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VIDEO: The most comprehensive, head-endangering rugby league clothesline of 2015

Published 12:33 30 Apr 2015 BST

Updated 12:36 30 Apr 2015 BST

Patrick McCarry
VIDEO: The most comprehensive, head-endangering rugby league clothesline of 2015

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'Beast produced a bell-ringer.'

That is how the official NRL commentator called this face-endangering clothesline tackle from New Zealand Warriors' Manu Vatuvei. The Warriors enforcer, known as The Beast', unleashed this hellacious hit on Gold Coast's James Roberts at the weekend [it comes 1:05 into the clip below]. Play continued and no sanctions followed, post-match. It means Vatuvei is free to play for New Zealand, against Australia, in an international encounter, this Friday.

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