Quote: marc271841 "What are the rules regarding "home grown"?
The TJ scenario for me is interesting. But for me I couldn't care less where he was born, where he played before he was 16 etc. He's our player who has come through our Academy and who we have developed. Leeds born or not surely he's home grown? However I've no idea what the RFL / authorities would say'"
To me, the team that produced you is the one that gives you your first contract and your first game ie Trinity Academy to the first-team squad.
So although Ryan Atkins only played one game for Bradford and definitely broke through at Trinity he is a Bradford product. TJ was in Trinities academy and went straight to the first team, hence a Trinity product.
There are anomalies. Danny Brough came through our academy but I don't recall him making the first team before getting himself sacked, yet he almost certainly would have played first team. He debuted for Dewsbury but he can hardly be called a Dewsbury club product even if he is from Dewsbury. Can get very confusing at times.