[Zanta]

'> 2) Ban hitting. Everything should be a wrap around tackle. No more players running full speed and launching themselves into other players. Look at how few players actually try to tackle people. I get what you're going after but it's tricky when you're dealing with the boundaries. How do you push a guy out of bounds without "hitting" him?'

Pushing a guy out of bounds (e.g. a two handed shove) is an illegal tackle in rugby. You have to attempt a normal tackle, and basically attempt to force him out of bounds in the process if that's your goal.

I remember clearly being called for this (didn't know the rule at the time) when I was trying to prevent someone from scoring while he was running close to the sidelines. The ref called a penalty try on me for it.