It’s been an interesting year or two for Australian rugby, particularly from a professional sense. As the 2017 draws to a close, Rugby News sat down with ARU High Performance Manager Ben Whitaker to discuss the future of the professional game and all it’s elements in Australia.  CLICK HERE: Part 1: Whitaker discusses the current state of Australia rugby, the future of SANZAR, the 2020 broadcast deal, the Asian rugby market, the NRC and Sevens. Can you tell us more about the changes to the Australian U20s program and National Championships?  We’ve looked closely at that 18-20 year old bracket and obviously the Super 20s competition was attractive to our young players and it worked in certain ways but it didn't help our national team in the ways we would have liked. You actually spend more time training with your state team and that leaves limited time for preparation heading into the Junior World Cup. It also took the 19 or 20 year old kid away from playing club rug