2015 season | |||
Coach | Michael Cheika | ||
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Super Rugby | 2nd | ||
Super Rugby Finals Series | TBD | ||
Top try scorer | League: Taqele Naiyaravoro | ||
Top points scorer | League: Bernard Foley | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,243 vs Brumbies 22 March 2015 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,807 vs Rebels 25 April 2015 | ||
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The 2015 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 19th season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996.
The squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season [1]
Props Hookers Locks | Loose forwards
Scrum-halves Fly-halves | Centres Wingers Fullbacks
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
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Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Score | Venue | Attendance | Ref | |
1 | Sunday, 15 February (4:05 pm) | H | Western Force | 13–25 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 20,271 | [10] |
2 | Friday, 20 February (7:40 pm) | A | Melbourne Rebels | 28–38 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia | 12,178 | [11] |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | Saturday, 7 March (6:40 pm) | A | Queensland Reds | 5–23 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | 27,199 | [12] |
5 | Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm) | A | Highlanders | 26–19 | Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin, New Zealand | [13] | |
6 | Sunday, 22 March (4:05 pm) | H | Brumbies | 28–13 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 27,243 | [14] |
7 | Saturday, 28 March (7:40 pm) | H | Blues | 23–11 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 16,342 | [15] |
8 | Bye | ||||||
9 | Saturday, 11 April (7:40 pm) | H | Stormers | 18–32 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 17,353 | [16] |
10 | Saturday, 18 April (4:30 pm) | A | Hurricanes | 24–29 | Westpac Stadium , Wellington, New Zealand | 15,327 | [17] |
11 | Saturday, 25 April (7:55 pm) | H | Rebels | 18–16 | ANZ Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 15,807 | [18] |
12 | Friday, 1 May (7:40 pm) | A | Brumbies | 10–13 | Canberra Stadium , Canberra, Australia | 17,563 | [19] |
13 | Saturday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | A | Force | 18–11 | nib Stadium , Perth, Australia | 10,115 | [20] |
14 | Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | H | Sharks | 33–18 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 18,578 | [21] |
15 | Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | H | Crusaders | 32–22 | ANZ Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 26,971 | [22] |
16 | Saturday, 30 May (7:10 pm) | A | Lions, South Africa | 27–22 | Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg | 28,475 | [23] |
17 | Saturday, 6 June (3:00 pm) | A | Cheetahs | 33–58 | Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein, South Africa | [24] | |
18 | Saturday, 13 June (7:40 pm) | H | Reds | 31–5 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia | 26,746 | [25] |
SF | 26–27 June | H | Highlanders | 17-35 | Allianz Stadium , Sydney, Australia |
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Overall standings | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |||
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1 | Hurricanes | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 288 | +170 | 58 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 66 | |||
2 | Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 | |||
3 | Stormers | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 373 | 323 | +50 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 45 | |||
4 | Highlanders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 333 | +117 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 53 | |||
5 | Chiefs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 299 | +73 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 48 | |||
6 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 | |||
7 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 481 | 338 | +143 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 46 | |||
8 | Lions | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 342 | 364 | −22 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 42 | |||
9 | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 397 | 388 | +9 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 38 | |||
10 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 | |||
11 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 401 | −63 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 34 | |||
12 | Cheetahs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 357 | 531 | −174 | 44 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |||
13 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |||
14 | Blues | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 428 | −146 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |||
15 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |||
Australian Conference | ||||||||||||||||
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |||
1 | Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 | |||
2 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 | |||
3 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 | |||
4 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |||
5 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |||
Final standings. [26] [27] Brumbies, Chiefs, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Stormers and Waratahs qualified to the play-offs. |
Legend and competition rules | |||
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Legend: | |||
Conference leaders, qualify to finals. | P = Games played, W = Games won, D = Games drawn, L = Games lost, PF = Points for, PA = Points against, PD = Points difference, TF = Tries for, TA = Tries against, TB = Try bonus points, LB = Losing bonus points, Pts = Log points | ||
Wildcard teams, qualify to finals. | |||
Competition rules: | |||
Qualification: The top six teams will qualify to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the finals. The third-placed team (i.e. the conference winners with the worst overall record) will host the sixth-placed team in the qualifiers, while the fourth-placed team will host the fifth-placed team. The top two teams (i.e. the two conference winners with the best overall record) will qualify directly to the semi-finals, where they will have home advantage against the two qualifier winners, with the top team hosting the qualifier winner with the lower seeding and the second-placed team hosting the qualifier winner with the higher seeding. The two semi-final winners will progress to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage. Points breakdown: Classification: |
Round 1 | 15 February 2015 | Waratahs | 13–25 | Force | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
16:05 | Try: Rob Horne 54', 77' Con: Bernard Foley (0/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 24' (1/2) Cards: Wycliff Palu 34' to 42' | Report [29] Scoreboard [30] | Try: Chris Alcock 36' Angus Cottrell 46' Luke Morahan 67' Francois van Wyk 73' Con: Sias Ebersohn 47' (1/3) Zack Holmes (0/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn 12' (1/3) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Alby Mathewson 54' to 65' | Attendance: 20,271 Referee: Steve Walsh |
Round 2 | 20 February 2015 | Rebels | 28–38 | Waratahs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
19:40 | Try: Scott Higginbotham 12' Lopeti Timani 40' Luke Burgess 53' Sefa Naivalu 66' Con: Mike Harris 13', 40', 54', 67' (4/4) Pen: Mike Harris (0/1) Jack Debreczeni (0/1) | Report [31] Scoreboard [32] | Try: Stephen Hoiles 22' Taqele Naiyaravoro 43', 61' Kurtley Beale 73' Con: Bernard Foley 23', 44', 74' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 4', 33', 78' (3/3) Kurtley Beale 27' (1/1) Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro 63' to 74' | Attendance: 12,178 Referee: Angus Gardner |
Round 3 | Waratahs | v | Bye | N/A | ||
Round 4 | 7 March 2015 | Reds | 5–23 | Waratahs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
18:40 | Try: Marco Kotze 80' Con: James O'Connor (0/1) Pen: James O'Connor (0/2) | Report [33] Scoreboard [34] | Try: Bernard Foley 25' Peter Betham 67' Con: Bernard Foley 26', 68' (2/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 13', 23', 50' (3/4) Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau 57' to 68' | Attendance: 27,199 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 5 | 14 March 2015 | Highlanders | 26–19 | Waratahs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | |
19:35 | Try: Tom Franklin 29' Waisake Naholo 39' Ben Smith 44' Patrick Osborne 47' Con: Lima Sopoaga 30', 40', 45' (3/4) Pen: Lima Sopoaga (0/2) | Report [35] Scoreboard [36] | Try: Nick Phipps 3' Matthew Carraro 19' Stephen Hoiles 78' Con: Bernard Foley 20', 79' (2/3) Cards: Sekope Kepu 28' to 38' | Referee: Craig Joubert |
Round 6 | 22 March 2015 | Waratahs | 28–13 | Brumbies | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
16:05 | Try: Bernard Foley 26' Israel Folau 31' Tolu Latu 73' Con: Bernard Foley 27', 32' (2/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 11', 16' (2/2) Kurtley Beale 47' (1/1) Cards: Tolu Latu 79' | Report [37] Scoreboard [38] | Try: Matt To'omua 3' Con: Christian Lealiifano 4' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 18', 23' (2/2) Cards: Scott Fardy 9' to 19' | Attendance: 27,243 Referee: Craig Joubert |
Round 7 | 28 March 2015 | Waratahs | 23–11 | Blues | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Nick Phipps 8' Peter Betham 75' Con: Bernard Foley 9', 76' (2/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 58', 61', 68' (3/4) Kurtley Beale (0/1) | Report [39] Scoreboard [40] | Try: Francis Saili 54' Con: Daniel Bowden (0/1) Pen: Daniel Bowden 14', 24' (2/3) Cards: Jerome Kaino 72' | Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
Round 8 | Waratahs | v | Bye | N/A | ||
Round 9 | 11 April 2015 | Waratahs | 18–32 | Stormers | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 13' Rob Horne 40' Con: Bernard Foley 40' (1/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 35', 58' (2/4) | Report [41] Scoreboard [42] | Try: Damian de Allende 21', 71' Kobus van Wyk 47' Cheslin Kolbe 77' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 22' (1/1) Kurt Coleman 48', 72' (2/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7', 17' (2/2) Kurt Coleman (0/2) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) | Attendance: 17,353 Referee: Mike Fraser |
Round 10 | 18 April 2015 | Hurricanes | 24–29 | Waratahs | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | |
16:30 | Try: Conrad Smith 21' Beauden Barrett 23' Brad Shields 38' TJ Perenara 70' Con: Beauden Barrett 22', 24' (2/4) | Report [43] Scoreboard [44] | Try: Peter Betham 14', 40' Will Skelton 34' Israel Folau 52' Con: Bernard Foley 15', 40', 53' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 58' (1/2) | Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 11 | 25 April 2015 | Waratahs | 18–16 | Rebels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
19:55 | Try: Michael Hooper 9' Adam Ashley-Cooper 20' Rob Horne 60' Con: Bernard Foley (0/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 16' (1/2) | Report [45] Scoreboard [46] | Try: Bryce Hegarty 74' Con: Jack Debreczeni 75' (1/1) Pen: Jack Debreczeni 40', 50', 58' (3/3) Cards: Sefa Naivalu 27' to 37' | Attendance: 15,807 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
Round 12 | 1 May 2015 | Brumbies | 10–13 | Waratahs | GIO Stadium, Canberra | |
19:40 | Try: Joe Tomane 8' Con: Christian Lealiifano 9' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 28' (1/2) | Report [47] Scoreboard [48] | Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper 14' Con: Bernard Foley 15' (1/1) Pen: Kurtley Beale 48' (1/1) Bernard Foley 58' (1/2) Cards: Rob Horne 65' to 75' | Attendance: 17,563 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 13 | 9 May 2015 | Force | 18–11 | Waratahs | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]] | |
17:40 | Try: Ryan Louwrens 19' Matt Hodgson 63' Con: Luke Burton 20' (1/2) Pen: Marcel Brache (0/1) Luke Burton 31', 40' (2/4) Sias Ebersohn (0/2) Cards: Matt Hodgson 70' | Report [49] Scoreboard [50] | Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 52' Con: Bernard Foley (0/1) Pen: Bernard Foley 24', 27' (2/3) Kurtley Beale (0/1) Cards: Sekope Kepu 33' to 43' | Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
Round 14 | 16 May 2015 | Waratahs | 33–18 | Sharks | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper 1' Taqele Naiyaravoro 53' Bernard Foley 79' Con: Bernard Foley 2', 54', 80' (3/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 21', 29', 63', 70' (4/4) | Report [51] Scoreboard [52] | Try: Odwa Ndungane 49' François Steyn 58' Con: François Steyn 59' (1/2) Pen: François Steyn 18', 36' (2/2) | Attendance: 18,578 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
Round 15 | 23 May 2015 | Waratahs | 32–22 | Crusaders | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 7', 52' Rob Horne 24' Bernard Foley 77' Con: Bernard Foley 8', 25', 78' (3/4) Pen: Kurtley Beale (0/1) Bernard Foley 21', 44' (2/3) Cards: Tolu Latu 18' to 30' | Report [53] Scoreboard [54] | Try: Nemani Nadolo 2' Richie McCaw 56' Matt Todd 66' Con: Dan Carter 57', 67' (2/3) Pen: Dan Carter 12' (1/1) Cards: Richie McCaw 71' | Attendance: 26,971 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
Round 16 | 30 May 2015 | Lions | 27–22 | Waratahs | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | |
19:10 | Try: Ruan Combrinck 6', 34' Harold Vorster 48' Con: Elton Jantjies 7', 35', 49' (3/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies 28', 43' (2/5) | Report [55] Scoreboard [56] | Try: Stephen Hoiles 18' Adam Ashley-Cooper 52' Rob Horne 58' Con: Bernard Foley 19', 59' (2/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 9' (1/1) Kurtley Beale (0/1) Cards: Rob Horne 27' to 37' Jacques Potgieter 45' to 55' | Attendance: 28,475 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
Round 17 | 6 June 2015 | Cheetahs | 33–58 | Waratahs | {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]] | |
15:00 | Try: Francois Venter 11', 80' Cornal Hendricks 14', 55' Boom Prinsloo 28' Con: Coenie van Wyk 12', 15', 29' (3/3) Niel Marais 56' (1/2) Cards: Rayno Benjamin 60' to 70' | Report [57] Scoreboard [58] | Try: Israel Folau 4', 38', 60' Michael Hooper 8' Matthew Carraro 19', 76' Taqele Naiyaravoro 40' Adam Ashley-Cooper 41' Bernard Foley 72' Con: Bernard Foley 9', 40', 61', 73', 77' (5/9) Pen: Bernard Foley 65' (1/1) | Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 18 | 13 June 2015 | Waratahs | 31–5 | Reds | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Dave Dennis 53' Jacques Potgieter 57' Brendan McKibbin 68' Dean Mumm 73' Con: Bernard Foley 54', 58', 69', 74' (4/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 18' (1/1) | Report [59] Scoreboard [60] | Try: Quade Cooper 78' Con: Ben Tapuai (0/1) Pen: Quade Cooper (0/1) Cards: Adam Thomson 50' to 61' | Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Nick Briant |
As the Waratahs came second on the overall standings, they directly qualified for the semi-finals bypassing the first week of qualifying finals.
26/27 June 2015 | Waratahs | 17-35 | Highlanders | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
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