Sentence examples for tackling an opponent from inspiring English sources

The Irish were further reduced to 13 men between the 24th and 34th minute when flyhalf Ronan O'Gara was sent to the penalty box for tackling an opponent without the ball.

Armfield's grasp of metaphor comes across as a little wobbly, in part because John's skill and fondness for football is breezed past rather quickly: "Holding the man" is an AFL term referring to tackling an opponent who isn't carrying the ball.

A former Conservative MP and editor of right wing magazine The Spectator, his best known football moment was rugby tackling an opponent during an England v Germany legends match in 2006.

Tackling an opponent, being tackled by an opponent, and blocking an opponent accounted for 20%% (n = 48), 14%% (n = 34), and 11%% (n = 28) of concussions as the sole mechanisms, respectively, and were contributing mechanisms in an additional 4%% (n = 8), 4 % (n = 8), and 2%% (n = 4), respectively.

The ad shows clips of Russian President Vladimir Putin tackling an opponent in Judo and an Islamic State militant pointing a gun at the camera, raising the issue of the threats America faces.

There are seven fouls that may be punished by the referee with a direct free kick if the player is careless, reckless, or uses excessive force: kicking or attempting to kick an opponent tripping or attempting to trip an opponent jumping at an opponent charging an opponent striking or attempting to strike an opponent pushing an opponent tackling an opponent.

"The lad tackled an opponent from behind and nowadays he could even have been sent off.

"Nick went in to tackle an opponent and his head clashed with the shoulder and he went down," club president Charles Murray told ABC radio.

During one call, he offered the story of Tommy Lewis, an Alabama football player who once jumped from the sidelines to tackle an opponent.

You are allowed to tackle an opponent — indeed, if you shirk that, your coach and your colleagues want to know why.

Section 10.4 of the rugby lawbook states: "A player must not tackle (or try to tackle) an opponent above the line of the shoulders.