Quote: Fantastic Mr Catpiss "And they can get up and play the ball quickly while thr tackler is still on the floor behind the ruck,'"
Yes easy for the attacker to land on elbows and knees and get that quick play the ball - any pull of the leg in that position by the defender is immediately penalised by the referee - the rules have encouraged tackle height to increase significantly.
My son has been playing youth rugby for 5/6 years now certainly for the past few years they have talked about first tackler contact up top to wrap the ball up and slow momentum, second tackler to go up top and stop momentum, third tackler to clamp the legs and wrestle the attacker on to his back. Stops the offload, and delays the play the ball.