One of the Most Dangerous Tackles in Contact Sports

Carter's injury is described by the All Blacks as a high ankle sprain; he's out of the Sydney Test. Rennie said he's sure the tackle was not intentional, and so am I; the point is you ban the move, not the man. Sources: Dave Rennie post-match (RugbyPass/AAP, 11 Oct 2026); NZ Herald; Rugby365/AAP; Newsbeep/AAP (no citation, law not yet in force); 1News (World Rugby announcement, Brett Robinson quote; Cleary/Crossland); NRL.com (Couchman, Tuiaki); ESPN (World Rugby, Jorgensen); The Examiner/AAP (Lachlan Lonergan); NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, Fox 2 Now (Thornton, Stukes). Opinion and analysis are my own. CHAPTERS 0:00 Three players, one tackle 0:31 What a hip drop is 0:47 Carter at Eden Park 1:10 "Nobody has to mean it" 1:24 Legal for three more weeks 1:39 It isn't new: 17 years of ankles 2:44 Cleary, Crossland and the NFL 3:24 World Rugby finally acts 3:55 The first call 4:13 Sydney and "appropriate fear" Footage: highlights from Sky Sport NZ and the All Blacks (fair use: commentary, criticism, analysis; clips muted, short, transformed). Photos: NZ Herald, Rugby365, RugbyPass, Stuff, Ruck, Getty Images, NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports, 1News, NRL.com, ESPN, The Examiner/AAP, Newsbeep (fair use: commentary and analysis). MUSIC Music: "Griphop" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music: "Too Cool" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...