Quote: gutterfax "The point is "how many professional RL players came through the ranks of these park sides to play at the top level WITHOUT passing through the Broncos/Quins hands on the way?'"
None.
That's not to say that no professional RL players will ever be signed up by M62 sides though.
Rob Purdham works for Wigan and scouts Cumbrian RL on their behalf.
I'd suggest that this will probably happen in London if Broncos don't bounce back.
At the moment it doesn't pay to scout London RL as Broncos will have first call of any promising players but as they can't keep those players, it's easier to let Broncos do the scouting and even blood the players for you.
