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	Tackle (football move) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A tackle is known as a quarterback sack when the quarterback is tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
		Tackling in Australian Rules is unique in that if tackled player does not dispose of the ball having had opportunity to do so (called the holding the ball rule), or concedes a penalty in the tackle (i.e.
		In rugby league a tackle is completed when a player's ball-carrying arm touches the ground at the same time as an opponent has some contact with his body, or when one or more opponents hold a player on his feet so that his momentum (in any direction) ceases, or simply if the referee calls held.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tackle_(football_move) (1210 words)

	Rugby news, fun, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The word being used with reference to this sort of tackle is the 'spear tackle'.
		Exception: A player is permitted to attempt to tackle a player who is in possession of the ball and is in the act of diving in an attempt to score a try.
		The referee then speaks to the Fijian captain: "I judged that the tackle of the tackler was a spear tackle.
	www.rugby365.com /LATEST_NEWS/story_47414.shtml (1474 words)

	Violence in Sport: Why Dangerous Tackles or Targeting Your Opponent Could Land You in Court (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Spear tackles have been in the news before and a recent Australian case involving a spear tackle in a rugby league match has reignited the debate on when the courts should intervene regarding violence in sport.
		Jarrod McCracken of West Tigers was spear tackled by two players from Melbourne Storm during a match between the sides in May 2000.
		On 16 October, 2003 Mark Barnes was convicted at Cantebury Crown Court in England for inflicting grievous bodily harm with a dangerous tackle on an opponent in a football match.
	www.hg.org /articles/article_1140.html (1040 words)

	Tekken Zaibatsu - Tekken 4 - System - Tackles
		The spear tackle cannot be over turned like the usual tackle, you have to escape it early.
		When Craig tackles from a long distance or when you are in a special stance it is not escapable.
		You can tell by looking at the animation of the spear tackle, if it looks like a normal running tackle you can escape, if you see the little arched lunge right before he hits you cannot escape the spear tackle.
	www.tekkenzaibatsu.com /tekken4/system_tackles.php (338 words)

	injuryupdate.com.au - Australia's best information source for elite sports injuries
		Such tackles are rare in the AFL but Peter Burgoyne has been given a three week suspension for a 'spear tackle' previously.
		Whilst all tackles are different and there is such a thing as different grading, it appears that there is a chasm in tolerance between the different codes.
		The main reason for banning spear tackles is the risk of neck injury, particularly disc prolapses (pictured) and even potentially quadriplegia.
	www.injuryupdate.com.au /article.php?HomepageID=198 (175 words)

	Keo.co.za » Blog Archive » Valke prop speared by Saru
		Uys suffered an injury as a consequence of this tackle, but word from the WP camp is that he should be alright for the match against the Lions at Ellis Park this weekend.
		I have seen players put in tackles where the player tackled is lifted off his feet and falls to the ground with his feet and legs doing wheelspins to try regain balance.
		When a tackled player is airbound, both the tackler and the tackled have very little control of how they land.
	www.keo.co.za /2006/09/20/valke-prop-cops-a-ban (765 words)

	USATODAY.com - New 3-D brain scans help doctors tackle aneurysms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Guided by those models, Lawton cut into Spear's brain and rerouted part of the blood flowing through the critical artery, easing stress on this rare but particularly dangerous type of aneurysm until it essentially healed over.
		Spear's aneurysm was so big that Lawton used an artery from her arm to reroute some blood to flow around it, and closed off another blood vessel feeding it.
		"He was being a daredevil to tackle it," Spear says with a laugh.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/science/2006-01-02-aneurysm-3-D_x.htm (841 words)

	Spear tackle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spear tackle is a dangerous tackle in rugby union, rugby league and Australian rules football whereby a player is picked up by a tackler on their side, and turned so that they are upside down.
		Australian Rules players Dean Rioli, Matthew Whelan and Peter Burgoyne are renowned for using this tackling technique.
		Often termed a "dangerous throw", the National Rugby League (NRL) competition awards a penalty for players being lifted beyond the horizontal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spear_tackle (153 words)

	Spear Fishing at Anglers Marine & Sports
		Other quality spearing sites are the Five Islands Port Kembla, and Bellambi to the National Park.
		90% of Spearing Charters are accessible from Shellharbour ramp.
		Full range of fins and a large display of masks, snorkels and all associated spear fishing equipment.
	www.anglerstackleanddive.com.au /spearfishing.html (184 words)

	The Scotsman - Sport - Rugby - Henry backs campaign to punish spear tackles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		GRAHAM Henry, the New Zealand coach, agreed yesterday to support a campaign to eradicate so-called 'spear tackles' in the wake of the crude challenge on Brian O'Driscoll which left the Lions captain with a dislocated shoulder.
		Robertson, a former Scotland stand-off, cited a spear tackle by the Lions' Gordon D'Arcy against the New Zealand Maori earlier in the tour.
		Henry agreed to speak out publicly against the tackle, though insisted he would need time to consider backing a recommended suspension for offenders, but he was keen to again distance his skipper Umaga from the Lions' accusation.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /rugby.cfm?id=713792005 (1155 words)

	Tekken Zaibatsu - Tekken 5 - System - Tackles
		All characters have to ability to tackle the opponent during a run, check the running system section for more details on how to tackle during a run.
		After a successful tackle you can execute various tackle attacks depending on the character you are playing and the the position of your opponent at the moment of tackle impact.
		Some characters have to ability to reverse/parry the tackle and reverse some tackle attacks.
	www.tekkenzaibatsu.com /tekken5/system_tackles.php (239 words)

	Tuqiri gets five-match ban for spear tackle
		Wallabies wing Lote Tuqiri, pictured, has been banned for five matches for a dangerous tackle on Richie McCaw, as the All Blacks played down the battering their captain took in the Tri-Nations rugby clincher.
		Wallabies wing Lote Tuqiri was banned for five matches for a dangerous tackle on Richie McCaw, as the All Blacks played down the battering their captain took in the Tri-Nations rugby clincher.
		"The tackle was dangerous and placed the tackled player in a vulnerable position," the SANZAR panel said in a statement Sunday.
	archive.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=138349 (619 words)

	No one says sorry in spear tackle code - League - www.smh.com.au
		While conceding he could not remember much after the tackle and that he himself had once been cited for a spear tackle, McCracken drew on his knowledge of the game and the idea of remorse.
		McCracken, who was playing for Wests Tigers at the time of the tackle in May 2000, is suing the Melbourne Storm Rugby League Football Club and two of its former players, Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai.
		He says the tackle - in which his 106-kilogram body was propelled head first into the ground - was intentional and ended his professional career.
	www.smh.com.au /news/League/No-one-says-sorry-in-spear-tackle-code/2005/02/15/1108230004647.html (597 words)

	Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit - Florida Keys Flyfishing with Capt. John Spear
		Hi, I'm John Spear, a professional salt water fisherman and US Coast Guard licensed fishing guide fishing out of Islamorada in the Florida Keys.
		Most bonefish, permit and redfish caught in the Florida Keys are hooked on light tackle on shallow flats "sight fishing".
		Capt John Spear passed away Sept 15, 2006 after a brave battle against a illness that he had no chance of beating.
	members.aol.com /poonstruck/guide.htm (1101 words)

	cbs2chicago.com - 3-D Brain Scans Tackle Aneurysms
		The bulging artery was inoperable, one set of doctors pronounced, and likely to eventually burst and kill her.
		Treatment can be straightforward: Put a clip around the opening, or thread a miniature wire coil through arteries until it reaches and fills up the sac, both ways of blocking blood flow into the aneurysm.
		Ursula Spear, of Sacramento, Calif., prepares to take an MRI to update her progress following surgery to remove a brain aneurysm at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center in San Francisco, Dec. 15, 2005.
	cbs2chicago.com /health/health_story_002174123.html (802 words)

	Gregan banned for spear tackle: Sport: Rugby: News24
		Springbok manager Zola Yeye has revealed that captain John Smit was sworn at after he refused to sign an old SA flag.
		Gregan was suspended following a hearing by a three-man Sanzar panel for his tackle on Highlanders winger Richard Kahui in Saturday's 28-26 Brumbies loss at Canberra stadium.
		Gregan was cited despite having been sinbinned by referee Marius Jonker for the tackle in which Kahui was upended and landed heavily on his shoulder and neck.
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,,2-9-838_1928886,00.html (260 words)

	Rugby Super League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Rugby league players involved in the type of spear tackle which ended the tour of Brian OâDriscoll, the British and Irish Lions rugby union captain, would have faced immediate disciplinary action, according to officials.
		The Rugby Football League recently issued a directive following a coachesâ meeting to clarify the position on spear tackles.
		"Spear tackling is illegal in rugby league," said RFL match officials director Stuart Cummings.
	www.superleague.co.uk /news/1406 (145 words)

	Key West fishing, sport fishing charters in Key West FL : light tackle fishing tuna, wahoo, sailfish, snapper, grouper
		Captain Steve Rodger is ready to take you on the trip of a lifetime to catch fish in the waters of Key West, Florida.
		Steve is a native to Key West, which is a rare thing, and he grew up fishing and diving the waters around Key West and the Lower Florida Keys.
		Down here there is always something to fish for when you charter a light tackle boat.
	www.spearonecharters.com (441 words)

	McCracken wins spear tackle damages case - League - www.smh.com.au
		The 34-year-old father-of-four and former Wests Tigers skipper said the tackle resulted in neck and spinal injuries and ended his playing career.
		He said the tackle was intentional and done with intent to cause injury.
		While former NRL player and coach Warren Ryan gave evidence during the hearing that Kearney and Bai intended to cause injury to McCracken, Justice Hulme said it was not necessary to rely on it and he had come to his own conclusions.
	www.smh.com.au /news/League/McCracken-wins-spear-tackle-damages-case/2005/02/22/1109046903562.html (558 words)

	ABC Sport - Rugby Union - New O'Driscoll video sparks spear-tackle warning
		The announcement came as new video footage was released of the incident that left British and Irish Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll with a dislocated shoulder barely a minute into June's first Test against New Zealand.
		O'Driscoll was dumped head first after he was tackled by All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu and skipper Tana Umaga.
		IRB communications head Greg Thomas told Tuesday's edition of the Guardian newspaper: "The new footage shows that it was an unacceptably dangerous tackle and we are instructing referees to deal with this type of offence appropriately.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200510/s1491007.htm (454 words)

	espnstar.com - powered by ESPN STAR Sports: Rugby: News Details
		Nonu was in the dock after being cited for a 'spear tackle' on Ireland centre Gordon D'Arcy during the All Blacks' 45-7 victory at Lansdowne Road last Saturday.
		"Furthermore it was also accepted that although the player had committed a dangerous tackle on Gordon D'Arcy, the referee had seen the incident and that his reasons why he dealt with the tackle by awarding a penalty and a caution were not wrong.
		Nonu's challenge revived memories of the infamous spear tackle by All Black skipper Tana Umaga and hooker Keven Mealamu which left British and Lions captain Brian O'Driscoll with a dislocated shoulder in the opening minute of June's first Test in Christchurch and ruled him out of Ireland's November internationals.
	www.espnstar.com /rugby/rugby_newsdetail_1654313.html (340 words)

	RTÉ.ie Sport - O'Driscoll hits out over summer 'spear' tackle
		Ireland's Brian O'Driscoll has again hit out at New Zealand captain Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu for the tackle that ruled him out of most of the Lions summer tour.
		O'Driscoll lasted less than a minute of the first Test after the New Zealand pair picked him up and dumped him on the ground, prompting accusations of an illegal spear tackle.
		The Leinster centre was forced to leave the field with a dislocated right shoulder and was ruled out for the remainder of the tour, in which the Lions were resoundingly beaten 3-0.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2005/1025/odriscollb.html (339 words)

	Rleague.com - The World of Rugby League
		McCracken's playing career was cut short in 2000 when he was on the end of a dangerous spear tackle from Kearney and Bai when playing for the Wests Tigers against the Storm at Olympic Park during the 2000 season.
		I did not see the tackle and I admit McCracken was a dirty bastard who probably did cause some loss of income for a few others over the years.
		I don't condone spear tackles, and don't want to see them.You obviously never saw the incident and never saw how he played the game.Theres no place for Court action in Rugby League, and it just stinks of greed.
	www.rleague.com /db/article.php?id=27028 (1374 words)

	Wet Set Spear Fishing
		By using a speargun instead of the normal pole and tackle, you can catch the fish you want without harming other wildlife in the area.
		It is more productive and there is never any danger to other marine life that may be accidentally taken with other fishing methods such as long lining.
		Learn to spear fish in the Mexican Caribbean with the pros or come on down just to have lunch.
	www.wetsetdivetravel.com /Spearfishing.asp (138 words)

	How to Tackle in Football - eHow.com
		Face Tackling - In high school football face tackling is illegal, and need I say dangerous to perform the tackling technique.
		There are many different ways to teach tackling safely and legally.
		One thing they all involve is leading with the shoulder and keeping the head out of the tackle.
	www.ehow.com /how_3994_tackle-football.html (431 words)

	Nonu faces ban for spear-tackle
		New Zealand's Ma'a Nonu has been cited for a tackle on Ireland's Gordon D'Arcy on Saturday.
		The centre appeared to spear-tackle D'Arcy during the All Blacks' 45-7 win over Ireland, picking him up and dropping him on his head.
		The incident brought back memories of the challenge by Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu, which left Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll with a dislocated shoulder during the Lions' recent tour of New Zealand.
	sport.monstersandcritics.com /rugby/printer_1062253.php (170 words)

	Spear tackle victim settles: Sport: Rugby: News24
		Sydney - Former New Zealand rugby league captain Jarrod McCracken was awarded nearly A$100 000 after suing a National Rugby League club and two players he said cut short his career with a spear tackle.
		McCracken, who played with the Wests Tigers, sued the Melbourne Storm and its former players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai over a spear tackle in May 2000.
		On Friday, New South Wales Supreme Court Justice Robert Hulme said the injuries were permanent and happened to someone who "rejoiced in his health and fitness."
	www.news24.com /News24/Sport/Rugby/0,9294,2-9-838_2034627,00.html (177 words)

	OâDriscoll: No grudge » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		brian o’driscoll insists he has no grudge against all fls duo tana umaga and keven mealamu for the nasty spear tackle that ended his lions tour.and i don’t have
		Brian O’Driscoll insists he has no grudge against All Blacks duo Tana Umaga and Keven Mealamu for the nasty spear tackle that ended his Lions tour.
		But despite the footage highlighting the dangerous nature of the off-the-ball tackle, and the lack of any punishment for the All Blacks duo, O’Driscoll says he has put the incident behind him.
	www.7days.ae /2005/10/30/o-driscoll-no-grudge.html (264 words)

	McCracken gets $97,000 over spear tackle - The Kennel
		Former rugby league player Jarrod McCracken has been awarded more than $97,000 after suing an NRL club and two players he claimed cut short his career with a spear tackle.
		The former Wests Tigers player and New Zealand captain sued rugby league team Melbourne Storm and its former players Stephen Kearney and Marcus Bai over a spear tackle in May 2000.
		NSW Supreme Court Justice Robert Hulme has awarded McCracken $97,500 in damages, saying the injuries are permanent and happened to someone who "rejoiced in...
	www.thekennel.com.au /forum/showthread.php?t=25488 (589 words)

	Tuqiri cited over McCaw ‘spear’ » 7DAYS General and Local News, Dubai, Abu Dhabi UAE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		WALLABIES coach John Connolly has jumped to the defence of winger Lote Tuqiri before his appearance in front of the citing commissioner today.
		Tuqiri has been cited after what appeared to be a spear tackle on All Blacks captain Richie McCaw during the second-half of a rough and tumble Tri-Nations clash in Auckland.
		McCaw was the target of heavy treatment right from the kick-off, and blood began pouring from his nose and lip within minutes.
	www.7days.ae /2006/08/20/tuqiri-cited-over-mccaw-spear.html (240 words)

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