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mjwalshe on Feb 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: What Would The End Of Football Look Like?

Realy seen any of the spear tackles in Rugger and a few years ago one ofthe players at Bedford school broke his neck playing rugby.

EtienneK on Feb 14, 2012 [–]

Spear tackles are severely frowned upon in rugby and will result in a red card and a lengthy ban 99% of the time.

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