1. Tackle Area: Creating Pictures of Consistency
Practical Aspects of Refereeing the tackle
Tackle Area: Creating Pictures of Consistency

2. Tackle
The way the tackle area is refereed and coached is the barometer of quality Rugby

3. What matters? Is there a tackle? (Maul vs Tackle) Who wins collision?
TACKLER MOVE!!!
Is there a fair contest?
Are there consistent outcomes?

4. Relevant pictures
Tackler/assist tackler-move/clear release (Quality ball? Y/N)
Ball carrier compliance
(Quality ball? Y/N)
Arriving players clearing out/attacking the ball
Balance of strength
(Successful cleanout vs successful contest)

5. Tackler/Assist Tackler
Tackler move away from contact area (roll clear of ball and “office”
Clear release
Difference between
arriving player and assist tackler

6. Ball carrier
Pass, place or ground vs. crawling, ball under body or getting up “in the road.”
“Squeeze ball” must be dealt with SENSIBLY

7. Arriving players Attack Side entry vs. good cleanout
Clear out (drive through/lift and remove threat) vs. sealing off/protecting the ball on ground.
Defense
Side entry vs. good contest for ball
Taking space on ground vs. attacking ball

8. Balance of strength
Quality of clean out (removing the threat beyond the ball) Vs. Quality of contest (surviving clean out with possession) Best practice: Rewarding the fair and dominant action.

9. Video analysis What matters most (impact action/players)?
Credible outcome from referee?
Why or why not (position/timing of whistle/priority)?