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R360 could be just what rugby needs - Jones
Western Mail
|October 16, 2025
FORMER England and Australia coach Eddie Jones believes rugby needs rebel league R360 given the state of club rugby.
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Jones, who is currently in charge of Japan, has become the latest to back the breakaway competition, which is being spearheaded by former England centre Mike Tindall.
The league suffered a blow last week when a host of high-profile governing bodies announced that players who signed for the league would be unable to play Test rugby.
However, despite that blow, Jones thinks R360 is a good thing for rugby.
"I think we need it, mate," Jones (pictured) told The Times.
"You think about what World Series Cricket did for cricket.
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