"high tackle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: high tackles [plural]
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  1. (rugby) A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders. Categories (topical): Rugby Translations (form of tackling): vysoká skládka [feminine] (Czech), korkea taklaus (Finnish)

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