Western’s all-conquering Andrew Johns Cup outfit is in line to take on the NSW Rugby League’s Harold Matthews Cup premiers as the curtain-raiser for the St George Illawarra Dragons and Canberra Raiders NRL clash at Mudgee later this month.

The grand final of the 2018 Harold Matthews Cup, the NSWRL’s under-16 premiership, is between Manly and Parramatta this weekend.

Rams coach Kurt Hancock says the development – which is yet to be confirmed – would be huge for his side, one that’s been eyeing off a clash with a Harold Matthews outfit for some time and viewed the Raiders’ under-16 side as a feasible option given Canberra was playing in the NRL match at Mudgee on May 20 as well.

But to possibly be taking on the Harold Matthews Cup premiers, Hancock says that experience for his Rams outfit – led by Forbes’ own Jack Hartwig – will be invaluable.

“This is really big for us,” Hancock said, the match set to be confirmed on Monday.

“It’s great for the kids.”