I personally don't see anything wrong with the challenge. He hasn't gone in with his shoulder or angled his shoulder to make first impact, he has his arms out to make a genuine tackle and has sent lineham flying.

Contact with the shoulder looks minimal on the replay anyway, and he can't make his shoulder disappear.

If lineham didn't stay down it wouldn't even have been brought up.

Game is going downhill.

I like seeing "hard" tackles ala D Clarke BUT it is the tacklers responsibility to ensure no contact is made with the head. The research on head injuries show the long term effects. Anyone who thinks that looking after a players long term interests shows the game is "going downhill" may want to reassess.

Perhaps players should wear helmets then to ensure that we are looking after a players long term interests. Oh and ban boxing.

It should be remembered that this week we've lost one of the all time greats, Roger Millward,as a result of cancer brought on by repeated broken jaw injuries.

No, but there is a reason why hits to the head aren't allowed, and if we want the sport to carry on we have to accept that. As for boxing, I believe its days are numbered.

My issue, not just in this situation but in general, is this idea that if a player makes a token gesture to put his arms out then all is OK. Waving arms about whilst hitting the opponent with the shoulder isn't the same as attempting to make a tackle. Had Clubb actually tried to tackle with his arms in that position then he would almost certainly have committed a high tackle and probably a particularly bad one.