The 2018 NSW Schoolboy rugby season began officially on Saturday with the opening round of inter-association trials played right across the state. At Wahroonga, Knox stunned Shore early and scored three first half tries to race away to a 20 point halftime lead. Shore scored the opening points of the second half and played their way into the match, but weren't able to overcome an impressive Knox outfit, who added a penalty goal to claim a comfortable 23-7 win. Newington also started quickly against Oakhill at Stanmore and scored two early tries through Tom Ball to claim a 12-0 lead. Attacking on the back of a solid platform set by the Newington forwards, the home side added two more tries in the first half, before Oakhill opened their account early in the second half. While the visitors improved in the second half, they had few answers for Newington’s expansive attack and two more tries saw Newington open their 2018 campaign with 36-7 win. In arguably the biggest ups