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- Byron: So at the very least you can say late tackle and dangerous tackle or and or dangerous tackle. Why did the ref look at it and they just moved on? I think that's reckless, exactly. Chad: Yeah. To me it was just reckless. was, it was stupid. Like you could ex- you could maybe fuck someone up doing that. Byron: Where's she if the ball's underneath him? Chad: Yeah. Byron: So the reason I brought up the diving in the air and whatever it is, is I do believe that it is at the attacker's discretion when to put the ball down. Cause you'll see players will cross the line and then try sneak in a few meters to make the kick easier. And then it kind of puts the defender like, I tackle him? Do I maybe I tackle him out? Do I try to get underneath the ball? Or you'll see that try and kick the ball as they're trying to place it. ⁓ I think that it's the attacker's responsibility to put the ball down early if they're able to. But then also there's also some responsibility on the defender that if you know you're not going to prevent the try and you still go in, there should be repercussions. Chad: I agree. It's almost the same argument with when someone goes into a tackle and there's like head on head, face on face collision. Like no one tackles with their face. No one. Like that. Byron: ⁓ and if you do, it's always on accident because you don't want to tackle with your face because it hurts. Chad: Yeah. Um, yeah, how great is it? I think. Byron: So yeah, I think at the very least there, they could have. Chad: But do know what they'll do with what happened? They'll find a way to remove a scrum out of the game. They'll be like, nah. Byron: Yeah, restart. ⁓ The penalty is no scrums for the next minutes. Chad: Yep, that's what will happen. Byron: What do you think? So I'm just trying to think of like the way the laws work. Wouldn't you would then restart the game with a penalty to sharks from the halfway line, right? And then possibly a yellow card for the defender. Chad: Yeah. Byron: That's how I would handle it. Chad: Yeah, no, I mean, obviously depending on how dangerous it is and how reckless it is, but yeah. Penalty? I don't know about the other guy, but it depends on how stupid the tackle is. Byron: Because you see it as well when wingers are running down the line and they try to score in the corner and they dive at a weird angle and then the defender just tries to push them out. And I think that's okay because you're the one who's decided to dive. Chad: Do remember the Korambeati and Mpimfi tackle? Similar, similar thing. I mean, there was no arms in it. Byron: My pimpie. The difference there was, ⁓ Korobeti didn't use his arms, he shoulder charged him. And because by the law it's always an illegal action, then it has to be penalized. Chad: Yeah. I know, but yeah, it's similar things. We're talking the same here, just giving different examples. Byron: But I'm saying you should have. Yeah, so World Rugby, as much as you don't wanna do all of the fun things, why don't you look into safety since that's your main concern and let's review what happens when a try is scored and the defender decides to do an elbow drop from the top rope like he's a WWE wrestler. Because now he's injured. Now we don't have Ethan Hooker. And he was in no way, or form going to stop that trial. Chad: Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Is he actually injured now? I didn't see he's injured. Byron: Now he's injured.