Sentence examples for early tackling from inspiring English sources

10 A lot of to-and-fro in midfield as both teams seek to establish a rhythm and cut down on the scrappy early tackling.

An early tackle on Figo announced intent.

15 Mike Brown 5/10 The latest to fall victim to concussion, after a couple of early tackles.

In spite of Fenwick's early tackle England did not set out to mark Maradona individually.

Steven Pressley, the Hearts captain, was especially effective and his early tackle on Noel Whelan was timed to perfection.

Wales had a man advantage with Cooper in the sin-bin for thwarting a Wales attack with an early tackle on Scott Williams but Williams not only kicked the ball downfield he sent it into the arms of Israel Folau, the full-back who had tested the home defence all evening.

Given the Scots' obduracy last Saturday against Ireland and the way they managed to unsettle the French last year at Murrayfield, their captain, Chris Paterson, was right to claim yesterday that they can only benefit from Skrela's withdrawal due to the twisted ankle he sustained while taking a heavy early tackle at Twickenham.

Owen Farrell apologised to his England team-mate Anthony Watson at the end of Saracens' victory over Bath in the Premiership final for the early tackle that forced the full-back to leave the field with a head injury, but he faces being cited for the challenge.

Saracens had already been warned about a possible yellow card when David Strettle was sin-binned for an early tackle.

South African wing JP Pietersen was then sent to the sin-bin after an early tackle on Henry as the Irish flanker attempted to field a Garryowen.

Some defenders like to adopt a physical approach against creative players - putting in a couple of strong early tackles to let him know you're there.