| Union | Rugby Australia New South Wales Rugby Union | ||
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| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Location | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Region | New South Wales | ||
| Coach(es) | Michael Ruthven | ||
| League(s) | Super W | ||
| 2022 | Playoffs: Final Runner-up | ||
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The New South Wales Waratahs Women are an Australian rugby union team that represents New South Wales in the Super W competition. They are the most successful team so far, having won four titles.
In 2017, Rugby Australia announced that a national women's rugby competition would commence in March 2018, with the New South Wales Waratahs to have a women's team. [1] [2] The announcement was made on the same day that Rugby Australia outlined its intentions to bid for the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup. [2] [3]
The Waratahs Women were hosted by the Queensland Reds Women at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane for the season’s opener. It was a double header with the Super Rugby match between the Queensland Reds and the Bulls. [4]
On 20 April 2018, the women's New South Wales Waratahs made history by winning the first season of women's 15-a-side rugby, with captain Ashleigh Hewson kicking the winning penalty goal in the ninety-second minute. New South Wales Waratahs Women's were victorious over the Queensland Reds 16–13 at Stadium Australia. [5] [6]
On 20 February 2024, the squad for the 2024 Super Rugby Women's season was announced. [7] [8]
| Waratahs Super W squad | ||
|---|---|---|
Props
Hookers
Locks
| Loose forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
| Centres
Outside Backs
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| (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped and ST indicated short-term cover. | ||
| Year | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | BP | Pts | Play-offs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBD | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 88 | +136 | 4 | 24 | TBD |
| 2023 | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 48 | +110 | 0 | 24 | Defeated by Fijiana Drua in Semi-final |
| 2022 | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 70 | +115 | 4 | 20 | Defeated by Fijiana Drua in final |
| 2021 | 1st (Pool A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 64 | +33 | 2 | 10 | Defeated Reds in final |
| 2020 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 21 | +110 | 3 | 19 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 |
| 2019 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 24 | +114 | 3 | 19 | Defeated Reds in final |
| 2018 | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 15 | +116 | 2 | 18 | Defeated Reds in final |
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