How must tackles be made, and what changes with red and gold shorts?

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For everyone: tackles are modified to remove any element of "drive" or lifting. No tackle can be made above the armpits. A maximum of two players is allowed in any tackle; more is penalised. There is no lifting or throwing, and no drag-down tackles from behind of any kind. Tackles are made to stop progress, not to attack the ball-carrier, and the player must respond immediately to the Held call. Making the tackle: White shorts: players tackle each other normally. Red shorts: attempt to physically stop the ball-carrier with a grip tackle between the waist and the shoulder. The referee calls Held once there is sufficient contact. Do not try to drive through the tackle. Gold shorts: touch tackle only. Once touched, the ball-carrier must return to the point of the touch to play the ball. Being tackled: Red shorts: tackled by a grip tackle between the waist and the shoulder to stop progress. Under normal circumstances they should not be taken to the ground; if this is done deliberately, the tackler is penalised. Gold shorts: touch tackled only, done with great caution. The tackler calls the touch and holds the mark.