Rugby breakaway league coming. (R360)

[Reiser99]

I honestly thought this thread was dead...

 

[Which Tyler]

I honestly thought this thread was dead...

The breakaway league is - the thread about it... isn't

 

[Ddanno]

Got another year of these puff pieces before it implodes

 

[OllyM97]

It’s about time this absolute turd of a thing got flushed down the toilet - I’m referring to both the breakaway league itself and this thread.

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

It might sell it to Aussie's through more than their current Union players.

You are an idiot if you think that. Why would any NRL fan turn away from the NRL ever?

They don’t like union because it’s union, not because the competition it’s flashy enough with stupid made up teams and what not.


The lack of common sense is mind boggling with this whole thing. It’s got less chance of working than Australia have of winning the lions series after losing two games.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

World Rugby chief Gilpin gives his verdict on new rebel R360 league

World Rugby chief executive Alan Gilpin has insisted players will 'vote with their feet' if joining the game's proposed new rebel league means they cannot represent their countries too.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I hope World Rugby are not just hoping the threat of no international rugby will be the main line of stopping players from England, NZ, Ireland etc from joining because I fear that might be naive.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Top Wales rugby internationals agree deals with new rebel league

Rugby's new rebel league is making its move, with Wales players attracting interest

www.walesonline.co.uk

Unnamed Welsh players have also signed up

 

[Which Tyler]

"are targets"
"attracting interest"
"provisional agreements"
=/=
"signed up"

Despite continual misrepresentation in this thread

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Craig Bellamy offers word of warning about the threat of R360 as the Storm attempt to keep hold of their stars | Sporting News Australia

The NRL player market is set to kick into overdrive in the coming months as clubs jostle for marquee signings. And a potential contender in breakaway competition R360 also looms large.

www.sportingnews.com

 

[Ddanno]

Give it up already

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

@TRF_Olyy considering this poster only posts in this thread (I checked) can we ban them. They arnt a proper poster as they are financially invested to the marketing or something to do with this BS.

So due to their lies and manipulation, bring the ban!!!

 

[Which Tyler]

TBF, that's not actually true.

This thread has 310 replies, Rugbyfan564 has 1,012 posts.

It's annoying, but they do post about rugby itself now

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Edit

 

[Rugbyfan564]

This is very big news.

Fin Smith again linked with shock Northampton Saints departure - Ruck

England and Lions fly-half Fin Smith has become a top target for the breakaway R360 global franchise league, according to RugbyPass. Smith is entering the final year of his contract with Northampton Saints, sparking intense…

www.ruck.co.uk

This probably just speculation through.

 

[Which Tyler]

"Target"

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Times say players on the Liona Tour have agreed to join R360. Doesn't name who (Could be older ones like Aki or those who would still be in contention for their national teams for several years to come)

 

[Which Tyler]

"If"

 

[mdaclarke]

I can only speak for myself, but as a rugby fan I have absolutely no interest in R360 and have no intention of watching it.

I note that Red Bull are investing in Newcastle, I don't think they would be doing that if they felt that R360 was a threat.

Also although the money being offered is big money, it is not massively more than players can earn in France and may be less than what players can earn in Japan.

If anything it looks like competition for the seven series.

I just don't see the market for it.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

I think the reduced workload for the same pay is what the organisers temp players. As well as apparently paying pretty good agent fees as well.

 

[mdaclarke]

Still don't see how it will make money. If you have 360 players, I accept not all will be earning £1,000.000, but if the average wage is £500,000 then that is £180,000,000 per year plus other costs.

If there are 8 teams then there will will be 56 games, that means that in order to cover your costs you need to make over £3,000,000 per game. That doesn't include travel and other costs.

That is a lot of tickets they need to sell or a lot of TV revenue. Only way I can see if working is a vanity/sportswashing project by people happy to loose vast sums of money.

Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I see it.

Also the players will be constantly on the road given the around the world nature. Not good for family men and women.

I can't see it being more attractive than Japan or France.

Again maybe I'm wrong, but even if this does set up I don't see it lasting long.