BREAKING: 10 Wales Players, Including Louis Rees-Zammit, Heading to R360

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New head coach Steve Tandy is preparing for his first campaign this autumn, with Wales scheduled to face Argentina, Japan, New Zealand, and South Africa in November. The autumn squad is expected to be announced next week.

Welsh rugby is in flux, and players are looking to secure their futures amid uncertain job security. Off-field noise is deafening.

In the coming month, it will become clear whether the Welsh Rugby Union will move forward with plans to slash the country’s professional teams from four to two.

The proposal — born from 18 months of on- and off-field struggles — has already met stiff resistance. But with uncertainty hanging over their futures, 10 Welsh internationals are reportedly lined up to join R360 if the competition launches as planned in 2026.

While eight major rugby unions — including England, Ireland, France, Scotland, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa — have issued a joint statement declaring that players who join R360 will be ineligible for international selection, the Welsh Rugby Union has not signed this statement.

The WRU cites ongoing consultation but has confirmed that any player who signs a contract with R360 could be bringing their international career to an end.