2023 New South Wales Waratahs season

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New South Wales Waratahs
2023 season
Coach Darren Coleman
Chairman Tony Crawford
Super Rugby TBD
Super Super Finals TBD
Top try scorerAll:
Max Jorgensen (4 tries)
Mark Nawaqanitawase (4 tries)
Top points scorerAll:
Tane Edmed (40 points)
Ben Donaldson
(40 points)
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Coaching and squad

Position [1] Name
Head coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Coleman
Assistant coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Gilmore
Assistant coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Whitaker
Assistant coachFlag of Australia (converted).svg Pauli Taumoepeau

The squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season is: [2]

Contents

NSW Waratahs Super Rugby squad

Props

Hookers

Locks

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, DEV denotes a development squad player, ST denotes a short-term signing, Injury icon 2.svg denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.

Season fixture

Round123456789101112131415
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ResultLWLLLLWLWWWW
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Source: Super Rugby
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes: Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding Game Round (GR); not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days
2023 Super Rugby season
RoundDateVenueTeamHomeAwayResult (Margin)Pos.Ref.
Score
1 Friday, 24 February Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) ACT Brumbies 2531Lost (6 points)8th [6] [7]
2 Saturday, 4 March Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park (Melbourne) [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Fiji.svg Fijian Drua 1746Won (29 points)5th [10] [11]
3 Friday, 10 MarchMelbourne Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park (Melbourne) Rebels 3427Lost (7 points)7th [12] [13]
4 Friday, 17 March Wellington Regional Stadium, Pipitea (Wellington)Flag of New Zealand.svg Hurricanes 3417Lost (17 points)9th [14] [15]
5 Friday, 24 MarchSydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)Flag of New Zealand.svg Chiefs 1424Lost (10 points)11th [16] [17]
6 Saturday, 1 April Canberra Stadium, Bruce (Canberra)ACT Brumbies4036Lost (4 points)11th [18] [19]
7 Bye11th [20]
8 Saturday, 15 AprilSydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) Western Force 3616Won (20 points)9th [21] [22]
9 Saturday, 22 April Eden Park, Kingsland (Auckland)Flag of New Zealand.svg Blues 5521Lost (34 points)10th [23] [24]
10 Friday, 28 AprilSydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)Flag of New Zealand.svg Highlanders 2120Won (1 point)7th [25]
11 Saturday, 6 May North Queensland Stadium, Townsville Reds 2432Won (8 points)6th [26]
12 Saturday, 13 MaySydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)Rebels3820Won (18 points)6th [27]
13 Saturday, 20 MaySydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)Flag of Fiji.svg Fijian Drua3218Won (14 points)6th [28]
14 Saturday, 27 May Rugby League Park, Addington (Christchurch)Flag of New Zealand.svg Crusaders TBD
15 Saturday, 3 JuneSydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)Flag of New Zealand.svg Moana Pasifika TBD

Statistics

(As of round five; 24 March 2023)

Notes

  1. ↑ Botha wasn't named in the initial squad, however was announced as a squad player before the second round of the season. [3]
  2. ↑ Named in the initial squad, Beale was suspended from the team in January 2023 (before the start of the season) by Rugby Australia following Beale's illegal activities. Rugby Australia stated that Beale would remain stood down "pending the conclusion of legal proceedings, as well as Rugby Australia's own investigations," adding: "This step follows Mr Beale's arrest and subsequent charge with serious criminal offences, and is in line with Rugby Australia's Professional Player Code of Conduct." [4] [5]
  3. ↑ The second round of the 2023 Super Rugby season was designated the "Super Round," in which every team in the competition played in Melbourne. All but the Melbourne Rebels were playing in a neutral venue. The Fijian Drua was nominally the home team for the Waratahs fixture. [8] [9]

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