Saturday, December 31, 2011
Nick Abendanon crunches Lee Dickson then gets smashed by George Pisi
Another fantastic rugby year has come and passed as we now look forward to 2012, which has many big things in store for loyal Rugbydump followers. For now though let's end 2011 with two big hits from a few days back in the Aviva Premiership.
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Back to this clip, and it features Bath's Nick Abendanon smashing Lee Dickson as Saints attempted a move off the back of the scrum a few days back. The impact was massive and might have been called a shoulder by some cynics, despite it looking okay to the officials. Dickson unfortunately appeared to bite his tongue, which would not have been the most pleasant thing to experience while getting smashed to the floor.
George Pisi got a bit of revenge a few minutes later though, as he flew at Abendandon in another crunching hit. The Bath fullback has a bit of a history with Samoans actually, so make sure you check out the related posts below which include a few huge tackles on the poor guy.
We'd like to wish you a very Happy New Year. Stay safe and have a brilliant 2012!
Posted at 4:14 pm | 25 comments
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cheyanqui December 31, 2011 8:05 pm
johndoe December 31, 2011 8:25 pm
johndoe December 31, 2011 8:26 pm
Sankeor January 01, 2012 7:48 pm
benders December 31, 2011 9:28 pm
BestHookerInTown January 01, 2012 2:00 pm
UHtiger January 01, 2012 7:57 am
filth January 01, 2012 3:11 pm
Anyone who says that tackle was illegal is incredibly stupid. Perfect tackle. Rugby is a contact sport get over it!
Alan January 01, 2012 3:25 pm
johndoe January 01, 2012 5:48 pm
Sankeor January 01, 2012 7:57 pm
It's not about deserving or whatever, but if you want to be fair it's a yellow for both Abendanon and Pisi : absolutely not atempt to wrap the arms around the oponent.
I agree it's spectacular but they are not playing bumper cars.
cormac January 01, 2012 8:54 pm
Sankeor January 02, 2012 3:19 pm
You should also learn union rules and watch less american football and more rugby.
Colombes January 02, 2012 12:35 pm
on pisi one, it's clearly a revenge with a shoulder
i bet that in the future, it will be more and more difficult to watch and appreciate perfect tackle as the rugby league begins to influence this part of the XV game
UHtiger January 03, 2012 12:08 am
r3ck32 January 03, 2012 12:58 am
ollie January 03, 2012 1:06 pm
ollie January 03, 2012 1:06 pm
filth January 04, 2012 1:41 pm
Canadian content January 05, 2012 9:01 am
On another note I hope Dickson gets a run in the 6 nations. He has neither the flash nor flair of care or young and he is considerably slower and less physically talented than both, yet his team continues to win and he is always tenacious and aggressive and delivers a good ball.
Canadian content January 05, 2012 9:08 am
If you wish to watch a sport where there is little regard for the participants (and the easily influenced young spectators who will try to emulate their heroes) may I suggest cock fighting?
filth January 05, 2012 10:55 am
Hey, did the referee penalize that tackle? I think not. And as rugby players are getting bigger, stronger and faster, and then shouldn’t they be able to take a big hit and get up from it? You’re obviously confused as I stated that there was nothing wrong with that tackle. I never mentioned anything about high tackles. That tackle didn’t go anywhere near the head and you could quite easily get a concussion from cleaning out an opposing player at ruck time, or anywhere else on the rugby pitch.
Sankeor January 06, 2012 4:07 am
I guess I've been considering the question when I was a kid, for at least 10 seconds maybe... yeah, really a big deal...
But dude have you ever wondered why a whale dies out of the sea on its own weight ? Why 70kg weight lifters can lift nearly 3 times their own weight but 100kg weight lifters cannot ? Why 130kg am. football players wear pads all over them and still get injured very badly ? Really, I can easily go on with this list...
We are all made of flesh and bones, even guys weighing 120kg. Getting bigger and faster does not protect you.
And by the way, mass x velocity = momentum, that is real life.
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