by Sam Ryan - New South Wales will kick start their Australian Under 20 title defence today with an opening round match against invitational side Tonga in Canberra. The Junior Waratahs began preparations back in November for the tournament, with an extended squad of 54 culled down to 25 after a number of internal and external trials. “We started out with a large extended squad, which made training really competitive so the quality has been fantastic from the start,” NSW U20’s coach Tim Rapp told Rugby News. The squad is spearheaded by flyer Andrew Kellaway and prop Matt Sandell, who’ve both trained with the Waratahs top squad in 2015. “They’ve brought that quality of training back to this squad and really led things, so that has been great to see,” Rapp said. However it’s some of the squads lesser known players who�