Chicken wing tackle
A chicken wing tackle is an armlock wrestling technique that places "undue pressure" on joints of players.[1][2] It is punishable under Section 15, Law 1 (i) of the Laws of the Game as it is deemed "contrary to the true spirit of the game".[2][3] The usual motive for using the technique is to slow down the play-the-ball of the opposing team.[4]
The chicken wing manoeuvre involves tacklers "attacking the loose arm, applying pressure on the wrist, elbow and/or shoulder with submission holds to dominate the ruck area", Dan Koch explained in The Australian newspaper.[5] In April 2008, Ricky Stuart thought use of the technique was becoming more prevalent and that there should be an effort to drive it out of the game, saying: "I think [the chicken wing] might have been around a little bit over the last couple of years but I think it is being used a lot more now and I don't like it".[6]
Stuart blamed the problem on the employment of wrestling coaches by clubs.[6] Stuart said, "They get these wrestling blokes in who have played no league at all and they are sending blokes out there to hurt people and somebody is going to pop a shoulder, somebody will do a ligament or something in regards to an arm".[6] He differentiated between the use of wrestling coaches to run wrestling fitness drills or to teach ways of "getting players down to the ground" with the use of them to coach wrestling holds, such as chicken wing.[6]
Melbourne Storm prop Adam Blair was the first player to be charged with committing a chicken wing tackle April 2008.[6] He pleaded guilty to using the technique on Michael Ennis of Brisbane Broncos.[6]
[edit] References
- ↑ Bott, Richard (2008-04-16). "RFL determined to stop outlawed 'chicken-wing' tackle". Mail Online. Archived from the original on 2011-04-17. http://www.webcitation.org/5y1UAaoOf. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 RFL. "Case number: ON/89/09". Disciplinary. Rugby Football League. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. http://www.webcitation.org/5n9UORpDk. Retrieved 2009-07-30. "There is no question that this was a cynical piece of play in breach of the rule 15.1 which requires people to behave within the true spirit of the game and this was outside of this behaviour."
- ↑ RLIF (2004). "The International Laws of the Game and Notes on the Laws". Rugby League International Federation. p. 38. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. http://www.webcitation.org/5mYyri5Wv. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ Bott, Richard (2008-04-18). "RFL determined to stop 'chicken-wing' tackle which dislocates shoulders ruining the game". Mail Online. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18. http://www.webcitation.org/5y2n5FM2r. Retrieved 2011-04-18. "The 'chicken wing' is a wrestling technique aimed at slowing down the play-the-ball but could easily lead to a player having his shoulder dislocated."
- ↑ Koch, Dan (2008-07-26). "Bellamy's blind eye to wrestling". The Australian. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. http://www.webcitation.org/5yDiv5N84. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 AAP (2008-04-08). "Stamp out chicken-wing tackle: Stuart". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 2011-04-18. http://www.webcitation.org/5y2oeu83W. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
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