R360 Competition Players Hit With 10-Season Suspension from National Rugby League

Rugby league's authority has announced that athletes who enter the “breakaway” R360 will be barred for 10 years.

The new league, scheduled to begin in 2026, is seeking to lure athletes from both codes with lucrative deals and a condensed game calendar.

Prominent NRL players have reportedly received offers by R360, which will involve multiple men's clubs and four women's sides operating from large metropolitan areas globally.

Representing Samoa the player, who is with the Warriors in the NRL, has confirmed he has had talks with R360.

Papenhuyzen, Lomax, Haas and Jye Gray are also believed to be considering joining the rebel league.

A group of rugby union teams, including Australia, earlier announced a ban on athletes signing with R360 appearing in global fixtures.

“We heard our franchises and we've taken firm action,” stated ARLC chairman Peter V'Landys.

“Regrettably, there will always be organizations that try to exploit our game for economic benefit.

“They don't invest in talent pipelines or the growth of players. They simply exploit the efforts of others, jeopardizing careers of financial loss while gaining personally.

“Essentially, they are, copying the game.”

The organization is launched by former England World Cup winner Mike Tindall and supported by private investors.

Subsequent to the possible rugby union prohibitions were revealed last week, it said: “We aim to collaborate collaboratively as a component of the international rugby schedule.

“The event is arranged with tailored timetables for both genders and R360 will permit participants for global fixtures, as written into their contracts.”

The new league will request authorization for its plans from rugby union's governing body, union's regulatory group, at its board session in 2026.