With World Rugby doing everything they can to limit the amount of head injuries in the sport, the number of incidents involving big hits above the neck seem to have decreased in recent times.
In most cases, referees have been very strict in punishing contact to the head, with players receiving yellow or red cards for challenges that likely would have gone unpunished in previous eras.
Teams are now starting to adjust to that, with coaches doing everything they can to ensure that their side keeps 15 players on the pitch at all-times.
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England Prop dad 'Brexit' response to 2015 hit on Cian Healy
In years gone by, the attitude towards high hits in rugby was somewhat more laissez-faire.
One such incident came during a Six Nations game between Ireland and England in 2015, with Cian Healy being on the receiving end of a forceful hit from opposition prop Dan Cole as he attempted to tackle the ball carrier.
It went unpunished at the time, while Cole also avoided a citing in the days that followed.
Certainly one way to go about shaking off a tackler.
During an 'ask me anything' session on Reddit in recent days, Cole was asked about this incident.
I don't really remember it but Bevan Rodd told me the other day 'it was the most Brexit thing I've ever seen'.
That's a fairly apt description.
There was some previous history between those two players, with Healy receiving a three-week suspension for an alleged stamp on Cole during a Six Nations game in 2013.
A follow on from Britain's exit from the European Union, 'Brexit' has also been adopted as a term for rather agricultural approaches in sport, often related to big hits in football or rugby.
If that's the definition you're going with, it's fair to say that this Dan Cole effort falls into that category. He probably wouldn't get away with it in 2024.
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