tacklee

plural tacklees

1. a person who is tackled.

   A player may act as the tacklee.

   2015, Ellaine Gelman, Ian David Milligan, Dave Beal, Mini and Youth Rugby: The Complete Guide for Coaches and Parents, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 160

   2 more examples

   Thus are formed the opposition schools, the modern which says that such a tacklee may pass from the ground, and the ancient which says he must bring that ball into play with the foot.

   1920, Country Life, page 560

   In a nutshell, when a tackle is made in rugby the requirements are that the tackler releases the tacklee and that the tacklee releases the ball so the players who are on their feet can use it.

   2009, Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, Rugby For Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 14