Not quite.

One was a tackle against the rules of the game and one wasn't.

Didn't realise there is a time limit on nonsense.paasi targeted the knee of a player being held by two defenders.asiata made a tackle on a moving player.

Based on what medical evidence - Wilkin's 10-year training to become an orthopaedic surgeon?

Trolling? I'm merely highlighting the fact that Saints are the masters of the grubby tackle yet you're all now out in force crying about it. I haven't seen the tackle back as I'm in Spain before heading over to watch Catalans on Saturday (just thought I'd drop that in there ) but Saints fans have no right to cry about being hard done by.

Whingeing Scousers with the old self-pity city attitude.

Really?

Case Number[iotherwise[/i apply pressure to the limb or limbs of any opposing player in a way that involves an unnacceptable risk of injury to that player.


Seems straight forward to me.

You've just made that Asiata charge up haven't you?

It’s not that they haven’t seen it, it’s that they’re physically incapable of objectively looking at incidents for fear of saying something sensible that might be in “benefit” of another club. It’s classic RL fans. They’re the worst sports fans in the world

It strikes me (no pun intended) that it's simply a variation on a cannonball tackle and as such should probably treated the same and outlawed.

I don't think anyone is arguing against the outlawing of the cannonball tackle. My understanding is a cannonball is a tackle to the legs of a stationary player, whereas my recollection is that both injured players were moving. It is very difficult to time a tackle to a moving players legs to hit a knee while the leg is only temporarily planted. Which is why I don't think the tackle was malicious. Unless you are banning tackling to the legs, while a player is in motion, what are you proposing?

It is very difficult to time a tackle to a moving players legs to hit a knee while the leg is only temporarily planted. Which is why I don't think the tackle was malicious.

Asiata must be an expert then, he managed it 4 times in 1 game.

No simply put his name in the definition of Rule 15.1(i) to make it easy for you to understand. Obviously failed, oh well never mind.

How do you actually know this?

What players have recently retired from a knee injury a couple of days after sustaining it?

Was he charged with that? No.

Fair point re cannonball and stationary. I don't disagree on malice either. What I'm looking for is something which would prevent direct hits to the knee area (possibly I'm asking too much?) but I really don't want to see players with serious, potentially career ending, injuries. I know I'm not alone in that.