2019 New South Wales Waratahs season

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New South Wales Waratahs
2019 season
Coach Daryl Gibson
Chairman Roger Davis
Stadium Brookvale Oval, Brookvale
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta
Super Rugby 12th
Finals Did not qualify
RecordP: 16; 6–10–0
Top try scorerLeague: Curtis Rona
(6 tries)
Top points scorerLeague: Bernard Foley
(137 points)
Highest home attendance17,111 v Hurricanes (16 February)
Lowest home attendance10,114 v Rebels (27 April)
Average home attendance11,569 [note 1]
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The 2019 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 23rd season since the inception of the Super Rugby in 1996.

Contents

Squad

Coaching and management

TitleName
Head coachFlag of New Zealand.svg Daryl Gibson
Assistant, attack and backs coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Malone
Forwards and assistant coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Cron

Current squad

The squad for the 2019 season: [1]

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.

    Transfers

    Season summary

    Season results

    RndDate & local timeTeamScoreVenueAttendanceRef.
    1 Saturday, 16 February (7:45 pm)HFlag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 19–20 Brookvale Oval, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia17,111 [2] [3]
    2 Saturday, 23 February (1:15 pm)AFlag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 30–31 Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan14,499 [4] [5]
    3 Bye
    4 Saturday, 9 March (7:45 pm)H Reds 28–17 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia15,681 [6] [7]
    5 Friday, 15 March (7:45 pm)A Brumbies 19–13 GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia12,112 [8] [9]
    6 Saturday, 23 March (7:45 pm)HFlag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders 20–12Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [10] [11]
    7 Friday, 29 March (7:45 pm)HFlag of Japan.svg Sunwolves 29–31 McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia12,621 [12] [13]
    8 Saturday, 6 April (7:35 pm)AFlag of New Zealand.svg Blues 32–29 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand [14] [15]
    9 Bye
    10 Saturday, 20 April (7:45 pm)H Rebels 23–20Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia10,114 [16] [17]
    11 Saturday, 27 April (7:45 pm)HFlag of South Africa.svg Sharks 15–23 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia10,605 [18] [19]
    12 Saturday, 4 May (3:05 pm)AFlag of South Africa.svg Bulls 28–21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa7,483 [20] [21]
    13 Saturday, 11 May (3:05 pm)AFlag of South Africa.svg Lions 29–28 Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa [22] [23]
    14 Saturday, 18 May (7:45 pm)A Reds 32–40 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia12,236 [24] [25]
    15 Saturday, 25 May (7:45 pm)HFlag of Argentina.svg Jaguares 15–23Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia13,885 [26] [27]
    16 Friday, 31 May (7:45 pm)A Rebels 15–20 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [28] [29]
    17 Saturday, 8 June (7:45 pm)H Brumbies 24–35Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia [30]
    18 Friday, 13 July (7:35 pm)AFlag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 49–12 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand [31]

    Standings

    Australian conference
    PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
    2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 16709393465–7256613334
    3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 166010367415–4846540630
    4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Reds 166010385438–5350591328
    Overall standings
    PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
    11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rebels 16709393465–7256613334
    12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Waratahs 166010367415–4846540630
    13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 165110347369−2245472630

    Statistics

    Notes

    1. ↑ In round six of the Super Rugby season the Waratahs played the Crusaders at the SCG. Unfortunately the match attendance is yet to be confirmed. Thus, the average home attendance statistics for the Waratahs does not include this match.

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    2. ↑ "Hurricanes scrape through as Foley crumbles under pressure". SANZAAR . 16 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
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