Warrington play their last U20 match of the season against Huddersfield on Sunday at 12.30, prior to the main event. We are top of the Valvoline Cup League and with 2 points clear of Salford, virtually guaranteed to win it this season. Of course the U20's also have their own playoffs as well so no doubt they will be hoping to do well and take the trophy from current holders Wigan.

I havent the foggiest what the team will be, but `if you come along I suspect you have a good chance of seeing Saltonstall and Benion who recently represented England Academy in Oz. Laithwaite might also play - he is back from a 4 week loan spell with HKR. I suspect Currie may well get a call for the 1st team (but what do I know).

With the proposed changes to the youth system for 2012, this could not only be the last U20 game of the season, but the last U20 game ever, with age groups of 16, 19, and 23 next year. (The 23's would move to a Championship side). This must be quite unsettling for the players, not to mention coaches, who may or may not have a job next year ? Despite the fact that the RFL are struggling with the Bradford Bulls issue, it would be nice to have some clarity on the current situation.

Yes, these proposals sound awful and will surely reverse the recent improvements in young player production. You are right some clarity would be nice, there's been virtually no info released on this.

As I understand it Super League clubs have until today to confirm which non-Super League clubs they are going to formally link with and utilise as a playing base for any over 19 age-group players to get experience however the Championship clubs don't meet until next week to vote on acceptance of the RFL's proposals for re-structuring academy and scholarship rugby. I not sure that reference to playing at u23 level with these teams are correct.

Cost cutting behind it all with I believe just ourselves and St Helens opposing the proposals from the start. RFL have introduced the u19s as this will fit with a centralised three year "sports excellence apprenticeship" that would be funded by central government hence saving clubs having to pay youngsters direct. I wonder how Stevie Ward would have thought about being paid YTS wages for playing at Wembley last week and having to follow a curriculum set by central government?

I doubt we will get involved with the apprenticeship scheme instead deciding to stick with the youth development systems we have invested in heavily in recent years. We want our best youngsters training within the full-time environment alongside the first team squad.

That is very helpful in providing some explanation behind the changes.Saints have always had a great youth system so I am not surprised they are against this move, but I am surprised Wigan and Leeds have agreed. If we continued to 'do our own thing' I can imagine there could be difficulties arranging matches against suitable opposition, but it is encouraging to hear we will retain the excellent systems we have in place at Wire.

Altering the current set up to chase low levels of government funding, and reducing the number of age groups appears to be a 'race to the bottom' as far as RFL youth policy is concerned.

Match Report from Sunday: www.warringtonwolves.org/u20s-fi ... aders-5649

Match Report from Sunday: www.warringtonwolves.org/u20s-fi ... aders-5649

close game then.

I hear that ? Lee Spence, the Salford U20's coach has resigned as they don't have enough money to support an U20 side next year.

Salford finished 2nd in the Valvoline Cup league.

i saw this result and was quite amazed. fair play to warrington being professional and clinical etc, but how are huddersfield expecting to produce youth with results such as there. do they not have a youth structure anymore? what has happened to the production of youth talent they used to have. a very worrying sign. there will be no point warrington and others investing in a youth set up if they have no one to play