The National Rugby League says the future of the Newcastle Knights is safe despite the Australian Tax Office applying for the Knights, Jets and Hunter Sports Group to be wound down over unpaid debts.
According to the documents filed in the Federal Court the ATO are chasing debts to the total almost $3-million.
But the NRL interim chief executive Shane Mattiske says he is confident the future of the NRL club is not under threat.
“In relation to the ownership by Hunter Sports Group, guarantees have been put in place by the Commission to safeguard the Knights position,” Mattiske told AAP.
“Those safeguards were a condition of ownership and are there to ensure the club’s future.”
Hunter Sports Group says they were surprised by the ATO’s move to appoint a liquidator and that the money owed will be paid.
