Low body position at impact: how to win the collision battle

The moment the first Irish tackler commits, the All Blacks ball carrier drops into a low body position to reduce his centre of gravity. This is a fundamental biomechanical principle: the lower body wins the collision. By sinking his hips and driving through the tackler rather than bracing passively, the carrier absorbs the hit more efficiently and converts the defensive energy into forward momentum. The low body position is not a reaction — it must be pre-empted the instant the tackler activates, giving the ball carrier the physical advantage in the 1v1 duel.