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League and union aren’t the most vulnerable when it comes to R360. It’s the athletes

Darren Kane Sports Columnist October 11, 2025 — 8.33am Advertisement

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys could well be a master of prescience and on the money. The nascent R360 rugby competition’s origin story could have come from a cereal box . Conversely, the planning behind it may be moderately more sophisticated.

But is R360 any wilder an idea than reckoning an NRL franchise ought to be domiciled in Port Moresby? Or did that idea come from a Corn Flakes box, too?

Mike Tindall is the face of R360, and the rebel rugby competition is going after big-name league players such as Payne Haas and Ryan Papenhuyzen. Credit: Graphic: Matt Willis

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