Quote: red in buxton "The tackle was not good,
1, Its about time the refs shouted held sooner than what there are doing , it mite stop the 3rd man coming in round the legs, all teams do it, watch the matches.
I was also going to raise this point and for me it's even more pertinent given the dominant tackle rule because coaches are specifically drilling into players the need to get the man on the ground so that it prevents a quick ptb and gives time for the defence to set. I think it's the combination of these two aspects that actively encourages players to try and find any way to get the opposition player on the deck. If the Ref shouts held the moment forward momentum stops then it would lessen the need for players to try getting them on the ground as they would immediately concede a penalty. I know Refs may be waiting just to see if the ball is offloaded in order to not disrupt the flow of the game but as we have a rule that still allows a play the ball if the ball is offloaded after the Ref has shouted held that could lessen the impact. As always, though, I suspect many would not like to see what I've just said there and it may solve one problem and create another.
