Rugby’s Best “Small Guy” Hits & Tackles

[@garethwilliams463]

That tackle by the 15 for Namibia is easily the bravest tackle ever on a rugby field

[@jean-rochpeyronnel]

Really impressive

[@PenguinzFTW]

For real, if I saw Beast Mtawarira running at me at those speeds, I wouldn't know whether to shit myself or go blind haha

[@saffaadventures365]

I mean what was he supposed to do? Get out the way? I would have done the same as him, go for that legs, a lot of big guys (not all) don't have great balance, so he might come with great force, but he is going down with his own force when he trips over me

[@GGRUGBY]

that was bravest tackle ever

[@jf3490]

@@saffaadventures365 oo you’re hard

[@Srioll]

I still remember that Faf tackle on Hughes with sadness. As a Wasps fan, Hughes had been tearing it up in the prem for a while, doing really well. We were so excited for his England call up to see what he could do. Then he gets absolutely obliterated by Faf (among other relatively mediocre performances). And that was that. Faf is a beast. Insane.

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Love when a big guy tries to stand a little guy up expecting some biff and then just get their legs taken from under them. My old man used to say it doesn’t matter how big he is, he can’t run without two legs! Grabbing hold of one and not letting go will do the trick. He also used to say it’s the fight in the dog that counts... which is true because I’ve seen many a big dog flee in terror from a Jack Russel!

[@ludektichy8934]

Antoine Dupont and his try saving tackle on Mack Hansen last Saturday during the Six Nations game against Ireland at Aviva Stadium could be in part two, perhaps?

[@fredericpelloud7536]

Yes, this one is missing here, what an incredible tackle ! I'm sure Andrew won't forget it in part 2

[@31lafouine]

I agree it was an incredible try saver. But Mack Hansen isn't a bigger guy than Dupont. Taller sure, but not more muscular.

[@Srioll]

@@31lafouine Agreed. Can't be a "small guy" tackle of the tackler isn't smaller than the tacklee.

[@ludektichy8934]

@@Srioll Well...first, the title of the video does not say "small guys tackle large guys", but only "small guy tackles" in generel. So, in this respect, my comment fits. Moreover, Mack Hansen is 14 cm taller and 5 kg heavier than Dupont, so I would say he is indeed a bigger guy than Dupont.

[@paulmycroft9466]

Love how you included the young lads. Very nice.

[@gallois64]

2:07 Great tackle, but Joost Van Der Westhuizen is not a little guy, he was 188cm. Still a great tackle, Rest in Peace to that legend

[@dannyboywhaa3146]

Just cos he was a 9 and it was Jonah Lomu - plus it’s famous for being a text book tackle. May they both rest in peace.

[@christeebs]

anyone can be the little guy when the other man is Jonah Lomu

[@GGRUGBY]

@@christeebs agree

[@redneckReno]

Andrew Forde you've done it again!! love David v Goliath!!

[@MattP79]

5:00 Absolutely fantastic!

[@wolfwest3031]

Gah this is why I love rugby big medium or small you can find fantastic tacklers anywhere

[@musicrugbycarsetcetc]

Damian Mckenzie tackling Nemani Nadolo out of the field is propably my favorite tackle and one I'd recommend for part two

[@AndrewDavidForde]

It's at 1:33

[@musicrugbycarsetcetc]

@@AndrewDavidForde damn, you're right😅

[@Srioll]

@@AndrewDavidForde It's so good, just put it in part 2 anyway? xD

[@Deathst4lker]

Superb mate - I'd like to think I looked like that a coupe of times over the years 😁😁

[@makeperceive]

I remember the Lomu / Joost moment, I thought "Oh no here we go", but Joost did the job like many could not. I think there may have been 2 successful tackles by him on Lomu in that game. Both legends. However Joost was not small; I met him once in person and was surprised how tall and athletic he was.

[@AmenYeshua]

Compared to us yes…but small compared to the rest of the Springboks.

[@jerrybuirski2344]

Joost was also heavily strapped up due to playing with cracked ribs!!

[@dougthedynamo]

Taqele Naiyaravoro features a few times and at Murrayfield in 2015 v Edinburgh whilst he was at Glasgow he was given a torrid time by Tom Brown who tackled him superbly all match! Sure Sam Johnson and Nick Grigg put some great tackles on Manu Tuilagi in the 2019 Calcutta Cup. Favourite of mine was Finn Russell on Samu Manoa, Scotland v USA 2015 RWC, big dump tackle from Finn which surprised everyone!

[@mypath4healthyliving533]

Joost tackle on Loma, 2min in Joost is in fact playing the World Cup final 1995 with a broken rib awesome tackle.

[@YOYOTh1s]

Weird thinking of Joost as the little guy. He was pretty big for a 9, but compared to Lomu, most would be the little guy. There was a tackle late in 2022 made by Edwill van der Merwe from the Lions on a Bulls forward, that would be at home in this video.

[@nalgenius6955]

Good heart in all these "5'11" lads

[@elainec6687]

Craig Casey is 5ft 5...he just doesn't seem to know it 😂

[@ThisIsAitch]

5:02 - Lomu is obviously a legend, but the arrogance of NZ commentators... "Just lost his footing" as Stringer makes a perfect ankle tackle.

[@doctor3823]

A match from the Greenyards has finally made it into a vid. Thank u Kieren Clark

[@shaunmwesiga7579]

3:59 honestly ....this has to be one of the most dominant tackles made by a scrum half on a prop.!🙌 4:27😂

[@sakabula2357]

Faf isn't small..has a bigger heart than most

[@endstar8799]

Keep the content up

[@thomasjenkins8342]

Kolbe on Lawes in rwc final for part 2? or did I just miss it?

[@Kinlochbervie50]

two highlights for Darcy Graham of Hawick RFC 💚💚

[@benvaughan3392]

Dmac on Nadolo always amazes me

[@corriedebeer799]

I guess in a sport filled with many giants any normal sized guy is small by default.

[@jamesrichards2661]

Leigh halfpenny and darcey Graham are the poster boys for small guys put in big tackles

[@jamesknight502]

Shane williams on Banahan was decent from memory.

[@peterrussell3470]

Some of the videos it looks like the big guys have a look on their faces like this is gonna be a cake walk then all of a sudden its not

[@harryberwick6922]

i must say for the pros, there is a lot of tackling with the head on the wrong side.

[@deboradlamini4683]

0:30 the tackle that ended Hughes england international career

[@DRM1891]

That Namibia no.20 definitely didnt want to tackle the beast there. He was close enough to try. Left it to his team mate. Easy for me to say of course. But it was quite obvious that he wanted zero to do with that situation.

[@hardasphuk7633]

Love it shows the lthat theres alot of skill that goes into taxkling probably doesnt help that most of the big boys would get to over confident

[@branominal]

It's literally all positioning, no one can keep running without their legs. At school and club I was never a great rugby player in offence, or the fastest, or the biggest (at only ~80kg) but I was always one of the top defenders. I often got man of the match in losing games because the other team usually had the majority of possession and I absolutely shone in defence

[@benvaughan3392]

Well done to you

[@patrickclaux2684]

et Dupont ?

[@jackm2939]

Wales could've used Bryn Gatland in defence on Saturday!!

[@sakabula2357]

Lol..not often you see SBW being denied a score...

[@midleton92]

Weird to make a compilation clearly inspired by a specific moment last weekend and then leave it out. Even if there is some rights issue with the recent games to leave Dupont out entirely makes no sense.

[@AndrewDavidForde]

It wasn’t clearly inspired by it as I’d made it and scheduled it before the weekends games! I’ll be happy to include that particular tackle in a second part 👍🏻

[@craigbolton9649]

Where’s Johnny?

[@AndrewDavidForde]

?

[@fearless144]

​​@@AndrewDavidForde he's on About Johnny Wilkinson

[@cussyrichards6121]

"Small guy" is in quotation marks because a "small guy" in rugby is still 6ft 8in and 400kg

[@corriedebeer799]

loads of fat Fijian wings in world rugby currently.

[@brianmeagher1281]

So many of these tackles are so technically poor. They are not good examples of how a smaller man should bring down a taller, heavier runner.