R360 – been there, done that.

Posted By The Dead Ball Area on Oct 8, 2025 in Focus on: |

If the idea of Rugby 360 feels familiar, it’s because the sport has been here before. Breakaway formats have been flouted since before Union opened the books. Back in 1994, there was the Kerry Packer World Rugby Corporation, which courted much publicity but ultimately failed to get off the ground (Packer Sent packing). In 2019, we had Rugby X led by Ben Ryan, a variant of Sevens, which, after its only tournament, vanished...