Police in Australia have revealed they are investigating allegations of match-fixing in the NRL.
Two matches involving the Sydney-based Manly Sea Eagles are at the centre of the probe, according to the city's Daily Telegraph, although police would not confirm any details.
The paper reported that their games against South Sydney Rabbitohs and Parramatta Eels are under suspicion.
"The organised crime squad is in the early stage of examining information relating to alleged match-fixing in the NRL," a New South Wales (NSW) police spokeswoman said.
"No further comment is appropriate at this stage."
The NRL said it was cooperating with authorities, and chief executive Todd Greenberg told a news conference the league was taking the allegations "very seriously" and that anyone found guilty of match-fixing would be banned for life.
"This is a threat which exists for all sport in this country and globally," Greenberg said. "The response from the NRL will be very clear. If any allegations are proven, then we will ban anyone found guilty, for life.
"In recent times, our integrity unit have been working with police under the strictest of confidentiality to provide information and assistance to the police as they undertake that assessment.
"This is not yet a formal investigation by police... they are in the early stages of making an assessment. But let me be clear. Whatever the police require, they will get from the NRL and from our integrity unit."
The league was last hit by a serious match-fixing scandal in 2011 when former Ireland player Ryan Tandy was banned for life for spot-fixing offences.
While playing for Canterbury, Tandy was alleged to have made bets on a penalty goal being the first scoring play of the game against North Queensland.
He was then accused of giving away a penalty on purpose but the Cowboys decided against taking the kick.
Tandy lost an appeal against the lifetime ban and was found dead in 2014 after a reported drug overdose.