2019 Super W season

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2019 Super W
Countries Australia (5 teams)
Tournament format(s) Round-robin and knockout
Champions NSW Waratahs (2nd title)
Matches played12
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The 2019 Super W season was the second year of the women's Super W rugby union competition held in Australia. [1] A change to the finals format was made in 2019 with an additional playoff match added for the teams which finished second and third in regular season. [1] Queensland, as winner of that match over the Brumbies, travelled to Sydney to play in the competition decider against the NSW Waratahs, [2] who were hosts of the final due to finishing top of the ladder in the regular season. The 2019 Super W title was won by NSW Waratahs, defeating Queensland by 8–5 in the final.

Contents

Teams

Five women's teams again played in the Super W competition. Western Australia's team was rebranded as the RugbyWA Women for 2019, [3] [4] having been named the Western Force Women in 2018. [3] [5]

Team nameLocationCoachCaptainRef
Brumbies Canberra, Australian Capital TerritoryAdam ButtShellie Milward [6]
NSW Waratahs Sydney, New South WalesMatt Evrard Ashleigh Hewson [7]
Queensland Reds Brisbane, QueenslandMoana VirtueKiri Lingman [8]
Melbourne Rebels Melbourne VictoriaAlana ThomasJayne Kareroa [9]
RugbyWA Perth, Western AustraliaShannon Symon Mhicca Carter [10] [11]

Regular season

Standings

Completed standings after all rounds:

2019 Super W – Regular season
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTBLBPts
1 NSW Waratahs 440013824+1143019
2 Queensland Reds 430116418+1462115
3 Brumbies 42028650+36109
4 RugbyWA 41035386−33106
5 Melbourne Rebels 400422285−263000
Updated to match(es) played on 24 March 2019. Source: rugbyarchive.net

Results

Round 1

23 February 2019 Brumbies 0–26 NSW Waratahs GIO Stadium, Canberra  
17:00 Report Try: Naiqama 10'
Murphy 26'
Hamilton 19', 52'
Con: Hewson 11', 20', 53'
Cards: O'Neil Yellow card.svg		Referee: Amy Perrett
24 February 2019 Melbourne Rebels 0–112 Queensland Box Hill Rugby Club, Victoria 
15:00 Report Try: Gould 2'
Sekona 9', 42'
Smith 17', 36'
Lefau-Fakaosilea 20', 64', 72'
Wong 27', 60', 70'
Elisaia 33', 39', 75'
Cramer 45'
Morgan 51'
Lingman 56'
Con: Cramer 21', 29', 34', 37', 40', 46', 52', 57', 65', 71', 73', 76'
Pen: Cramer 31'		Referee: Amber Mclachlan

Round 2

2 March 2019 Queensland 28–3 RugbyWA Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
17:00Try: Elisaia 33'
Smith 50'
Lefau-Fakaosilea 64'
Wong 72'
Con: Cramer 65'
Pen: Cramer 20', 60'		 Report Pen: Cope 17'Referee: Lara West
3 March 2019 Brumbies 69–0 Melbourne Rebels Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan  
17:00Try: Stanford 6', 19', 22'
Crothers 9', 54'
Penalty Try 13'
Wilton 34', 47'
Perry 58'
Read 78'
Con: Wood 7', 10', 20', 35', 48'
McDonald 59'		 Report Referee: Brodie Ingram

Round 3

8 March 2019 Melbourne Rebels 10–38 RugbyWA AAMI Park, Melbourne  
17:10Try: Fagalilo 69'
Con: Marsters 71'
Pen: Landkauf 14'		 Report Try: Carter 9', 31'
Kareopa 22'
Hira-Herangi 25'
Mason 37', 73'
Con: Pomare 26', 32', 39', 74'
Cards: Mason Yellow card.svg 58' to 68'		Referee: Amber Mclachlan
10 March 2019 NSW Waratahs 15–12 Queensland Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt  
15:00Try: Stewart 14'
Parker 21'
Con: Hewson 22'
Pen: Hewson 36'		 Report Try: Elisaia 6'
Wong 65'
Con: Cramer 7'
Cards: Sekona Yellow card.svg 30' to 40'		Referee: Amy Perrett

Round 4

16 March 2019 Queensland 12–0 Brumbies Ballymore, Brisbane  
16:00Try: Smith 22', 66'
Con: Gould 24'		 Report Referee: Lara West
17 March 2019 RugbyWA 0–31 NSW Waratahs Curtin University, Bentley  
18:30 Report Try: Leaupepe 8'
Leaupepe 8'
Parker 40'
Leaupepe 43'
Maguire 67'
Con: Hewson 10', 40+1', 68'		Referee: Amber Mclachlan

Round 5

24 March 2019 NSW Waratahs 66–12 Melbourne Rebels Anne Ashwood Park, Bathurst  
15:00Try: Stewart 1'
Horomia 7'
McKenzie 9'
Hewson 24'
Parker 26', 29', 54', 58'
Fatu 44', 71'
Con: Hewson 8', 10', 25', 28',
30', 45', 54', 72'		 Report Try: Boysen 18'
Tupou 39'
Con: Landkauf 19'		Referee: Madeline Putz
24 March 2019 RugbyWA 12–17 Brumbies Kingsway Reserve, Madeley  
17:00Try: Nielson 1'
Mason 76'
Con: Cope 77'		 Report Try: O'Neill 9'
Wilton 13'
Stanford 40+2'
Con: Wood 11'		Referee: Tyler Miller

Finals

Teams finishing second and third after the round-robin stage met in a playoff to determine which side would progress to the grand final against the first-placed team from the regular season. [2] The grand final winner became the Super W champion.

Playoff

31 March 2019 Queensland 39–10 Brumbies Ballymore, Brisbane  
15:30Try: Cramer 13'
Wong 32'
Elisaia 47'
Ngaha 61'
Boyle 68'
Turner 74'
Con: Gould 14'
Cramer 62', 76'
Pen: Cramer 53'		 Report Try: Dawa 38'
Con: Wood 40'
Pen: Wood 56'		Referee: Amber Mclachlan

Grand final

7 April 2019 NSW Waratahs 8–5 Queensland Leichhardt Oval, Leichhardt  
16:30Try: Hamilton 54'
Pen: Hewson 4'		 Report Try: Elisaia 17'Referee: Amy Perrett

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