{"id":299255,"date":"2025-11-21T12:41:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/299255\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T12:41:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:41:33","slug":"cameron-munster-back-on-r360-radar-despite-storm-commitment-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/299255\/","title":{"rendered":"Cameron Munster back on R360 radar despite Storm commitment &#8211; NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the rumour that refuses to go away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/cameron-munster\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cameron Munster<\/a> is on the radar of R360, the Saudi Arabian-backed rugby union rebel league set to offer players millions of dollars &#8211; and certainly more than any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> club can entertain.<\/p>\n<p>It was reported in October that he was on a &#8216;hit list&#8217; of the competition which had double-digit numbers of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> players in its sights.<\/p>\n<p>News Corp are now reporting he has been formally approached by recruitment executives of the new competition as they investigate star players from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> in a bid to help get off the ground all around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Munster has so far not indicated any interest in R360, but he isn&#8217;t the first player from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> to be attacked by the rebel league.<\/p>\n<p>Now released teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/ryan-papenhuyzen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Papenhuyzen<\/a> has reportedly been offered big dollars by the competition, former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/parramatta-eels\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parramatta Eels<\/a> winger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/zac-lomax\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zac Lomax<\/a> was released last weekend to pursue opportunities outside of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/payne-haas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Payne Haas<\/a> is also in the process of making a decision on his future after being offered a reported $3 million per year to jump codes to the 15-man game with the new competition, which has been relentlessly and repeatedly trashed by Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/rugby-league\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rugby League<\/a> Comission chairman Peter V&#8217;Landys.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, there are still real concerns that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NRL<\/a> will lose a number of stars to the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Munster, despite being approached, would appear an unlikely target.<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland skipper is contracted with the Storm to the end of 2027, and recently reconfirmed his intention to see out that time period despite being linked to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/nrl\/teams\/perth-bears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Perth Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Melbourne releasing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerotackle.com\/players\/jonah-pezet\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonah Pezet<\/a> was as clear a sign as any that Munster won&#8217;t be going anywhere, and the five-eighth is now unlikely to gain a release to head to any other club or competition.<\/p>\n<p>The rugby union competition also has the NRL&#8217;s threat of ten-year bans hanging over players&#8217; heads, while there have also reportedly been concerns expressed in recent times that the financial backing of the competition may be unstable to the point it will never actually get off the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the rumour that refuses to go away. 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