2015 New South Wales Waratahs season
New South Wales Waratahs 2015 rugby season
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 [ 1]
Props
Hookers
Locks
Loose forwards
Scrum-halves
Fly-halves
Centres
Wingers
Fullbacks
(c ) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.
Transfers
Quick Summary
Rd
Date and local time
Opponent
Score
Venue
Attendance
Ref
1
Sunday, 15 February (4:05 pm)
H
Western Force
13 –25
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
20,271
[ 10]
2
Friday, 20 February (7:40 pm)
A
Melbourne Rebels
28–38
AAMI Park , Melbourne , Australia
12,178
[ 11]
3
Bye
4
Saturday, 7 March (6:40 pm)
A
Queensland Reds
5–23
Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane , Australia
27,199
[ 12]
5
Saturday, 14 March (7:35 pm)
A
Highlanders
26–19
Forsyth Barr Stadium , Dunedin , New Zealand
[ 13]
6
Sunday, 22 March (4:05 pm)
H
Brumbies
28 –13
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
27,243
[ 14]
7
Saturday, 28 March (7:40 pm)
H
Blues
23 –11
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
16,342
[ 15]
8
Bye
9
Saturday, 11 April (7:40 pm)
H
Stormers
18 –32
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
17,353
[ 16]
10
Saturday, 18 April (4:30 pm)
A
Hurricanes
24–29
Westpac Stadium , Wellington , New Zealand
15,327
[ 17]
11
Saturday, 25 April (7:55 pm)
H
Rebels
18 –16
ANZ Stadium , Sydney , Australia
15,807
[ 18]
12
Friday, 1 May (7:40 pm)
A
Brumbies
10–13
Canberra Stadium , Canberra , Australia
17,563
[ 19]
13
Saturday, 9 May (7:40 pm)
A
Force
18–11
nib Stadium , Perth , Australia
10,115
[ 20]
14
Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm)
H
Sharks
33 –18
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
18,578
[ 21]
15
Saturday, 16 May (7:40 pm)
H
Crusaders
32 –22
ANZ Stadium , Sydney , Australia
26,971
[ 22]
16
Saturday, 30 May (7:10 pm)
A
Lions , South Africa
27–22
Ellis Park Stadium , Johannesburg
28,475
[ 23]
17
Saturday, 6 June (3:00 pm)
A
Cheetahs
33–58
Free State Stadium , Bloemfontein , South Africa
[ 24]
18
Saturday, 13 June (7:40 pm)
H
Reds
31 –5
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
26,746
[ 25]
SF
26–27 June
H
Highlanders
17 -35
Allianz Stadium , Sydney , Australia
Standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
Qualification
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:
[ 26] [ 27] Rules for classification: Teams standings were calculated as follows:
[ 28] 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.
Australian Conference
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
TB
LB
Pts
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
Detailed season summary
Regular season
February
Round 2
20 February 2015
Rebels
28–38
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[ 31] Scoreboard[ 32]
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
June
Round 17
6 June 2015
Cheetahs
33–58
Waratahs
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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[ 57] Scoreboard[ 58]
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
Finals
As the Waratahs came second on the overall standings, they directly qualified for the semi-finals bypassing the first week of qualifying finals.
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