James Haskell's horror tackle has triggered a Twitter disagreement between Austin Healey and Brian O'Driscoll

Austin Healey

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Watched the @jameshaskell tackle again and I still don’t think it’s a red contact is more with chest than shoulder #harsh

Brian O'Driscoll

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Are all head high shots not mistimed?! First point of contract is with the head & with force = red.

Austin Healey

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I think first contact point is chest on shoulder, no swinging arm, JH is very upright with arms open JR sinks in tackle and the force of collision alongside slow motion makes it look worse than it was. Just a big slightly mos timed collision

Brian O'Driscoll

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It’s outcome not intent based these days. I’m the first to discourage the game from becoming sanitized but when the first contact is on the head with force then there is only one decision. Jamie said it himself that the shot was on his jaw.

Brian O'Driscoll

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It’s not as though Jamie has ducked into the hit mind! He’s 6 4’. What Haskell can do is not run the risk by going 6 inches lower. I know it’s 100’s of a second stuff but these days you know if you go high & misjudge - you’re off.