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George Clarke

NRL must remove grey areas in head-high tackle furore

South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett wants clarity ahead of an expected head-high contact crackdown. (Michael Gorton/AAP PHOTOS)

The NRL should adopt hard and fast rules around head-high contact, Wayne Bennett has argued, suggesting any player who causes category-one concussion symptoms be sinbinned at a minimum.

NRL referees are expected to take a tougher stance on head-high contact throughout round five after head office conceded in a leaked memo to clubs that they missed four offences which warranted sinbinning during round four. 

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