I think, takes a ton of practice to work out, and against defenders who bring what your typically opponents do. Too flat, you get smashed; too deep, and you're chasing territory you already gained, with the risk of getting caught further back than where you started.

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For years, I've wanted to make a sort of rugby pilgrimage down there. Even before increased ;professionalism' in recent times, their serious amateur system was churning out exceptional players. I suspect there's a lot of well-rounded, 'old school' practices down there which are still relevant to development today.

I wondered if this video would get more traction after the RFU announcement.

Thanks a lot! I started making them for the teams I coach, and thought why not make them public? I still usually only make one to cover something we're working on, so never know when I will put together a new one, but glad you've enjoyed!

I suppose it mostly depends on whether support is on-hand. So I'm not a fan of individuals deciding to pick without knowing who's behind them. If there's a big gap / advantage, and support deems they can get there, call it! But if there's a tiny bit of congestion around the breakdown and space out wide, I tend to say go there!

Oh, I think the majority of them are a blight on the game, don't get me wrong! But I coach people who are going to the next level and it's demanded of the scrum halves. Most of what I post here is so I can share lessons with my players and friends who coach elsewhere.

I've become a huge fan of league the last two years. Removes the things that annoy me about union now, get on with running the ball / chasing kicks. My only critique as I'd rather see more offloads on the first few carries than boshes, but I gather it's part of a strategy.

Bro just say you don’t understand the game, I played both growing up so I love league but it’s basic as fuck, basically the faster version of gridiron. Rugby is heaps more tactical than league but if you haven’t played you’ll never understand.

@@baileymason2162 I played 6 years of each. Union is average in every way. From level of athlete to skills.

I seem to recall a time when Gregan got him by latching onto his sleeve and dragging him down. :)

Probably goes without saying, but everyone I've coached with a wrestling background was an incredible tackler as well. Low, strong, excellent and effortless takedowns.