Who will ever forget Doug Laughton spotting Martin Offiah playing in the Middlesex Rugby Union 7's tournament before then signing him for Widnes?
The rest is now history, as he went on to being the best winger of his generation (probably in either hemisphere too) along with Jason Robinson.
There are some hidden gems to be found out there in RU, but not as many nowadays since RU officially went professional, rather than handing large brown envelopes out to their elite players to keep them in the game.
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