Leicester Tigers No8 Jasper Wiese can count himself very lucky that he remained on the field against Northampton Saints on Saturday at Welford Road. There was plenty of commotion around a tackle made by the South Africa No8 in the closing stages of the first half, which left prop Alex Waller absolutely incensed. And after […]
It was in this match last season that the tide turned in the Springboks No8 battle, as the Stormers’ Evan Roos threw Ulster’s Duane Vermeulen away with absolute contempt. It was a legendary moment, and the 23-year-old earned his first Bok cap soon after. Though he has not become the starting Bok No8, but he […]
Former players and coaches in South Africa are the latest group to wade into the RFU’s recent law change in the amateur game, and they are not keen. The RFU announced that tackling above waist height will be illegal in the amateur game in England from next season, although some clarity is needed as to […]
David Flatman summed it up perfectly in commentary at the weekend when describing playing against Josua Tuisova. “You’d just have absolutely no interest in that, tackling him. Absolutely none. Go high get smacked, go low get smacked, go in the middle get smacked. I reckon, let him go past, grab his jersey and hit the […]
