US Edition'Keeping My Future Open': Warriors Star Confirms Saudi Interest
GLOBAL, WITH VENUES ACROSS EUROPE, JUL 16 – R360 offers top rugby league stars contracts up to $3.1 million per season backed by Saudi investment to launch a global tournament starting in 2026 with regular play from 2027.
- The Saudi-backed Rugby 360 competition aims to launch a global tournament by September 2026, targeting top rugby league players worldwide.
- This breakaway league follows from Saudi Arabia's prior investments in sports and arises amid concerns about its viability and impact on existing rugby ecosystems.
- Rugby 360 seeks to sign around 300 players for 12 franchises across 16 European venues, with Storm's Ryan Papenhuyzen and Warriors' Roger Tuivasa-Sheck among key targets.
- Tuivasa-Sheck's contract with the Warriors runs through 2026, and he acknowledged his manager has presented Rugby 360 opportunities though he remains focused on the current season.
- The emergence of Rugby 360 pressures the NRL salary cap and player retention, suggesting potential shifts in player careers and league dynamics over the coming years.
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Tuivasa-Sheck on verge of joining Saudi-backed rebel rugby comp on $1m deal
Sources with knowledge of the situation talking on the condition of anonymity due to confidentiality said that Tuivasa-Sheck is in discussions about joing the rebel R360 competition in 2027 as the first NRL player to jump ship.
Warriors star Knowledge Musona released by Saudi Pro League club Al-Okhdood – Nehanda Radio
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NRL rugby league star Tuivasa-Sheck in R360 talks
Current rugby league star and former All Black Roger Tuivasa-Sheck is being lined up for a big-money switch to the breakaway R360 competition, according to reports in Australia. The move would see the 32-year-old New Zealand Warriors winger, one of the biggest names in the NRL, switch codes from league to union for the second time in his career. Tuivasa-Sheck’s signature would also represent a coup for R360, whose UK-based organisers plan to la…
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