The OP must be a troll.

Must say he is a fantastic talent, him and the haresfinch scrum half will be Saibts 6 and 7 for a number of years. Clock face and Haresfinch finished 1 and 2 in the premier league so both Saints teams have plenty of talent.

Saints already think very highly of him and he does ball boy for Saints and reserves. He reminds me Tomkins in a way, skinny but very fast and scored a try by chiping it over the top, catching it on the full then kicking it over the fullback to score. It was pretty special.

As for Rogues yes the 1st of July is the deadline but we all know it doesent quite work like that. Savelio, Fozard, Thompson, Galbraith have all signed for Saints. The only player in doubt was Luke Thompson who got a very good offer from Wigan and would of gone had it not been for Saints Australian tour in October. Ben Parry a massive Wigan fan and England U16 international also signed really good proffesional terms.

It still is.

It's a real shame that there is still this fixation with Blackbrook. It seems to be the case that you need to be extra special to get a scholarship if you're at any other club.

There are some decent kids playing for other St Helens clubs in next seasons U 15's that have been overlooked by saints who could end up snapped up by the likes of Wigan, Warrington, Widnes etc. just because they dont play for Brook.

Not like it used to be.
A lot of the lads coming through now have come from IRB, Bold and Orrell St. James, as you will probably read in the next week or so.

If you look at the Saints under15s team from this year there are only 3 lads from Brook. One has been on a while, one recently has been put on and the 3rd has just signed from Clock! I can think of 3 at Brook, 4 Bold, 4 Crossfields, 2 Clock, 3 Orrell, 3 Thatto, 2 Saddleworth, 1 at Widnes St.Maries and one who plays union at Sale.