Rugby Tackles

Rugby Tackles

Time is required to master the art of tackling. Training is needed to develop the players’ skills, both in tackling and being tackled. It will pay off in both fewer points for the opposition and fewer injuries to your team.

Tackling requires determination, courage, confidence, timing and balance. There are three types of tackles: Side-on, frontal and rear. The last two can be smother tackles.

Practising tackling can be enhanced by the use of training aids including rubber tubes and tackling bags. Practice at a slow pace to develop techniques for both the tackler and the ball-carrier. A key to effective tackling is to get in close, whenever possible. Players need to be up on their feet as soon as possible after a tackle.

Statistics reveal that lack of skill and lack of fitness account for approximately 80% of all sports injuries. A large percentage of tackling injuries are at the expense of the ball carrier, so it is extremely important to be a master at being tackled, not just at doing the tackling…