Table 3

Tackle characteristics (type, body position, initial point of contact on ball carrier) expressed per 100 tackle actions

	Championship (standard tackle height)	Championship cup (lowered tackle height)	Rate ratio (95% CI)
Tackle type
Active shoulder	39.1	31.7	0.81 (0.78 to 0.84)*
Passive shoulder	34.2	40.9	1.19 (1.15 to 1.24)*
Arm	10.3	12.4	1.21 (1.13 to 1.30)*
Smother	15.7	14.2	0.90 (0.85 to 0.96)*
Other†	0.7	0.8	1.23 (0.94 to 1.62)
Carrier body position
Carrier upright	35.0	29.0	0.83 (0.79 to 0.86)*
Carrier partially bent	43.4	54.3	1.25 (1.21 to 1.29)*
Carrier fully bent	19.5	14.7	0.75 (0.71 to 0.80)*
Carrier diving	2.1	2.0	0.99 (0.84 to 1.16)
Tackler body position
Tackler upright	25.0	20.0	0.80 (0.76 to 0.84)*
Tackler partially bent	37.8	38.5	1.02 (0.98 to 1.06)
Tackler fully bent	28.2	32.4	1.15 (1.10 to 1.20)*
Tackler diving	9.0	9.1	1.02 (0.94 to 1.10)
Initial point of contact on ball carrier
Head and neck	2.2	1.5	0.70 (0.58 to 0.84)*
Shoulder and armpit	28.8	24.5	0.85 (0.81 to 0.89)*
Torso	49.8	50.7	1.02 (0.98 to 1.05)
Upper leg	16.7	20.7	1.24 (1.17 to 1.31)*
Lower leg	2.5	2.6	1.03 (0.89 to 1.19)