What is the tackle height in community rugby?

Law 14.1 says tacklers must tackle below the relevant high tackle sanction line: the shoulder line in elite rugby, or the waist/base of the sternum in community rugby. Law 9.13 makes it dangerous tackling to tackle or attempt to tackle above the relevant sanction line while either player is in open field play, or to make a tackle that leads to head contact.

The Game-On variation lets community match organisers choose whether to set the tackle height at the waist or at the base of the sternum. Organisers may also:

• Sanction ball-carriers who drop their body height into a tackle: a ball carrier in open play must not lower their height significantly before making dangerous contact with a tackler (penalty).
• Restrict double tackles. Where two or more players make a simultaneous tackle, only the primary tackler must meet the relevant sanction line, and any additional tackler must be no higher than the line of the shoulder (penalty).