Dozens Of NRL Players To Be Questioned By Police In Match-Fixing Investigation

The NRL season is winding down, but not without some controversy.

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that dozens of players are set to be questioned by NSW police over reports of cheating at gambling and match-fixing.

NSW police has established a Strike Force in response to rumblings that up to three games were fixed. It comes after a June announcement that the State’s Crime Command’s Organised Crime Squad was “in the early stages of examining information” regarding several match-ups.

In question are two 2015 stoushes (the Round 16 clash between the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles, and the Round 24 skirmish between Manly and Parramatta Eels) and one 2016 match (again between Manly and Parramatta).

Strike Force Nuralda, as it’s called, was announced in a statement.

"Police will work closely with the NSW Crime Commission, and have the full support of the NRL,” it read.

“The investigation is expected to be protracted, with dozens of players, officials, and members of the community expected to be interviewed in the coming months."

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg has said the code will offer full assistance to the police and that no players will be pre-judged during the process.

"But I repeat my earlier warning that if any person is convicted of match fixing they will face a life ban from any involvement in Rugby League,” he added.

Photo: Facebook / @ParramattaEels.