Wiktionary
high tackle
n. (context rugby English) A dangerous form of tackling in which a player tackles above the shoulders.
Usage examples of "high tackle".
The man took down both Kyle and Cole with a diving knee-high tackle.
Less accurate, Carney kept his magnum blasting, right up to the moment he was taken down by a waist-high tackle.
Gabrilovitch dived after him, grabbing the Spook around the shoulders in a high tackle.