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RARE PHOTOS: Nrl bunker review committee split on dangerous tackles | Rare Historical Photos

A record 18 players were sin-binned in round eight of the NRL. (HANDOUT/NRL PHOTOS)

The NRL has told bunker officials to only go back in play and order sin-bins in the most serious cases, after conceding match referees went too far on the weekend.

League officials spent Monday combing through the record 18 sin-bins from round eight, while pinning the blame firmly on players for a rise in high tackles.

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