The Rugby Football Union is preparing to confirm that male players who sign contracts to join R360 will be banned from playing for England, with a formal announcement expected as soon as next week.
The Mike Tindall-backed rebel league has secured funding from private equity firms to launch a shortened competition next October, but the sport’s traditional powerbrokers are lining up to oppose them, with the international players’ union telling its members it will not endorse the new competition.
The RFU is understood to be pushing for a coordinated response from the northern and southern hemisphere unions, and has suggested a joint statement stating that all players who join R360 will not be selected to play international rugby, although a formal agreement has yet to be reached.
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Mike trying to take down Rugby Union?
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