2018 New South Wales Waratahs season

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New South Wales Waratahs
2018 season
Coach Daryl Gibson
Chairman Roger Davis
Super Rugby 1st (Australian conference)
3rd (Overall)
Super Rugby finals Semi-finals
Top try scorerLeague: Taqele Naiyaravoro
(15 tries)
Top points scorerLeague: Bernard Foley
(223 points)
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The 2018 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 22nd season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996.

Contents

Squad

Current squad

The squad for the 2018 season: [1] [2] [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3]

Waratahs Super Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped and ST indicated short-term cover.
  1. 1 2 Duffy was not included in the original squad, but was named in their matchday squad for their match against the Jaguares. [3]
  2. 1 2 Snowden was not included in the original squad, but was named in their matchday squad for their match against the Rebels. [4]
  3. 1 2 Tawake was not included in the original squad, but was named in their matchday squad for their match against the Sharks. [5]

Transfers

Season summary

Season results

RndDate & local timeTeamScoreVenueAttendanceRef.
1 Bye
2 Saturday, 24 February (7:45 pm)HFlag of South Africa.svg Stormers 34–27 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia11,087 [6] [7] [8]
3 Saturday, 3 March (3:03 pm)AFlag of South Africa.svg Sharks 24–24 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa14,143 [9] [10] [11]
4 Saturday, 10 March (6:40 pm)AFlag of Argentina.svg Jaguares 38–28 José Amalfitani Stadium, Buenos Aires, Argentina5,203 [12] [13] [14]
5 Sunday, 18 March (4:05 pm)H Rebels 51–27Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia11,652 [15] [16] [17]
6 Bye
7 Saturday, 31 March (7:45 pm)A Brumbies 17–24 GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia13,515 [18] [19] [20]
8 Saturday, 7 April (2:15 pm)AFlag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 29–50 Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Kantō, Japan9,707 [21] [22] [23]
9 Saturday, 14 April (7:45 pm)H Reds 37–16 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia15,648 [24] [25] [26]
10 Friday, 20 April (7:45 pm)HFlag of South Africa.svg Lions 0–29Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia10,614 [27] [28] [29]
11 Bye
12 Saturday, 5 May (7:45 pm)HFlag of New Zealand.svg Blues 21–24 Brookvale Oval, Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia13,013 [30] [31] [32]
13 Saturday, 12 May (5:15 pm)AFlag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 31–29 AMI Stadium, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand11,597 [33] [34] [35]
14 Saturday, 19 May (7:45 pm)HFlag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 41–12Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia12,308 [36] [37]
15 Saturday, 26 May (7:35 pm)AFlag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 39–27 FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand10,747 [38] [39] [40]
16 Saturday, 2 June (7:45 pm)A Reds 41–52 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia14,452 [41] [42] [43]
17 Friday, 29 June (7:45 pm)A Rebels 26–31 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia9,208 [44] [45] [46]
18 Saturday, 7 July (7:45 pm)HFlag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 77–25Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia18,059 [47] [48] [49]
19 Saturday, 14 July (7:45 pm)H Brumbies 31–40Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia17,155 [50] [51] [52]
QF Saturday, 21 July (8:05 pm)HFlag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 30–23Allianz Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia12,067 [53] [54] [55]
SF Saturday, 28 JulyAFlag of South Africa.svg Lions 44–26 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [56] [57] [58]

Standings

Australian Conference
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 16916557445+11274594244
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 16709440461–2157605336
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brumbies 16709393422–2956522434
Overall standings
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
2 Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 16907519435+8477556446
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 16916557445+11274594244
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 161105474343+13166435251

Finals

 
 Qualifiers Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
21 July – Christchurch
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 40
 
28 July – Christchurch
 
Flag of South Africa.svg Sharks 10
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 30
 
20 July – Wellington
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 12
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 32
 
4 August – Christchurch
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 31
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 37
 
21 July – Johannesburg
 
Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 18
 
Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 40
 
28 July – Johannesburg
 
Flag of Argentina.svg Jaguares 23
 
Flag of South Africa.svg Lions 44
 
21 July – Sydney
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 26
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 30
 
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 23
 

Statistics

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