A Challenge cup final, Play-offs and now 80 minutes from the Grand Final. Not bad for a new Super League Club still in it's infancy. A real success story.

Did I suggest Catalans only had Catalans academy players? No, last time I looked there were a dozen or so other semi pro clubs in France , all capable of nurturing the next French Chris Hill or Zac Hardacker along with many other players

Either way I posted a question, some have eventually discussed it in a reasonable manner

Julien Bosquet and Morgan Escare are young players who have come through the Catalan/French system and have become full internationals, just like Hill and Hardaker.

I know when you look on your map France is quite big, you do know they don't all play rugby don't you?

there arent that many players who have come through a semi-pro academy/development set up and progressed to SL. If all the french semi-pro clubs are capable of nurturing the next Chris Hill or Zak Hardaker, why arent the british semi-pro clubs? Why arent there products of every Championship and C1 club in SL?

By definition of being the only pro pathway in France, it stands to reason that if Catalans are to be filled with french players, they will be filled with Catalan products.

Im simply questioning whether having a whole country of young players is the benefit it seems

"having a whole country" to pick from, would be a substantial advantage, if the whole country participated in the sport of RL.
Catalan are doing ok and if the sport was serious about expansion, surely we would have a second French SL club in SL.
Sadly, with the move back to P/R, this looks less likely (unless the "extra" this club was given exemption from relegation)