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.

2Ryan Papenhuyzen

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: Ryan Papenhuyzen of the Storm takes a conversion kick during the round seven NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and the New Zealand Warriors at AAMI Park, on April 25, 2022, in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)

Another major target for R360 is Ryan Papenhuyzen.

Interestingly, Papenhuyzen's agent, Clinton Schifcofske, is also the agent of three other major targets, Jye Gray, Nelson Asofa-Solomona and Zac Lomax.

So it is no surprise that the Melbourne Storm fullback is also heavily linked with the competition and is aware of the interest in him.

"Honestly, since the middle of the year, I haven't really thought about it," he told the NewsWire.

"We spoke about that we'd look at it again in the off-season and see how serious it is.

But once it was spoken about in the media, I said ‘let's just wait until the end of the year to discuss it more' because there are still things I want to achieve in this game.

We'll let that do the talking at the end of the year."

However, the Storm are likely to encounter salary cap issues with many believing they can only afford to re-sign either Papenhuyzen or captain Harry Grant beyond 2026, with the latter expected to be the more likely option.

Despite having a mutual option at the club for 2027, if the Storm cannot afford Papenhuyzen, a lucrative offer could be enough to see one of rugby league's most electrifying players leave.