A US-based fund has been approaching players about deals reportedly worth $1.3 million to join a rebel competition.
A LIV Golf-style breakaway league backed by US funding has already secured interest from up to 20 of the world’s leading rugby players.
While the identity of the mystery financial backers cannot be disclosed at this stage, the London-based global advisory firm Milltown Partners are understood to be spearheading efforts to cast the net over professional rugby players across the globe. One inside source said: “These guys are big players.”
Another suggested that although unions were largely unaware of these proposals, they are further down the line than is widely appreciated. The same insider explained that the backdrop of the current Test window, with teams from around the world, including the Wallabies, based in Europe and officials congregating for World Rugby meetings, represents an opportunity for plans to gather momentum.
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