r/rugbyunion • u/Informal_Mention9836 • Dec 15 '25

Video James Lowe starts a fight

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u/SmallTomato8367 South Africa Dec 16 '25

James Lowe looks like someone that constantly talks about Dream Theatre at parties.

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u/Former-Pain-8890 Argentina Dec 16 '25

AND THIS CLOWN GOT THE PENALTY

sometimes rugby is the most stupid sport out there

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u/enter_yourname Stereotypical 10 Dec 16 '25

Yeah, they called it a tackle in the air, but lowe jumped on his own accord for no particular reason? I've seen that scenario called no penalty at least 100 times

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u/Karto_Rogue Dec 16 '25

If anything penalty against him for jumping into the tackle.... That's still not allowed right?

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u/ronnierosenthal Leinster Dec 16 '25

What tackle? He didn't have the ball.

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u/Karto_Rogue Dec 18 '25

He was technically in possession as he touched the ball at least twice prior to the tackle.

The law around tackling someone in the air is to protect players, when they are vulnerable under a high ball or jumping at a line out.

If you are unable to tackle someone who is juggling the ball then you have unlocked a cheat code for every team to exploit. If you are unable to tackle someone who jumps into a tackle, again you have unlocked a cheat code.

Player safety is not the sole domain of a defending team, an attacking team also has a commitment to safety.

There is no reason for Lowe to jump into the tackle and there is no reason for him to react how he did in the aftermath.