Rugby breakaway league coming. (R360)

[Rugbyfan564]

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Not even just spamming articles now, but random Twitter posts

 

[Which Tyler]

Not even just spamming articles now, but random Twitter posts

I assume they're not worth trying to find out what's in them?

 

[Rugbyfan564]

I assume they're not worth trying to find out what's in them?

They are. Big news that NRL has proposed a 10 year ban for anyone who even talks to R360 let alone leaves them. But a lot of chatter about that it might be illegal under Australian Law including from the Players Union. R360 also believe it would be illegal.

 

[Which Tyler]

So... actual news that ha already been posted in a real article; and a bunch of people saying what they want, desire, or hope for with minimal reference to observed reality...

Seems par for the course with your links in this thread

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Daily Mail saying 10 Welsh players have signed including Louis Rees-Zammit. Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake, Nicky Smith, Aaron Wainwright, Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams all being tipped to join as well if they haven’t already.

Revealed: 10 Wales stars sign up to R360 breakaway league

With ongoing uncertainty about how the country's national game will look in the future, Rugby Confidential understands leading Welsh players are keen to look elsewhere as a result.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Saintjay]

Daily Mail saying 10 Welsh players have signed including Louis Rees-Zammit. Tomos Williams, Dewi Lake, Nicky Smith, Aaron Wainwright, Taulupe Faletau and Josh Adams all being tipped to join as well if they haven't already.

Revealed: 10 Wales stars sign up to R360 breakaway league

With ongoing uncertainty about how the country's national game will look in the future, Rugby Confidential understands leading Welsh players are keen to look elsewhere as a result.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So they've backed off signing world class players talent then. Imagining signing for a new league and you had more fans attending Ospreys games.

 

[mdaclarke]

So they've backed off signing world class players talent then. Imagining signing for a new league and you had more fans attending Ospreys games.

There is also talk of Henry Slade, Lukhanyo Am, ]Vincent Tshituka and Ben Jason Dixon.

All great players but hardly box-office.

Interesting it sounds like the players can earn more in Japan than R360, so they aren't all flocking to Japan, why would they go to R360?

George Ford: England fly-half turned down R360 to stay at Sale Sharks

England fly-half George Ford turns down R360 to sign a new three-year contract with Prem side Sale Sharks.

www.bbc.co.uk

"Sale boss Alex Sanderson estimated that, for star players like Ford, a move to R360 could earn them a third more than staying in England.

He added that moves to Japan could be a chance to double their money, while tax breaks for sportspeople add to the financial advantage of Top 14 clubs in France."

 

[Vaquer]

NRL threat feels somewhat hollow. They sign rugby union players all the time. If/when R360 folds no way they will bother enforcing a ban.

Tracey Holmes is a bit cooked. Years ago she was going out of her way to try to rehabilitate the image and reputation of James Hird (convicted cheat in Australian rules football).

 

[Kiwiwomble]

NRL threat feels somewhat hollow. They sign rugby union players all the time. If/when R360 folds no way they will bother enforcing a ban.

Tracey Holmes is a bit cooked. Years ago she was going out of her way to try to rehabilitate the image and reputation of James Hird (convicted cheat in Australian rules football).

i think its just a gut reaction as NRL have lost a couple of names in the lead up to the RWC, the wallabies winning the thing is pretty much the only way for players not to flow back to NRL afterwards

 

[Rugbyfan564]

R360 has stepped up plans for its breakaway league after officially launching on social media, where it posted a job advert for a celebrity manager role - Daily Telegraph.

 

[Reiser99]

R360 has stepped up plans for its breakaway league after officially launching on social media, where it posted a job advert for a celebrity manager role - Daily Telegraph.

It's like you're getting business advice from the forum.

i just looked for the first time and they dont even seem to have their own website or social media accounts.....that almost seems dodgy in this day and age

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

It's like you're getting business advice from the forum.

He’s either invested in R360 in some way or a journalist. Either way scummy way not to he upfront about it.

Just classless.

 

[mdaclarke]

R360 has stepped up plans for its breakaway league after officially launching on social media, where it posted a job advert for a celebrity manager role - Daily Telegraph.

They will need a good one, because as a Rugby Union fan I think it is a terrible idea for the game of Rugby Union, and save for commenting on this forum, I won't be watching it or contributing towards it in any way. I hope it doesn't get off the ground, and if by some miracle that it does get off the ground, I hope it fails quickly and any person involved it in is shunned for evermore by the Rugby Community.

 

[Which Tyler]

if by some miracle that it does get off the ground, I hope it fails quickly and any person involved it in is shunned for evermore by the Rugby Community.

Including any journalists/agents pimping for it

 

[Kiwiwomble]

R360 has stepped up plans for its breakaway league after officially launching on social media, where it posted a job advert for a celebrity manager role - Daily Telegraph.

whats their handle.....because there is already a R360 rugby in insta and it some sort of camp for kids, its going to be hilarious if they have to rebrand after putting all this work into getting the name out there in the press....but no on actually check it was unused

 

[Rugbyfan564]

RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: Inside the fight to sign Tomos Williams

Williams' outstanding performances earned him a Lions call-up this summer. The 30-year-old's Gloucester contract expires at the end of the season and he is a man in demand.

www.dailymail.co.uk

According to the Daily Mail formal offers are starting to be given to players. They mention players can move to tax free places like Monaco and UAE to get the full salary of 750k or more (Implying Itoje might switch by mentioning that's his current pre tax salary). And that matches might be streamed on You Tube and that a major broadcast deal is coming

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

RUGBY CONFIDENTIAL: Inside the fight to sign Tomos Williams

Williams' outstanding performances earned him a Lions call-up this summer. The 30-year-old's Gloucester contract expires at the end of the season and he is a man in demand.

www.dailymail.co.uk

According to the Daily Mail formal offers are starting to be given to players. They mention players can move to tax free places like Monaco and UAE to get the full salary of 750k or more (Implying Itoje might switch by mentioning that's his current pre tax salary). And that matches might be streamed on You Tube and that a major broadcast deal is coming

Great to hear that players we don't know might get offers and might move to places we don't know to maybe play for teams we don't know and then it'll be streamed on a TV channel we don't know and also maybe YouTube but we don't know.

What we do know is that they'll be banned from international rugby

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Great to hear that players we don't know might get offers and might move to places we don't know to maybe play for teams we don't know and then it'll be streamed on a TV channel we don't know and also maybe YouTube but we don't know.

What we do know is that they'll be banned from international rugby

Well by ebeyone but Argentina and possibly Wales (Wales are apparently fearful of how many will join because of the upheaval)

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Well by ebeyone but Argentina and possibly Wales (Wales are apparently fearful of how many will join because of the upheaval)

Great, sounds like a good league/competition/tour/circus