A change in school holiday dates has forced Rugby Australia to revamp their U18s program this year and will give Australia’s U18s side the best possible chance to beat New Zealand later this year, according to Waratahs U18s mentor Andrew Cleverley.

NSW U18s defeated QLD U18s 54-14 at Concord Oval on Saturday to claim a 2-0 series victory over the young Reds, with Cleverley impressed with the stand

“Usually these guys don’t get to play any representative rugby until much later in the season so it was great to get them training and then competing at a really high level,” Cleverley told Rugby News.