AP, Sydney :
Police in New South Wales state have begun an investigation into alleged match-fixing in the National Rugby League.
The police service said in a statement Thursday that the Organized Crime Squad was “in the early stages of examining information relating to alleged match-fixing … no further comment is appropriate at this stage.”
Australian media reported that two 2015 matches were at the center of the investigation.
The league said it “would continue to cooperate with authorities,” adding: “The NRL is treating this as a serious matter and will take any action necessary to protect the integrity of the game.”
The NRL was last hit by match-fixing in 2010 when Ryan Tandy was convicted of trying to fix the early stages of a match between his Canterbury team and North Queensland.
