Senior rugby figures believe rebel R360 league all but dead after unions’ statement

Senior global rugby figures believe the rebel R360 venture is all but dead unless it can find a way to appease the world’s top nations. Pic: ©INPHO/Dan Sheridan.

Senior global rugby figures believe the rebel R360 venture is all but dead unless it can find a way to appease the world’s top nations.

In a dramatic move the leading unions collectively made clear this week that players involved in the R360 competition would be ineligible for their national sides and have warned them to treat offers with “extreme caution”.