Quote: Zig "But that is not a hip drop tackle.'"
I my original post I said I didn't think it was a text book hip drop.
The RFL will want to be seen as consistent, if you leave your feet in the tackle and apply your full weight to a player in a way that could be deemed reckless and they get injured, you're going to get pinged for it.
The mitigation in Nsemba case is that be doesn't land on the lads legs so it's not a "hip drop".