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Eels star faces lengthy NRL ban over dangerous throw

Kelma Tuilagi (11) was sent to the sin bin for his tackle on Sydney Roosters' Lindsay Collins. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The NRL have come down hard on Kelma Tuilagi, hitting the Parramatta second-rower with a ban of up to five games for a dangerous throw on Lindsay Collins.

Tuilagi was sent to the sin bin early in the Eels' 28-18 loss to the Sydney Roosters on Saturday night, after upending Collins in a tackle and flipping him over.

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