cravater

Cravater most literally means to put a necktie (une cravate) on someone, but it also has a specific sporting sense in rugby: to tackle an opponent by grabbing them around the neck, a foul known as le plaquage cravate.

• Sa mère le cravate avant chaque entretien important. — His mother ties his necktie before every important interview.
• Le défenseur a cravaté l'ailier adverse, ce qui lui a valu un carton jaune. — The defender tackled the opposing winger around the neck, earning him a yellow card.
• On ne cravate pas souvent en dehors du bureau ou du sport. — You don't often put on a necktie outside the office or sports.

Outside rugby commentary, cravater almost always refers literally to putting on a tie, not a general 'to grab' — a learner meeting it in a sports context specifically means the illegal neck-tackle, not just any tackle.