Zac Lomax has been granted a release from the final three years of his NRL contract with Parramatta following speculation the representative winger would defect to R360.<\/p>\n
The club on Sunday confirmed Lomax would leave “to pursue opportunities outside the NRL”.<\/p>\n
The NSW Origin gun’s release was agreed to by the Eels, on the basis he would not join a rival NRL club without their permission.<\/p>\n
His departure follows the exit of Melbourne’s star fullback Ryan Papenhuyzen, who had also been linked with a move to the breakaway competition set to launch late next year.<\/p>\n
Lomax played 114 games for the Dragons before joining the Eels for the 2025 season. He played 19 games and scored nine tries as the Eels finished in 11th place.<\/p>\n
Lomax has also played six games for New South Wales, but his future in the 13-man game would be clouded by a potential switch to breakaway rugby competition R360.<\/p>\n
ARLC chair Peter V’landys has threatened to suspend any R360 player from the NRL or any ARLC-sanctioned event for 10 years.<\/p>\n
Most major rugby nations, including Australia, are prepared to blacklist players from Test representation if they sign R360 deals.<\/p>\n
The R360 competition is slated to begin in late 2026 but as yet no player has publicly committed to it.<\/p>\n
Papenhuyzen, Cameron Munster, Payne Haas and Roger Tuivasa-Sheck are among those who have been linked to potential moves to R360.<\/p>\n
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