Posts in Big Hits & Dirty Play
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Namibian Jacques Burger's big hit on Fijian Akapusi Qera
Gloucester hosted Saracens in the Aviva Premiership on the weekend for what was one of those games jampacked with incident. Scuffles, great play, tweeting insults, and of course, some great hits. This one from Jacques Burger stood out as the best of them. MORE »
Friday, October 21, 2011
Shane Williams flipped in huge double hit vs the Wallabies
The Wallabies grabbed a bronze medal in the Third Place Playoff at Eden Park earlier as they beat Wales 21-18. The game started out at high intensity, as you can see in the below clip, but a few injuries disrupted it's rhthym and the spectacle died somewhat. MORE »
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Radike Samo's big hit on Bryan Habana in RWC Quarter Final
Sunday's epic quarter final between the Springboks and the Wallabies won't be forgotten in a hurry, as there was plenty to talk about. The performances of Bryce Lawrence and David Pocock are two such things. There was also the Boks' inability to take their opportunities, and then of course the massive defence from the Australians. MORE »
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Chris Hala'ufia banned for seven weeks for dangerous tackle on Olly Morgan
London Irish number eight Chris Hala'Ufia has been suspended from rugby for seven weeks following a dangerous tackle on Olly Morgan during the Aviva Premiership match between the Exiles and Gloucester at Kingsholm. MORE »
Monday, October 10, 2011
James Horwill & Bismarck Du Plessis slaps
Quick exchange of flat hand slaps between James Horwill and Bismarck Du Plessis during the Wallabies' 11-9 quarter final win in Wellington. Neither player was reprimanded or penalised. MORE »
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Russia's Valery Tsnobiladze suspended for headbutt on Sean O'Brien
Russian hooker Valery Tsnobiladze has been suspended for three weeks for a headbutt on Sean O'Brien during their 62-12 loss to Ireland on Sunday. It's the third suspension of the 2011 Rugby World Cup so far. MORE »
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Dominiko Waqaniburotu suspension upheld for tackle on Pat Lambie
Fijian Dominiko Waqaniburotu had an appeal against a three match ban dismissed earlier this week following his suspension for a dangerous tackle against South Africa. His World Cup is effectively over. This is the tackle if you haven't seen it yet. MORE »
Thursday, September 22, 2011
James Pritchard penalised for off the ball push on Vincent Clerc
On Sunday France and Canada played an intriguing game of rugby with many talking points, with one in particular bringing back memories of an infamous incident in the 1995 World Cup. Here's another look at what happened a few days back though. MORE »
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Danie Rossouw's big hit on opposite number Luke Charteris
South Africa came into the World Cup with an ageing squad and many critics. While they scraped home against Wales, the way they dismissed Fiji - and the style of rugby they played - has made many sit up and take notice. Danie Rossouw in particular was one that impressed. MORE »
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Cian Healy's hit on Quade Cooper in Auckland
Eden Park on Saturday was the scene of the biggest shake up of this year's World Cup as Ireland famously beat Australia 15-6, elevating them into group winner hopefuls, and affecting other teams as a result. Prop Cian Healy was immense on the night, so here's another look at a moment that many of you wanted to watch over again. MORE »
Thursday, September 15, 2011
USA grind out a win over Russia in New Plymouth
The USA Eagles put their loss to Ireland behind them as they beat RWC debutants Russia 13-6 in New Plymouth earlier today. The only try of the match was scored by halfback Mike Petri. MORE »
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Paul Williams yellow carded for huge hit on Theuns Kotze
Alesana Tuilagi scored a hat-trick of tries as Samoa powered through Namibia to win their Pool D clash 49-12 in Rotorua. The hit of the match was this monster from Paul Williams, which resulted in ten minutes on the sideline. MORE »
Sunday, September 04, 2011
Romana Graham headbutt on Sean Maitland in ITM Cup Final
Canterbury claimed their fourth consecutive New Zealand provincial championship title as they won the ITM Cup Final, beating Waikato 12-3 in a tense affair on Saturday. Here's one of the games's more controversial moments. MORE »
Friday, September 02, 2011
David Smith scores off rebound, and Olivier Missoup big hit then try
While the French Top 14 season kicked off last weekend in the shadow of the upcoming World Cup, Toulon got things off to a good start. They beat Biarritz 30-5, scoring some nice tries. Here's two of the better efforts. MORE »
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Huge tackle from Hawkes Bay's Hikairo Forbes against Northland
We've got a bit of a history with posting big hits here on RD. Everyone loves seeing them after all, so here's a quick clip of a great tackle that happened in New Zealand's brilliant ITM Cup recently. MORE »
Monday, August 29, 2011
Manu Tuilagi tackles David Wallace out of the Rugby World Cup
Having lost their last few internationals and now dropped to eighth in the official IRB World Rankings, Ireland are also having to deal with injury woes, the latest of which is to stalwart David Wallace, who will be missing the Rugby World Cup as a result. MORE »
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Quade Cooper cited then cleared for knee in Richie McCaw's face
Quade Cooper dodged a bullet earlier today as he was cleared of any wrongdoing after being cited for kneeing the head of All Blacks captain Richie McCaw during the Wallabies' historic Tri Nations victory in Brisbane on Saturday night. MORE »
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Sean O'Brien smashes through David Skrela
One of the most requested moments from this past weekend was when the battering-ram tank of a man Sean O'Brien smashed through Frenchman David Skrela, resulting in the flyhalf's premature exit. MORE »
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Canterbury's Nasi Manu demolishes Benson Stanley in the ITM Cup
The ITM Cup is ticking along nicely in New Zealand, as a shortened tournament has meant less break between games, and that we're already into week five. Here's a quick clip from the first round of action that was requested by a regular. MORE »
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Fiji's big tackling against Japan results in suspensions
Earlier in the week we had a look at the big hits from the Samoans during their win over Australia, so today here's a look at Fiji against Japan . Unfortunately for the Fijians, things went slightly differently, ending the match with just 12 players. MORE »
