{"id":215143,"date":"2025-10-15T11:49:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/215143\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:49:09","slug":"r360-dealt-latest-blow-as-nrl-reveal-hefty-bans-amid-unions-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/215143\/","title":{"rendered":"R360 dealt latest blow as NRL reveal hefty bans amid unions block"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) have announced that players who break contracts to take up offers from R360 face a 10-year ban from playing in their competitions, which includes the NRL.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The governing body\u2019s statement is the latest crackdown on the rebel competition, coming just a week after the unions of New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, England, Scotland, France and Italy confirmed players would not be eligible for Test selection if they signed.<\/p>\n<p>Reports have emerged that as many as 10 high-profile NRL players, including former All Black and current New Zealand Warriors star Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Kangaroos star Zac Lomax, are set to take up offers to join the breakaway league.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They are, in reality, counterfeiting a code\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The ban also extends to NRL-accredited player agents who act for, assist, represent, or advise a player who later agrees to join R360; however, these can be appealed and reviewed. The ARLC confirm that any appeals will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the new measures, ARLC chairman, Peter V\u2019landys, said: \u201cThe Commission has a clear duty to act in the best interests of Rugby League and its fans \u2014 and we will take all necessary steps to protect the future of the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"py-4 text-title text-xl sm:text-2xl font-normal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/springboks-stars-honest-r360-admission-as-unions-unite-against-breakaway-competition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Springboks star\u2019s honest R360 admission as unions unite against breakaway competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-1 text-sm font-semibold leading-snug text-title line-clamp-3 sm:mb-0 sm:text-[15px] sm:leading-5 sm:line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/r360-issues-forthright-response-after-international-unions-warn-players-about-joining-rebel-competition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">R360 issues forthright response after international unions warn players about joining rebel competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, there will always be organisations that seek to pirate our game for potential financial gain. They don\u2019t invest in pathways or the development of players \u2014 they simply exploit the hard work of others, putting players at risk of financial loss while profiting themselves. They are, in reality, counterfeiting a code.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccordingly, if it all goes wrong, it\u2019s the players who suffer most. Every stakeholder must be accountable to the standards our fans expect. We\u2019ve listened to our clubs, and we\u2019ve acted decisively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NRL CEO, Andrew Abdo, added: \u201cThis policy reflects the united stance of the Commission and NRL clubs. We will not allow unrecognised competitions to undermine the integrity, professionalism, and future of rugby league.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetrugby.com\/news\/loose-pass-united-refusal-of-r360-concoction-red-bulls-false-dawn-and-change-is-needed-in-wales\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Loose Pass: \u2018United refusal\u2019 of R360 concoction, Red Bulls\u2019 false dawn and change is \u2018needed\u2019 in Wales<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) have announced that players who break contracts to take up offers from&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215144,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,818,1182,47355,761,762,44,158,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-215143","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nrl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-home-page","11":"tag-internationals","12":"tag-mike-tindall","13":"tag-national-rugby-league","14":"tag-nationalrugbyleague","15":"tag-news","16":"tag-nrl","17":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215143"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215143\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}