By watching the clip on the tackle on Borthwick, it seems that the key is on the landing - he landed clean on his back, which is exactly how it should be, and it turned out to be a great, old style dump tackle. In those tip tackles in which the hips go higher than the shoulders, the chance of a harsh and dangerous landing on the neck is bigger and thus should be penalized. It's a shame that these tow kinds of tackles get confused often though, resulting in unfair cards. »
Surely they can't be ignored forever. A playoff series of two matches (home and away) between the last placed of the Six Nations and the winner of the European Cup seems like the most smart option. After all, should Georgia or Russia or Romania beat either Scotland or Italy (who have shared that 6th spot recentley), it'd seem just fair to give them a shot against the big boys. »
Dirty and unnecessary... why go for a "tip tackle" on a guy who a) doesn't have the ball and b) isn't even part of the ruck? I coach U16s and this is exactly the kind of thing I teach them never to do on the pitch, it doesn't give you any advantage rugbywise to do so, and you'll end up hurting someone and getting punished. Nobody wins.
