2025 New South Wales Waratahs season

New South Wales Waratahs

2024–25 [a] season
The Waratahs play every 2025 home fixture at Sydney Football Stadium.
President	Matt Burke [2]
Coach	Dan McKellar
Stadium	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park, Sydney
Super Rugby Pacific	8th
British & Irish Lions tour	Lost
Super Rugby AUS	TBD
Highest home attendance	20,572 vs. ACT Brumbies, 22 March
Lowest home attendance	11,000 vs. Western Force, 8 March
Average home league attendance	15,466
Biggest win	34–10 vs. Western Force, (Home) 8 March
Biggest defeat	12–57 vs. Hurricanes, (Away) 28 March
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 31 May 2025.

The 2025 New South Wales Waratahs season was their 29th and most recent season in the Super Rugby since entering the professional era in 1996. Although the pre-season began in 2024 with a tour to Japan, the domestic season began in February 2025 and finished in May, before playing a one-off home fixture against the touring British & Irish Lions in July 2025.

In June 2025 it was announced by Rugby Australia (RA) that a new domestic competition, Super Rugby AUS, would be begin in September 2025. The new competition would only consist of the four Australian Super Rugby franchises: the ACT Brumbies, New South Wales Waratahs, Queensland Reds, and the Western Force, ^{[3] [4]} and would largely be in place to support a professional pathway from amateur rugby to professional rugby, as well as non-international Australian players post-Super Rugby season.

Squad and personnel

“Who should be the next Waratahs coach?”
The Sydney Morning Herald readers' poll (21–30 May 2024) ^[5]

Candidate	%
Michael Cheika	39%
John Manenti	17%
Simon Raiwalui	13%
Stephen Hoiles	12%
Other	9%
Nathan Grey	8%
Jason Gilmore	1%

Coaching personnel

In May 2024 the New South Wales Rugby Union (NSWRU) confirmed that New South Wales Waratahs head coach since 2021, ^[b] Darren Coleman, would be released at the conclusion of the 2024 season. ^{[6] [7]} At the time of the announcement Coleman's injury-plagued Waratahs had won just two matches from twelve, and sat bottom of the ladder. ^[8] At the end of the 2023 season the Waratahs had finished sixth on the seasonal ladder, as they did the previous season, and were knocked out of the Finals in the Quarter-finals stage. ^{[9] [10]} Coleman stated to The Sydney Morning Herald immediately following the season that although he loved the job, he did not feel great, stating: “I firmly believe we are trending in the right way... We haven't spoken about an extension, and nor would I expect them to come to me, given the season we just had. I'll keep my head down, work hard, get results next year and hopefully stay on if they want me. If not, I get it, you’ve got to win and win championships to keep the job.” ^[11] When Coleman was announced as the new head coach on a three-year deal in July 2021 ^{[12] [13]} he was reported to be one of four final candidates vying for the position, which included Australia women's sevens coach John Manenti; Western Force assistant and former Fiji head coach John McKee; and Cardiff head coach John Mulvihill. ^[13] Under Coleman's tenure (2022–2024) the Waratahs obtained a 36% win ratio.

Following the announcement that Coleman's contract would not be extended, The Sydney Morning Herald cited Michael Cheika, Nathan Grey, Stephen Hoiles and John Manenti as potential front-runners for the role, ^[5] and published an article focused specifically on National Rugby League-linked, ^[14] former Waratahs coach Michael Cheika. ^[15] Later that same day (21 May 2024), the same publication gave readers a poll of six candidates, asking: “Who should be the next Waratahs coach?” Michael Cheika was polled the highest at 39%, with almost 4,000 votes cast. ^[5] The following month they published an article discussing four candidates with high-level experience: Nathan Grey, Andy Friend, Michael Cheika and Kevin Foote. ^[16] In late June, following expressions of interest from the Waratahs, former Australia and England attack coach Scott Wisemantel was put forward as a potential candidate, according to confidential sources. ^[17] Finally on 3 July 2024 it was confirmed that the new coach of the Waratahs was Dan McKellar. ^{[18] [19]} McKellar signed on a three-year deal, ^[20] and was immediately considered the front-runner for the job upon news of his sacking and replacement for Michael Cheika as head coach of English club Leicester Tigers just two weeks earlier. ^{[21] [22]} McKellar was joined by former Fiji coach Simon Raiwalui as Director of Performance ^[23] alongside England international veteran and former Ireland attack coach Mike Catt. ^[24] All three would serve as part of the teams high-performance staff.

Coaching personnel ^[25]

Position		Coach
Head coach		Dan McKellar
Assistant coach	Attack coach [26]	Mike Catt
	Set Piece coach [25]	Dan Palmer
	Defence coach [26]	Lachlan McCaffrey [27]
Director of Performance		Simon Raiwalui

Squad

After a very active off-season with transfers, ^[28] the Waratahs announced their pre-season squad to tour Japan in November 2024 with new coach Dan McKellar. ^{[29] [30]} The squad included a sizeable youth contingent and various new signings. ^[31] Only one player was signed in 2025, with the earliest signing for the 2025 season being "dual code" international Joseph Sua'ali'i in March 2023.

The Waratahs' squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season was announced on 12 November 2024. ^{[32] [33]}

Senior squad

Waratahs senior squad
Props Isaac Aedo Kailea Brad Amituanai Siosifa Amone Jack Barrett Angus Bell Daniel Botha Adrian Brown Tom Lambert Taniela Tupou Hookers Ethan Dobbins Julian Heaven Dave Porecki Mahe Vailanu Locks Ale Aho Miles Amatosero Ben Grant Clem Halaholo Felix Kalapu [c] Mesu Kunavula Hugh Sinclair Angelo Smith	Loose forwards Jamie Adamson Charlie Gamble Langi Gleeson Fergus Lee-Warner Rob Leota Leafi Talataina DEV Scrum-halves Jake Gordon Jack Grant Teddy Wilson Fly-halves Jack Bowen Lawson Creighton Tane Edmed	Centres Lalakai Foketi Henry O'Donnell Joseph Sua'ali'i Joey Walton Outside backs James Hendren Max Jorgensen Andrew Kellaway Darby Lancaster Triston Reilly
(cc) denotes team co-captains, Bold denotes internationally capped, DEV denotes a development/academy squad squad player, ST denotes a short-term signing, denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury.

Academy squad

Waratahs academy squad
Props Will Goddard Nate Tiitii Hookers Bryn Edwards Oniti Finau Locks Eamon Doyle Aden Ekanayake	Loose forwards Ben Di Staso Austin Durbidge Scrum-halves Billy Dickens Hwi Sharples Fly-halves Joe Dillon	Centres Zach Fittler Jackson Ropata Outside backs Archie Saunders
Bold denotes internationally capped at youth level.

Transfers

Further information: List of 2024–25 Super Rugby transfers

In Date Pos. Player From Ref. 25 March 2023 Outside back Joseph Sua'ali'i Sydney Roosters (NRL) [35] [36] 20 June 2024 Outside back Andrew Kellaway Melbourne Rebels [37] July 2024 [d] Prop Taniela Tupou Melbourne Rebels [39] [40] 30 July 2024 Outside back Darby Lancaster Melbourne Rebels [41] 31 July 2024 Flanker Rob Leota Melbourne Rebels [42] 21 August 2024 Prop Isaac Aedo Kailea Melbourne Rebels [43] September 2024 Prop Siosifa Amone Western Force [44] [45] Centre Henry O'Donnell Western Force [44] [45] Lock Angelo Smith Melbourne Rebels [44] [45] Lock Ben Grant Hurricanes [44] [45] Hooker Ethan Dobbins Melbourne Rebels [44] [45] Flanker Leafi Talataina Sydney University [44] [45] 9 September 2024 Fly-half Lawson Creighton Queensland Reds [46] 25 September 2024 Centre Zach Fittler Free agent [47] [48] 2024 Lock Ale Aho Otago [28] Prop Adrian Brown Warringah [28] Outside back James Hendren Randwick [28] Lock Clem Halaholo Sydney University [28] 11 January 2025 Flanker Jamie Adamson Easts [49]

Out Date Pos. Player To Ref. November 2023 Flanker Lachlan Swinton Bordeaux Bègles [50] 6 December 2023 Outside back Mark Nawaqanitawase Sydney Roosters (NRL) [51] 21 March 2024 Centre Izaia Perese Leicester Tigers [52] 2 May 2024 Centre Harry Wilson Dragons [53] 6 May 2024 Centre Mosese Tuipulotu Edinburgh [54] 16 May 2024 Flanker Ned Hanigan Provence [55] [56] 13 June 2024 Prop Tom Ross Stade Niçois [57] 15 July 2024 Prop Harry Johnson-Holmes Western Force [58] July 2024 Lock Ollie McCrea Stade Français [28] July 2024 Fly-half Will Harrison Hanazono Kintetsu Liners [59] 29 August 2024 Outside back Vuate Karawalevu Fijian Drua [60] 4 September 2024 Prop Archer Holz Scarlets [61] 5 September 2024 Prop Enrique Pieretto Provence [62] 13 September 2024 Outside back Dylan Pietsch Western Force [63] Prop Pone Fa'amausili Moana Pasifika [64] [65] Prop Hayden Thompson-Stringer Provence [28] [66] 26 November 2024 Lock Jed Holloway Leicester Tigers [e] [68] 27 November 2024 Hooker Ben Sugars Los Angeles [69] 17 December 2024 Prop Michael Scott Houston SaberCats [70] 2024 Prop Paddy Ryan — [28] Prop Harry Lloyd — [28]

Season results

Pre-season

Waratahs score shown first; only non-Australian teams with flag displayed.

2025 Pre-season results

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Result (Margin)	Ref.
Friday, 29 November (2024)	Edogawa Stadium, Edogawa, Tokyo (Japan)	Kubota Spears	43–17	Won (26 points)	[29] [71] [72]
Saturday, 25 January	Eric Tweedale Stadium, Merrylands, New South Wales	New South Wales Pacifica	73–7	Won (66 points)	[73]
Saturday, 1 February	Bowral Rugby Club, Burradoo, New South Wales	ACT Brumbies	36–36	Draw	[74]

Summary and fixtures

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	H	—	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	—	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	—	W	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	—	L	L	L	W	L
Position	5	6	5	2	5	4	5	6	5	6	7	9	8	8	8	8

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

Waratahs score shown first; only non-Australian teams with flag displayed.

2025 Super Rugby season

Rnd.	Date	Venue	Team	Score	Result (Margin)	Attendance	Pos.	Ref.
1	Friday, 14 February	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Highlanders	37–36	Won (1 point)	16,034	5th	[75] [76] [77]
2	Bye						6th	—
3	Friday, 28 February	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Fijian Drua	29–24	Won (5 points)	16,150	5th	[78] [79]
4	Saturday, 8 March	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Western Force	34–10	Won (24 points)	11,000	2nd	[80] [81] [82]
5	Saturday, 15 March	Lang Park, Milton (Brisbane)	Queensland Reds	15–35	Lost (20 points)	20,072	5th	[83] [84]
6	Saturday, 22 March	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	ACT Brumbies	28–23	Won (5 points)	20,572	4th	[85] [86]
7	Friday, 28 March	Wellington Regional Stadium, Pipitea (Wellington)	Hurricanes	12–57	Lost (45 points)	9,202	5th	[87] [88]
8	Saturday, 5 April	North Harbour Stadium, Albany (Auckland)	Moana Pasifika	28–45	Lost (17 points)	— [f]	6th	[89] [90]
9	Friday, 11 April	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Chiefs	21–14	Won (7 points)	14,278	5th	[91] [92]
10	Saturday, 19 April	Churchill Park, Lautoka	Fijian Drua	14–28	Lost (14 points)	— [f]	6th	[93] [94]
11	Bye						7th	[95]
12	Saturday, 3 May	Canberra Stadium, Bruce (Canberra)	ACT Brumbies	17–40	Lost (23 points)	9,183	9th	[96] [97]
13	Friday, 9 May	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Queensland Reds	21–28	Lost (7 points)	18,945	8th	[98] [99] [100]
14	Friday, 16 May	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	Crusaders	33–48	Lost (15 points)	11,284	8th	[101] [102] [103]
15	Saturday, 24 May	Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth	Western Force	22–17	Won (5 points) [g]	5,165	8th	[104] [105]
16	Saturday, 31 May	Eden Park, Kingsland (Auckland)	Blues	6–46	Lost (40 points)	— [f]	8th	[106] [107]

Ladder

2025 Super Rugby Pacific ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	Chiefs	14	11	0	3	550	319	+231	75	45	5	2	51	Qualifying finals
2	Crusaders	14	11	0	3	471	371	+100	70	51	5	0	49
3	Brumbies	14	9	0	5	448	361	+87	66	50	4	4	44
4	Hurricanes	14	8	1	5	448	342	+106	63	46	2	3	39
5	Reds	14	8	0	6	425	371	+54	63	52	4	2	38
6	Blues	14	6	0	8	377	330	+47	55	41	5	4	33
7	Moana Pasifika	14	6	0	8	405	544	−139	60	80	2	2	28
8	Waratahs	14	6	0	8	317	451	−134	46	67	1	1	26
9	Force	14	4	1	9	358	472	−114	51	70	2	3	23
10	Drua	14	4	0	10	317	465	−148	45	73	1	3	20
11	Highlanders	14	3	0	11	332	422	−90	43	62	1	7	20

Source: Super Rugby

British & Irish Lions tour

Further information: 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia

Waratahs score shown first.

2025 British & Irish Lions tour

Date	Venue	Team	Score	Result (Margin)	Ref.
Saturday, 5 July	Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney)	British and Irish Lions	10–21	Lost (11 points)	[108] [109]

Super Rugby AUS

Summary and fixtures

Round	1	2	3
Ground	H	H	A
Result
Position

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

2025 Super Rugby AUS

Rnd.	Date	Venue	Team	Score	Result (Margin)	Attendance	Pos.	Ref.
1	Saturday, 13 September	TBD	Western Force		TBD
2	Saturday, 20 September	Dangar Park, Narrabri	Queensland Reds		TBD
3	Saturday, 27 September	Viking Park, Wanniassa (Canberra)	ACT Brumbies		TBD

Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts	Qualification
1	ACT Brumbies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Grand Final
2	New South Wales Waratahs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Queensland Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Western Force	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: rugby.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Number of wins; 3) Point difference

Statistics

As of 31 May 2025; Figures do not include pre-season trials, the post-season Lions tour, or the 2025 Super Rugby AUS.

Top point-scorers Pos. Player Position Tries Con. Pen. Drop. Points 1 Tane Edmed Fly-half 0 16 3 0 41 2 Lawson Creighton Fly-half 1 14 1 0 36 3 Triston Reilly Outside back 7 0 0 0 35 Langi Gleeson Flanker 7 0 0 0 35 5 Darby Lancaster Outside back 4 0 0 0 20 6 Teddy Wilson Scrum-half 3 0 0 0 15 Max Jorgensen Wing 3 0 0 0 15 Rob Leota Flanker 3 0 0 0 15 Andrew Kellaway Outside back 3 0 0 0 15 10 Jack Bowen Fly-half 0 2 3 0 13 11 Siosifa Amone Prop 2 0 0 0 10 Dave Porecki Hooker 2 0 0 0 10 Joseph Sua'ali'i Centre / Outside back 2 0 0 0 10 14 Penalty try 7 15 Julian Heaven Hooker 1 0 0 0 5 Archie Saunders Outside back 1 0 0 0 5 Joey Walton Centre 1 0 0 0 5 Jake Gordon Scrum-half 1 0 0 0 5 Henry O'Donnell Centre 1 0 0 0 5 Taniela Tupou Prop 1 0 0 0 5 Felix Kalapu Lock 1 0 0 0 5 Miles Amatosero Lock 1 0 0 0 5

Top try-scorers Pos. Player Position Tries 1 Triston Reilly Outside back 7 Langi Gleeson Flanker 3 Darby Lancaster Outside back 4 4 Max Jorgensen Outside back 3 Teddy Wilson Scrum-half Rob Leota Flanker Andrew Kellaway Outside back 8 Joseph Sua'ali'i Centre / Outside back 2 Siosifa Amone Prop Dave Porecki Hooker 11 Joey Walton Centre 1 Felix Kalapu Lock Miles Amatosero Lock Archie Saunders Outside back Jake Gordon Scrum-half Henry O'Donnell Centre Taniela Tupou Prop Lawson Creighton Fly-half Julian Heaven Hooker Penalty try

Notes

1. The fixtures played beyond May 2024, outside of the Super Rugby, are 2025 pre-season matches. ^[1]
2. Coleman was signed to the New South Wales Waratahs in June/July 2021, however the season did not begin until February 2022.
3. Kalapu wasn't named in the original Waratahs squad, but was announced in the side for Round 4. ^[34]
4. News published in mid-July asserted that Tupou was set to sign for the Waratahs, ^[38] however an official announcement was not made until 2 August 2024.
5. Holloway initially requested an early release from the club at the end of the 2024 season. ^[67] He subsequently joined the Leicester Tigers in November 2024.
6. Attendance figures not published.
7. In Super Point

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External links

• Waratahs Official website
• Australia Super Rugby website
• SANZAR website