South Sydney forward Ben Te'o faces claim he assaulted woman South Sydney forward Ben Teo has denied claims that he assaulted a Brisbane woman. A Brisbane woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has told police she was punched by Ben Te'o. She has conducted a tell-all interview with Channel Nine, which will be aired Wednesday night. QUEENSLAND Origin forward Ben Te'o has vehemently denied a Brisbane woman's claims that he assaulted her in the presence of fellow NRL players Corey Norman and Darius Boyd. The incident, which is understood to have occurred during the representative weekend more than a month ago, is being investigated by the NRL's integrity unit. The woman made the allegations during an interview with Channel Nine, which will be broadcast tonight. She has contacted Queensland police alleging she was physically assaulted by Te'o Te'o released a statement today refuting the woman's claims. News Limited understands that Norman, the Broncos fullback, made a 000 emergency call after the alleged incident, which left the woman with a black eye and facial injuries. The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has told police she was punched by Te'o. On Monday, she conducted a tell-all interview with Channel Nine. In the interview, the woman claims: "I was laying in the hallway with blood everywhere ... I could have been dead for all they know. It is understood Souths have already conducted their own investigation. Te'o addressed the issue today. "I wish to make the following statement in relation to rumours circulating about an incident which occurred approximately one month ago in Brisbane," he said in a statement released through his club. I am making this statement on the understanding that a television network intends to broadcast a story this evening which does not give a true account of the incident. I have not provided a statement to this network in response to the story. I understand that the news story contains a claim by a female that I was involved in an altercation with her at a house in Brisbane. I have not been informed of the exact nature of the news story, however I am able to refute entirely any suggestion that I acted improperly. On the night in question, I found myself in unfortunate circumstances that were not caused by me and I acted appropriately to deal with a difficult situation. I called the police to report the incident and have the female removed from the house. I have not pressed charges against the female and to the best of my knowledge no charges have been laid against me. I don't wish to go into any further detail about this matter because I regard the incident as unfortunate and something I wish to leave behind me. I have offered my co-operation to the Police, the NRL integrity unit, my Club and other authorities to ensure that this matter is dealt with in the appropriate way. To this point I have not had any contact from the Police since their attendance at the house, and neither my management nor my Club have had any contact from the Police or the female at the centre of this news story. Accordingly I have no further comment to make at this stage. The Rabbitohs confirmed they were investigating the incident and were working closely with the NRL integrity unit on conducting a full and thorough investigation. Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson said: "Ben informed us that an incident occurred last month in Brisbane, and he has been very up front and open with us in our discussions with him in recent weeks. We are going through due process and we are currently undertaking a thorough investigation into what happened that night in conjunction with the NRL Integrity Unit. Ben has indicated to us that he vehemently denies the allegations that are being levelled at him, and he is happy to co-operate with Police, the NRL, the Club, and other authorities to clear up this situation. I would like to point out that to this point in time neither Ben nor any member of the South Sydney Football Club has been contacted by the Police, the person making the allegations, a representative of the person making the allegations, nor any member of the public regarding the alleged incident. We take situations like this very seriously, and our club has an excellent track record in such matters.