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.
1Angus Crichton
Sydney Roosters forward Angus Chrichton has always been on rugby union's radar.
Representing Australia in schoolboy rugby, Crichton nearly became a cross-code star after starting the 2024 season in reserve grade.
However, David Fifita's backflip and a late-season resurgence saw Crichton earn a two-year extension, keeping him in Bondi until the end of 2026.
His contract hasn't been extended further, though, and it is reported that Chrichton would weigh up a move to rugby union if he was offered the right deal, admitting the amount of money R360 is reportedly offering is certainly interesting.
I think until there is anything signed, you aren't going to see guys putting their hand up saying I'm going to go and do this, but the amount of cash they are throwing around is honestly going to [be] perking ears up," he said on Wide World of Sports.
Will Chrichton be tempted by the money and his desire to return to union, or will he remain faithful to the club he's been with since 2019?
