South Sydney coach Wayne Bennett has cancelled planned training sessions for next week as the NRL considers sending independent spies into clubs to ensure biosecurity protocols are being followed.

With speculation rife that several clubs were planning secret sessions next week, and that some teams may have already breached government rules, the NRL emphasised the severity of punishments that would be applied during a phone hook-up with clubs on Wednesday afternoon.

Wayne Bennett at South Sydney training before the season was suspended. Credit:Getty Images

The NRL threatened to dock competition points and hand down heavy fines for those clubs in breach of the rules.

It comes as ARLC chairman Peter V'landys met with Channel Nine chief executive Hugh Marks at the network's Willoughby offices on Wednesday morning to continue discussions around a potential three-year broadcast rights extension with the current partners.

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