Quote: Theboyem "Well given Taylor was in contract with Lyne when he was first grounded and still was when he made the second move it's tackle complete then. If he had slid off before the second effort then its play on but he didn't, he was still in contact with him. No try, move on.'"
Quote: Theboyem "Broken tackle
Where the player in possession is brought to the ground, a tackle is not effective if the hold on the player in possession is broken before he is grounded. Before allowing play to proceed, referees should be sure in their own minds that the tackle was indeed broken otherwise the tackler who, playing in the true spirit of the game, releases the tackled player immediately he is brought to the ground, may be unfairly penalised.'"
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I haven't seen the tackle but the various descriptions on here don't suggest that Taylor ever had a "hold" on Lyne. I'm not sure I would count rolling over someone as a "hold"
At the end of the day, it's done and dusted so no matter how we (or the ref at the time) interpret the rules it makes no odds now, and from what I've read a little more composure elsewhere would have made this whole discussion irrelevant.
