The issue is definitely the helmet and players feeling protected enough by it to just use their heads as battering rams.
The issue is definitely the helmet and players feeling protected enough by it to just use their heads as battering rams.
Rugby players tackle with their heads down. They difference is that they just don’t actually use their heads as part of the tackle. The head goes on the side of the tacklee’s midsection and the tackler’s shoulders are making contact instead.