Players joining rebel league R360 would risk England futures

Players from England who participate in the potential new breakaway league for rugby union run the risk of losing out.

A revolutionary franchise league that aims to attract the game’s biggest stars is in development.

R360, or R360, is expected to launch in the following year, with sponsors from all other sports reported to be interested in participating.

The new league will not clash with international rugby, according to organizers, who also claim players will be able to play for their nations in international competitions like the Six Nations.

However, any Premiership player who leaves to compete in R360 runs the risk of stifling their international career.

However, plans for the rebel league are developing in an effort to alter the world order of rugby union.

The franchise competition would be held in some of the biggest cities in the world, with names like London, Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Buenos Aires, and Cape Town included in the bid to attract the top 300 men’s and women’s players in the world.

With the inclusion of American superstar Ilona Maher on the promotional material, R360 has pledged to “unlock the potential of the women’s game.”

However, some senior industry figures believe the proposals lack substance and will struggle to obtain the necessary investment or approval from the governing bodies.

According to a source who spoke to the BBC, “It’s the world 12s again,” the game’s shorter format never materialized.

R360 intends to hold events in two blocks, April through June, and August through September, with overlap for both the southern hemisphere Rugby Championship and the women’s Six Nations, which would not conflict with the men’s Six Nations or the women’s Six Nations.

Mike Tindall, a former Bath captain and rugby director, and Stuart Hooper, a former World Cup winner, lead R360.

In the prospectus, Tindall claims that R360 is being introduced as a response to a “club game” that “failed to capture the same level of interest and investment as international rugby.”

The international game is putting pressure on clubs all over the world, Tindall continued.