One-on-one tackle
- This article is about individual defence, for the article on dispossessing an opponent, see stealing ball.
A one-on-one tackle is a move in rugby league football in which a single defender attempts to tackle the ball carrier. Under the current laws, it is the only situation in which a defending player is permitted to attempt to dispossess the opponent in possession of the ball by prising it from their grasp.[1]
[edit] Defending individually
The ability of a footballer to make a one-on-one tackle is considered a key skill in rugby league football.[2]
Full back is a playing position in which the importance of this defensive ability is often highlighted,[3] as the full back is nominally the final defender that the player in possession would need to beat following a break.
[edit] Stealing ball
- Main article: Stealing ball
Stealing the ball from the player in possession is now only permitted if just one defender is involved.[1] If the tackle is completed or a defending team-mate joins the tackle attempt, the ball may no longer be legally stolen from the ball carrier, and a defender attempting to do so is liable to be penalised.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 RLIF (2004). "The International Laws of the Game and Notes on the Laws". Rugby League International Federation. p. 26. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. http://www.webcitation.org/5mYyri5Wv. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ↑ French, Ray (2001-05-21). "Clash of the codes". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. http://www.webcitation.org/61pCJ9oW8. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ↑ Service, Alex. "Stephen Prescott: The Life and Times of a true Sporting Legend". Steve Prescott Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. http://www.webcitation.org/61p7Hq8R5. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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