With rebel rugby competition R360 given the green light to commence in 2026, it has been widely reported that rugby league players have received official contract offers ahead of the inaugural season.
In the NRL, rival clubs can only approach players with a contract offer from November 1st of the year before their final contracted season.
However, considering R360 is a completely different entity, they can legally approach any player in the NRL, off-contract or not.
The competition is cashed up, with various financial backers from private investors in Europe and the United States, and has reportedly secured commitments from up to ten NRL players, offering contracts that are supposedly too good to refuse.
Who are the players, though?
No one knows for sure.
But, it’s possible to make an educated guess, so here are the ten most likely players to have already signed for R360.
10Jye Gray
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 22: Jye Gray of the Rabbitohs runs the ball during the round 16 NRL match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and Manly Sea Eagles at Accor Stadium on June 22, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)
Arguably the most likely signing.
According to The Daily Telegraph, R360 have tabled a $2.4 million offer to Jye Gray to join the competition from 2026 on a three-year deal.
However, it isn’t just the money that makes this deal likely.
A natural fullback, Gray is currently stuck behind Latrell Mitchell in the pecking order at the Rabbitohs, despite being one of the club’s best players this season.
The consensus is clear: If Mitchell is fit, he’ll play fullback.
Naturally, that would be frustrating for any player, especially when they have earned the right to the starting jersey
Gray also played rugby union during his time in high school and is still contracted until the end of the 2026 season, but with an offer that size to leave his role as merely a backup fullback, the 21-year-old will likely leave the NRL in the near future.