It's exceptional, especially as only the likes of England, Australia, New Zealand, France, Fiji and PNG could do better.
On the surface, it would seem encouraging to see 14 of them with NRL or Super League clubs, however it is questionable if Wales could ever get the 'bigger' players to kit up for the Dragons.
Jahrome Hughes is going to be a regular in the Kiwis, same as Tyson Frizell for Australia. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook has picked Ireland as hit Tier 2 nation whilst still trying to play for England.
Of some of the other SL players, Stevie Ward hasn't even been named in the Wales 'Elite Train-On' squad for RLWC2021.
Is there a reason Lewis Hall (Warrington) and Morgan Knowles (St Helens) are not in that list?