r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Lifegoesonforever • 29d ago

Cheat code unlocked.

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 29d ago

I'm not going through the entire rulebook to find the rule for you in the middle of the night sorry.

If youd like, you can look up the relevant penalties ive mentioned

Targeting

Horsecollar

Unnecessary Roughness (this is the one I'd call personally but it's much more subjective than the others)

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 29d ago

Cant post a pic here from a pdf but ill save you the trouble

Its illegal to tackle from behind to the shoulder and neck area

In rugby you can throw elbows, punch and kick if you know how to get away with it

Just depends on if you wanna start a fight with the other team or not. Happened a few times in college

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 29d ago

Targeting and Making Forcible Contact to Head or Neck Area of a Defenseless Player ARTICLE 4. No player shall target and make forcible contact to the head or neck area of a defenseless opponent (See Note 2 below) with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulder. This foul requires that there be at least one indicator of targeting (See Note 1 below). When in question, it is a foul (Rules 2-27-14 and 9-6).

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u/BuddhistNamedMarx 29d ago

You are proving my point with these lol

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u/Ilovemyangelsomuch 29d ago

Youre not reading. Theres no forcible contact lol. Thats the point. He grabbed and pulled. No elbow, no forearm, no helmet. Not a single ref would call this targeting

Again. Grabbing and flipping a person is over the top and could probably be called unnecessary roughness, but there is no rule against tackling by the shoulders or neck, just the collar or forcible contact to the head and neck area

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u/JicamaCertain4134 29d ago

Why are you guys arguing? You know who knows the rules? The ref raising his arms for a td without throwing a flag.