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England Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie Hammers Beauden Barrett With Low Shot

BY Philip Bendon  ·  Saturday Nov 19, 2022

England Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has been doing the rounds on Twitter recently for his incredibly low tackling technique.

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In an extreme version of the chop tackle, Cowan-Dickie hammers All Black fullback Beauden Barrett with a really low shot that sends Barrett into a summersault.

Whilst the tackle is not technically illegal it would appear that many would feel it is a dangerous practice.

This is not the first time that the Hooker has employed the tactic which a very similar tackle in the Argentina game gathering the ire of many online.

Philip Bendon Posted By: Philip Bendon

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