Dump tackle

{{other uses|Tackle (disambiguation)}} The '''dump tackle''', also known as dumping, tipping, or a tip tackle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbydump.com/news/francisco-chaparro-red-carded-and-banned-for-10-weeks-for-tip-tackle/|title=Francisco Chaparro red carded and banned for 10 weeks for tip tackle {{!}} RugbyDump - Rugby News & Videos|website=www.rugbydump.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> is a popular [[tackle (football move)|tackling]] technique used in [[rugby football]]. The tackler wraps their arms around the ball carrier's thighs and lifts them a short distance in the air before forcibly driving them to the ground. The move is frowned upon in many rugby communities as a dangerous tackling technique, as it puts the player being tackled at risk of a spine, neck, or head injury.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Footage of this brutal schoolboy tackle has divided opinions amongst rugby fans {{!}} RugbyDump - Rugby News & Videos|url=https://rugbydump.com/news/footage-of-this-brutal-schoolboy-tackle-has-divided-opinions-amongst-rugby-fans/|website=rugbydump.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dump Tackle On Davies Deserved A Red|url=https://www.florugby.com/events/6238152-the-rugby-weekend/videos?limit=60&playing=6263795|website=www.florugby.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> However, the move is still popular in some places, and is often considered a crowd-pleaser.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tackling Rugby|url=http://plaza.ufl.edu/briezy82/final_project/dump_tackle.html|website=plaza.ufl.edu|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

A similar tackle to the dump tackle is the [[spear tackle]], a more dangerous (and illegal) move.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tip Tackles - RugbyRefs|url=http://www.rugbyrefs.com/wiki/index.php?title=Tip_Tackles|website=www.rugbyrefs.com|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> This can be done by adding additional rotation to the player being tackled, causing the player to hit the ground head or neck first.

== Rugby Union == According to [[World Rugby]] rules, "a player must not lift an opponent off the ground and drop or drive that player so that their head and/or upper body make contact with the ground."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laws.worldrugby.org/?law=9|title=World Rugby Laws - World Rugby's Law Education Web Site|website=laws.worldrugby.org|access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref> This applies to both dump tackles and spear tackles, although the calling of a penalty for these tackles is up to the discretion of the [[Rugby union match officials|referee]]. Illegal dump tackles can be penalized with a yellow card, red card, or penalty only depending on the severity of the tackle and the danger to the player being tackled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Rugby Laws - World Rugby's Law Education Web Site|url=https://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=9&guideline=10&language=EN|website=laws.worldrugby.org|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

In an effort to reduce tackle-related injuries, World Rugby has emphasized to referees the importance of penalizing players who use this tackle technique dangerously.<ref>{{Cite web|title=World Rugby Laws - World Rugby's Law Education Web Site|url=https://laws.worldrugby.org/?domain=9&guideline=3&language=EN|website=laws.worldrugby.org|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref>

== Rugby League == The spear, dump or tip tackle covers a range of tackling techniques illegal in rugby league.<ref>{{Cite web|title=rugby tackle rules|url=https://www.eveshamrugbyclub.org.uk/rugby-tackle-rules/|date=2019-12-12|website=Rugby Official MV|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-06}}</ref> A player is guilty of misconduct if they "uses any dangerous throw when affecting a tackle," which includes any lifting of the player being tackled beyond the horizontal (i.e., a spear tackle).<ref>{{Cite web|title=NRL LAWS & INTERPRETATIONS 2018|url=https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/operations/nrl-laws-and-interpretations-2018.pdf|last=|first=|date=2018|website=National Rugby League|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230357/https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/operations/nrl-laws-and-interpretations-2018.pdf |archive-date=2020-11-11 |access-date=}}</ref> As per Rugby League International Federation (IRLF) laws, <blockquote>'''"Dangerous throw''' (d) If, in any tackle of, or contact with, an opponent that player is so lifted that he is placed in a position where it is likely that the first part of his body to make contact with the ground will be his head or neck (“the dangerous position”), then that tackle or contact will be deemed to be a dangerous throw unless, with the exercise of reasonable care, the dangerous position could not have been avoided."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rugby League International Laws of the Game|url=http://www.rlif.com/ignite_docs/Rugby%20League%20International%20Laws%20of%20the%20Game%20-%20Oct%202017.pdf|last=|first=|date=October 2017|website=Rugby League International Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412082541/http://www.rlif.com/ignite_docs/Rugby%20League%20International%20Laws%20of%20the%20Game%20-%20Oct%202017.pdf |archive-date=2018-04-12 |access-date=}}</ref></blockquote>

== See also ==

*[[Tackle (football move)]] *[[Spear tackle]] - similar to a dump tackle *[[Grapple tackle]] - another controversial tackling technique *[[High tackle]] * [[Glossary of rugby league terms]] *[[Glossary of rugby union terms]] * [[One on one tackle]]

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