{"id":33485,"date":"2025-07-30T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33485\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T22:29:10","slug":"bellamy-admits-rugby360-is-a-threat-nrl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/33485\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellamy admits Rugby360 is \u201ca threat\u201d – NRL News"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Rugby360, the cashed-up breakaway rugby competition taking the sports world by storm, is looming as a likely threat to the NRL<\/a>‘s superstar stocks.<\/p>\n

With Ryan Papenhuyzen<\/a>, the latest star linked with the polarising new league, his coach Craig Bellamy<\/a> has opened up on what it means for the NRL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Fox League, Bellamy touched on the recent links Rugby360 has had with his star fullback, revealing he isn’t fully across the reports.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know enough about that to have a real comment on that,” he conceded.<\/p>\n

\"NRLBRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – APRIL 18: Ryan Papenhuyzen<\/a> of the Storm looks on after the round seven NRL<\/a> match between Dolphins and Melbourne Storm<\/a> at Suncorp Stadium, on April 18, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia<\/a>. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Despite his ambiguity on the subject, he did admit that the new competition is not one to be ignored.<\/p>\n

“If they have got a fair bit of money and are willing to throw it at people, that’s going to be a threat,” Bellamy declared.<\/p>\n

Kalyn Ponga<\/a> has also been linked to the new rugby competition, as has Roger Tuivasa-Sheck<\/a>, who could make over $1 million a season if he were to make the code switch.<\/p>\n

Papenhuyzen is reportedly looking at $1.5 million a season as a Rugby360 recruit, a much bigger paycheck than what he’d make in the NRL<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The competition still has a few hurdles to overcome before it is declared an official league; however, it seems even an NRL<\/a> legend in Bellamy is wary of the ramifications it could have on the league.<\/p>\n


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