18m watch 'the perfect rugby tackle' as tiny scrum-half fells giant

A tackle from the 2023 Rugby World Cup has become one of the most viewed rugby videos.

The moment comes from the Uruguay v Namibia pool stage clash in Lyon, where scrum-half Santiago Arata executed a perfect tackle on rampaging Namibia openside flanker Tjiuee Uanivi.

Rugby is a sport that accommodates people of any shape and size, and this tackle proves this to be absolutely true.

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5ft 7in Castres man Arata lined up the shot on 6ft 7in Uanivi, getting low and wrapping around the big man's quads. Uanivi, a back rower in Pro D2 for US Montauban, was sent flying in emphatic fashion.

You can watch the clip below.

The clip is one of the most-watched rugby videos on TikTok in the last six months, with over 1.1m likes and almost 18m views. It has the caption: 'Technique beats size'.

Viewers have been loving this moment.

"It helps to have steel shoulders!" said one.

"When I'm feeling tough, I watch professional rugby. After the first half, I realise I'm not that f*****g tough" said another.

Uruguay won this match 36-26 in September, with four cards handed out over the course of the game. Namibia got two yellows and a red card, whilst Uruguay picked up one yellow themselves.

Neither side would qualify for the knock-outs in Pool A, with France and New Zealand finishing in the top two places.