Footballers Sacked

[Aliantha]

Originally Posted by wolf

What do Aussies/Brits call it when someone takes the ball away from the quarterback before he's able to pass or run?

Bad luck?

Srsly though, in most codes played here, we have half backs or full backs. They sometimes have the ball stolen and if it's a one on one tackle, the opposing side gets to keep the ball.

If there are more than one opposition players in the tackle, it's a penalty to the side that had the ball in the first place.

That's for rugby league anyway. The rules are different for other codes.