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Encyclopedia > Spear tackle

A spear tackle is a dangerous tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football whereby a player is picked up by an opponent on their side, and turned so that they are upside down. The opponent then drops the player on the ground often head or neck first. It is highly dangerous and can cause serious injury. Australia's Rugby League competition awards a penalty for players being lifted beyond the horizontal. Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. ... Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... Rugby league is one of the two codes of rugby, the other being rugby union. ... Australian football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...


Australian Rules player Dean Rioli is reknowned for his preference of this tackling technique. Dean Rioli (born 20 May 1978) is an aboriginal Australian rules football player with silky skills and an abundance of natural talent. ...


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Tackle (football move) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1210 words)
A tackle is known as a quarterback sack when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
Tackling in Australian Rules is unique in that if tackled player does not dispose of the ball having had opportunity to do so (called the holding the ball rule), or concedes a penalty in the tackle (i.e.
In rugby league a tackle is completed when a player's ball-carrying arm touches the ground at the same time as an opponent has some contact with his body, or when one or more opponents hold a player on his feet so that his momentum (in any direction) ceases, or simply if the referee calls held.
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