Ryan Papenhuyzen and Zac Lomax are free to return to rugby league's NRL after rebel rugby union competition R360 pushed back their planned launch by two years - until 2028

R360 officials claim the postponement is to allow for "stronger market conditions and greater commercial certainty" - and to shift their start date until after the 2027 Rugby World Cup.

Eight leading rugby nations have banned players from combining the new venture with their international careers, while the NRL has threatened 10-year bans.

Both Papenhuyzen and Lomax had spoken R360, and recently been granted releases from Melbourne and Parramatta.

But V'landys says the pair - who were "victims of the mirage" - are most welcome to come back to the NRL.

Warriors veteran Roger Tuivasa-Sheck had also flirted with the idea of R360.

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