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Old 07-05-2005, 12:27 AM   #11 (permalink)
jaco
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Default Re: RRSL Summer 2005 Results & Banter - Div 2

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Originally Posted by Captain Shamrock
I'm only going on reports too but by all accounts the 'tackle' was disgusting. When a leg is broken just below the knee the 'tackle' might have been a little on the side of pre-meditated. ........ Wee Tommy Smith is out for at least 6 months now because of this 'went for the ball' challenge. I know who the culprit is and I wouldn't put is past him to do that. I've seen him try it before.
I hope Tommy heals up well.

Over the course of a season, how (un)common are these "disgusting" tackles resulting in serious injuries?

Are they more common in the upper divs?

I'm really amazed that the guy who did it has a history of it and is still doing it.
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