Watch This Little Rugby Player Destroy This Big Rugby Player

That is 5’9″, 178-pound James Maloney (or Lance Hohaia? Same height, 11 pounds heavier.) absolutely leveling 6’4″, 242-pound Petero Civoniceva in a National Rugby League game. I mean… that is a great hit. Incredible technique. Maloney (or Hohaia) used his shoulder and leverage and boom! Can you imagine if Maloney (or Hohaia) tried to lead with his head? He would have folded like an accordion – a tiny, jacked accordion.

[h/t: SportsGrid]

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13 Responses to “Watch This Little Rugby Player Destroy This Big Rugby Player”

YoungmanU2 Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 6:05 PM

That’s a hit. All the NFL players who think you can’t play without leading with the head should watch this. I was taught how to tackle that way (leading with the shoulder). Worked fine. Quit your whining Mr. Harrison.

PL StabbinKabin Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 6:10 PM

I like this better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvUEgjqKLFA

Babar 2.0 Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 6:37 PM

Terrible form by Petero. Can’t leave your feet.

Senator Jersey Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 6:39 PM

Has anyone seen this yet. Droooolllll.

moka Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 7:24 PM

It’s actually Lance Hohaia who put the hit on.

St. Bear Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 7:30 PM

Rugby League is weird.

moka Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 7:34 PM

Rugby League is weird.

Rugby League is great.

St. Bear Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 7:41 PM

Rugby League is great.

I just don’t get the uncontested scrums. Why even bother?

moka Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 8:06 PM

I just don’t get the uncontested scrums. Why even bother?

They were contested, but they were becoming extremely tedious in the late 80s & early 90s with continual resets and penalties so refs started letting the half back feed the ball at the backrower’s feet rather than in the middle and encouraged teams not to push.

The fact that they’re uncontested is one of my Dad’s biggest disappointment’s though, he played professionally in the 70s as a hooker and hasn’t been able to teach me or my brother any any of the tricks of how to win a scrum.

Every now and then a team will put a push on and win one against the feed though.

They still have the scrum to take the forwards out of play and give the backs a chance to use the ball more.

St. Bear Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 8:11 PM

The fact that they’re uncontested is one of my Dad’s biggest disappointment’s though, he played professionally in the 70s as a hooker and hasn’t been able to teach me or my brother any any of the tricks of how to win a scrum.

Play union.

moka Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 8:28 PM

Play union.

I did at school, but it’s just not as fun to play.

UmbergerWithFries Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 9:04 PM

Rugby and hockey posts on the same day? Whaaaaaaaaaat?

Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah! Says:
October 13th, 2011 at 11:25 PM

That’s a hit. All the NFL players who think you can’t play without leading with the head should watch this. I was taught how to tackle that way (leading with the shoulder). Worked fine. Quit your whining Mr. Harrison.

lots of guys lead with their shoulder in the NFL. It’s called bad tackling.

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