New South Wales Waratahs 2015 rugby season
2015 season | |||
Coach | Michael Cheika | ||
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Super Rugby | 2nd | ||
Super Rugby Finals Series | TBD | ||
Top try scorer | League: Taqele Naiyaravoro | ||
Top points scorer | League: Bernard Foley | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,243 vs Brumbies 22 March 2015 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,807 vs Rebels 25 April 2015 | ||
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The 2015 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 19th season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996.
Players
Squad
The squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season
Props Hookers Locks |
Loose forwards
Scrum-halves Fly-halves |
Centres Wingers Fullbacks
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(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
Transfers
Ins:
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Outs:
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Quick Summary
Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Score | Venue | Attendance | Ref | |
1 | Sunday, 15 February (4:05 pm) | H | Western Force | 13โ25 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 20,271 | |
2 | Friday, 20 February (7:40 pm) | A | Melbourne Rebels | 28โ38 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia | 12,178 | |
3 | Bye | ||||||
4 | Saturday, 7 March (6:40 pm) | A | Queensland Reds | 5โ23 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia | 27,199 | |
5 | Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm) | A | Highlanders | 26โ19 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
6 | Sunday, 22 March (4:05 pm) | H | Brumbies | 28โ13 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 27,243 | |
7 | Saturday, 28 March (7:40 pm) | H | Blues | 23โ11 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 16,342 | |
8 | Bye | ||||||
9 | Saturday, 11 April (7:40 pm) | H | Stormers | 18โ32 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 17,353 | |
10 | Saturday, 18 April (4:30 pm) | A | Hurricanes | 24โ29 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | 15,327 | |
11 | Saturday, 25 April (7:55 pm) | H | Rebels | 18โ16 | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 15,807 | |
12 | Friday, 1 May (7:40 pm) | A | Brumbies | 10โ13 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia | 17,563 | |
13 | Saturday, 9 May (7:40 pm) | A | Force | 18โ11 | nib Stadium, Perth, Australia | 10,115 | |
14 | Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | H | Sharks | 33โ18 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 18,578 | |
15 | Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm) | H | Crusaders | 32โ22 | ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 26,971 | |
16 | Saturday, 30 May (7:10 pm) | A | Lions, South Africa | 27โ22 | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | 28,475 | |
17 | Saturday, 6 June (3:00 pm) | A | Cheetahs | 33โ58 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
18 | Saturday, 13 June (7:40 pm) | H | Reds | 31โ5 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia | 26,746 | |
SF | 26โ27 June | H | Highlanders | 17-35 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia |
Standings
Main article: 2015 Super Rugby season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Hurricanes | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 458 | 288 | +170 | 58 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 66 | Qualified to the Semi-finals with home advantage. |
2 | Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 | |
3 | Stormers | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 373 | 323 | +50 | 32 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 45 | Qualified to the Qualifying final with home advantage. |
4 | Highlanders | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 450 | 333 | +117 | 54 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 53 | |
5 | Chiefs | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 372 | 299 | +73 | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 48 | Qualified to the Qualifying final. |
6 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 | |
7 | Crusaders | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 481 | 338 | +143 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 46 | |
8 | Lions | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 342 | 364 | −22 | 33 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 42 | |
9 | Bulls | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 397 | 388 | +9 | 37 | 39 | 4 | 6 | 38 | |
10 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 | |
11 | Sharks | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 338 | 401 | −63 | 37 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 34 | |
12 | Cheetahs | 16 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 357 | 531 | −174 | 44 | 65 | 4 | 2 | 26 | |
13 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
14 | Blues | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 282 | 428 | −146 | 29 | 50 | 2 | 6 | 20 | |
15 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Source:
Rules for classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows: 1. Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three); 2. Log points; 3. Number of games won; 4. Overall points difference; 5. Number of tries scored; 6. Overall try difference
Rules for classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows: 1. Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three); 2. Log points; 3. Number of games won; 4. Overall points difference; 5. Number of tries scored; 6. Overall try difference
- Points breakdown: 4 points for a win; 2 points for a draw; 1 bonus point for a loss by seven points or less; 1 bonus point for scoring four or more tries in a match
- Qualification: The top six teams qualified to the finals, with their final positions in the overall log determining their seedings in the finals. The third-placed team (i.e. the conference winners with the worst overall record) hosted the sixth-placed team in the qualifiers, while the fourth-placed team hosted the fifth-placed team. The top two teams (i.e. the two conference winners with the best overall record) qualified directly to the semi-finals, where they had home advantage against the two qualifier winners, with the top team hosting the qualifier winner with the lower seeding and the second-placed team hosting the qualifier winner with the higher seeding. The two semi-final winners progressed to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts |
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1 | Waratahs | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 409 | 313 | +96 | 50 | 41 | 5 | 3 | 52 |
2 | Brumbies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 369 | 261 | +108 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 47 |
3 | Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 319 | 354 | −35 | 35 | 42 | 3 | 5 | 36 |
4 | Reds | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 247 | 434 | −187 | 32 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
5 | Force | 16 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 245 | 384 | −139 | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
Source:
Detailed season summary
Regular season
February
Round 1 | 15 February 2015 | Waratahs | 13โ25 | Force | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
16:05 | Try: Rob Horne 54', 77' Con: Bernard Foley (0/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 24' (1/2) Cards: Wycliff Palu 34' to 42' |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Chris Alcock 36' Angus Cottrell 46' Luke Morahan 67' Francois van Wyk 73' Con: Sias Ebersohn 47' (1/3) Zack Holmes (0/1) Pen: Sias Ebersohn 12' (1/3) Drop: Sias Ebersohn (0/1) Cards: Alby Mathewson 54' to 65' |
Attendance: 20,271 Referee: Steve Walsh |
Round 2 | 20 February 2015 | Rebels | 28โ38 | Waratahs | AAMI Park, Melbourne | |
19:40 | Try: Scott Higginbotham 12' Lopeti Timani 40' Luke Burgess 53' Sefa Naivalu 66' Con: Mike Harris 13', 40', 54', 67' (4/4) Pen: Mike Harris (0/1) Jack Debreczeni (0/1) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Stephen Hoiles 22' Taqele Naiyaravoro 43', 61' Kurtley Beale 73' Con: Bernard Foley 23', 44', 74' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 4', 33', 78' (3/3) Kurtley Beale 27' (1/1) Cards: Taqele Naiyaravoro 63' to 74' |
Attendance: 12,178 Referee: Angus Gardner |
Round 3 | Waratahs | v | Bye | N/A | ||
March
Round 4 | 7 March 2015 | Reds | 5โ23 | Waratahs | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | |
18:40 | Try: Marco Kotze 80' Con: James O'Connor (0/1) Pen: James O'Connor (0/2) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Bernard Foley 25' Peter Betham 67' Con: Bernard Foley 26', 68' (2/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 13', 23', 50' (3/4) Cards: Tatafu Polota-Nau 57' to 68' |
Attendance: 27,199 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 5 | 14 March 2015 | Highlanders | 26โ19 | Waratahs | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | |
19:35 | Try: Tom Franklin 29' Waisake Naholo 39' Ben Smith 44' Patrick Osborne 47' Con: Lima Sopoaga 30', 40', 45' (3/4) Pen: Lima Sopoaga (0/2) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Nick Phipps 3' Matthew Carraro 19' Stephen Hoiles 78' Con: Bernard Foley 20', 79' (2/3) Cards: Sekope Kepu 28' to 38' |
Referee: Craig Joubert |
Round 6 | 22 March 2015 | Waratahs | 28โ13 | Brumbies | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
16:05 | Try: Bernard Foley 26' Israel Folau 31' Tolu Latu 73' Con: Bernard Foley 27', 32' (2/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 11', 16' (2/2) Kurtley Beale 47' (1/1) Cards: Tolu Latu 79' |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Matt To'omua 3' Con: Christian Lealiifano 4' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 18', 23' (2/2) Cards: Scott Fardy 9' to 19' |
Attendance: 27,243 Referee: Craig Joubert |
Round 7 | 28 March 2015 | Waratahs | 23โ11 | Blues | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Nick Phipps 8' Peter Betham 75' Con: Bernard Foley 9', 76' (2/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 58', 61', 68' (3/4) Kurtley Beale (0/1) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Francis Saili 54' Con: Daniel Bowden (0/1) Pen: Daniel Bowden 14', 24' (2/3) Cards: Jerome Kaino 72' |
Attendance: 16,342 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
April
Round 8 | Waratahs | v | Bye | N/A | ||
Round 9 | 11 April 2015 | Waratahs | 18โ32 | Stormers | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 13' Rob Horne 40' Con: Bernard Foley 40' (1/2) Pen: Bernard Foley 35', 58' (2/4) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Damian de Allende 21', 71' Kobus van Wyk 47' Cheslin Kolbe 77' Con: Demetri Catrakilis 22' (1/1) Kurt Coleman 48', 72' (2/3) Pen: Demetri Catrakilis 7', 17' (2/2) Kurt Coleman (0/2) Drop: Demetri Catrakilis (0/1) |
Attendance: 17,353 Referee: Mike Fraser |
Round 10 | 18 April 2015 | Hurricanes | 24โ29 | Waratahs | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | |
16:30 | Try: Conrad Smith 21' Beauden Barrett 23' Brad Shields 38' TJ Perenara 70' Con: Beauden Barrett 22', 24' (2/4) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Peter Betham 14', 40' Will Skelton 34' Israel Folau 52' Con: Bernard Foley 15', 40', 53' (3/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 58' (1/2) |
Attendance: 15,327 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 11 | 25 April 2015 | Waratahs | 18โ16 | Rebels | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
19:55 | Try: Michael Hooper 9' Adam Ashley-Cooper 20' Rob Horne 60' Con: Bernard Foley (0/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 16' (1/2) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Bryce Hegarty 74' Con: Jack Debreczeni 75' (1/1) Pen: Jack Debreczeni 40', 50', 58' (3/3) Cards: Sefa Naivalu 27' to 37' |
Attendance: 15,807 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
May
Round 12 | 1 May 2015 | Brumbies | 10โ13 | Waratahs | GIO Stadium, Canberra | |
19:40 | Try: Joe Tomane 8' Con: Christian Lealiifano 9' (1/1) Pen: Christian Lealiifano 28' (1/2) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper 14' Con: Bernard Foley 15' (1/1) Pen: Kurtley Beale 48' (1/1) Bernard Foley 58' (1/2) Cards: Rob Horne 65' to 75' |
Attendance: 17,563 Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 13 | 9 May 2015 | Force | 18โ11 | Waratahs | {{{s}}}, ] | |
17:40 | Try: Ryan Louwrens 19' Matt Hodgson 63' Con: Luke Burton 20' (1/2) Pen: Marcel Brache (0/1) Luke Burton 31', 40' (2/4) Sias Ebersohn (0/2) Cards: Matt Hodgson 70' |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 52' Con: Bernard Foley (0/1) Pen: Bernard Foley 24', 27' (2/3) Kurtley Beale (0/1) Cards: Sekope Kepu 33' to 43' |
Attendance: 10,115 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
Round 14 | 16 May 2015 | Waratahs | 33โ18 | Sharks | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Adam Ashley-Cooper 1' Taqele Naiyaravoro 53' Bernard Foley 79' Con: Bernard Foley 2', 54', 80' (3/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 21', 29', 63', 70' (4/4) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Odwa Ndungane 49' Franรงois Steyn 58' Con: Franรงois Steyn 59' (1/2) Pen: Franรงois Steyn 18', 36' (2/2) |
Attendance: 18,578 Referee: Rohan Hoffmann |
Round 15 | 23 May 2015 | Waratahs | 32โ22 | Crusaders | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Taqele Naiyaravoro 7', 52' Rob Horne 24' Bernard Foley 77' Con: Bernard Foley 8', 25', 78' (3/4) Pen: Kurtley Beale (0/1) Bernard Foley 21', 44' (2/3) Cards: Tolu Latu 18' to 30' |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Nemani Nadolo 2' Richie McCaw 56' Matt Todd 66' Con: Dan Carter 57', 67' (2/3) Pen: Dan Carter 12' (1/1) Cards: Richie McCaw 71' |
Attendance: 26,971 Referee: Marius van der Westhuizen |
Round 16 | 30 May 2015 | Lions | 27โ22 | Waratahs | Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg | |
19:10 | Try: Ruan Combrinck 6', 34' Harold Vorster 48' Con: Elton Jantjies 7', 35', 49' (3/3) Pen: Elton Jantjies 28', 43' (2/5) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Stephen Hoiles 18' Adam Ashley-Cooper 52' Rob Horne 58' Con: Bernard Foley 19', 59' (2/3) Pen: Bernard Foley 9' (1/1) Kurtley Beale (0/1) Cards: Rob Horne 27' to 37' Jacques Potgieter 45' to 55' |
Attendance: 28,475 Referee: Jaco Peyper |
June
Round 17 | 6 June 2015 | Cheetahs | 33โ58 | Waratahs | {{{s}}}, ] | |
15:00 | Try: Francois Venter 11', 80' Cornal Hendricks 14', 55' Boom Prinsloo 28' Con: Coenie van Wyk 12', 15', 29' (3/3) Niel Marais 56' (1/2) Cards: Rayno Benjamin 60' to 70' |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Israel Folau 4', 38', 60' Michael Hooper 8' Matthew Carraro 19', 76' Taqele Naiyaravoro 40' Adam Ashley-Cooper 41' Bernard Foley 72' Con: Bernard Foley 9', 40', 61', 73', 77' (5/9) Pen: Bernard Foley 65' (1/1) |
Referee: Glen Jackson |
Round 18 | 13 June 2015 | Waratahs | 31โ5 | Reds | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |
19:40 | Try: Dave Dennis 53' Jacques Potgieter 57' Brendan McKibbin 68' Dean Mumm 73' Con: Bernard Foley 54', 58', 69', 74' (4/4) Pen: Bernard Foley 18' (1/1) |
Report Scoreboard |
Try: Quade Cooper 78' Con: Ben Tapuai (0/1) Pen: Quade Cooper (0/1) Cards: Adam Thomson 50' to 61' |
Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Nick Briant |
Finals
As the Waratahs came second on the overall standings, they directly qualified for the semi-finals bypassing the first week of qualifying finals.
Semi-final
26/27 June 2015 | Waratahs | 17-35 | Highlanders | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | ||
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