Overview

• R360’s prospectus proposes a ‘grand prix’ format of 12 franchises (eight men’s, four women’s) staging two sets of eight matches at 16 international venues with players offered around £500,000 salaries
• Organizers have not named any investors, broadcasters or franchise locations, leaving crucial funding and media partnerships unconfirmed
• Independent analyses estimate annual running costs near £270 million against projected broadcast income of about £150 million, creating a significant funding gap
• TNT Sports president Andrew Georgiou labels the venture “delusional” and “commercially unsustainable,” questioning how it would grow revenue
• Premiership Rugby CEO Simon Massie-Taylor says there has been no union engagement and asserts that existing club structures offer deeper roots for sustainable growth