Like LIV Golf, R360 has been pitched as a revolutionary new option in a rugby world that is traditional, slow to innovate and struggling financially. Many domestic teams in professional competitions have gone broke and collapsed. Though initially viewed with scepticism last year – another revolution? – the process of getting R360 off the ground has been under way for some time. R360 agents have been recruiting hard and the frontmen have been holding meetings with key national and World Rugby officials. Unlike LIV, R360 says it wants to “come in the front door” and work inside the existing system. That translates to R360 players not having to choose between Test rugby and the new competition. Mostly, that’s just pragmatic. World Rugby needs to sign off on the competition and boss Alan Gilpin said recently the observation of Regulation 9 (the international player release windows) is a non-negotiable.