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2015 New South Wales Waratahs season

Summary

The 2015 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 19th season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996.

New South Wales Waratahs
2015 season
CoachMichael Cheika
Super Rugby2nd
Super Rugby Finals SeriesTBD
Top try scorerLeague: Taqele Naiyaravoro
Top points scorerLeague: Bernard Foley
Highest home attendance27,243 vs Brumbies
22 March 2015
Lowest home attendance15,807 vs Rebels
25 April 2015
← 2014 2016 →

Players edit

Squad edit

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 edit

Quick Summary edit

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 edit

2015 Super Rugby standings watch · edit · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Hurricanes 16 14 0 2 458 288 +170 58 31 9 1 66
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
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
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
  Australian Conference
Pos Team P 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
Final standings.[26][27]

Brumbies, Chiefs, Highlanders, Hurricanes, Stormers and Waratahs qualified to the play-offs.

Detailed season summary edit

Regular season edit

February
Round 1 15 February 2015 Waratahs 13–25 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[29]
Scoreboard[30] 		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 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
Round 3 Waratahs v Bye N/A  
March
Round 4 7 March 2015 Reds 5–23 Waratahs Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane  
18:40 Try: Marco Kotze   80'
Con: James O'Connor (0/1)
Pen: James O'Connor (0/2) 		Report[33]
Scoreboard[34] 		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 26–19 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[35]
Scoreboard[36] 		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 28–13 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[37]
Scoreboard[38] 		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 23–11 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[39]
Scoreboard[40] 		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 18–32 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[41]
Scoreboard[42] 		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 24–29 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[43]
Scoreboard[44] 		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 18–16 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[45]
Scoreboard[46] 		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 10–13 Waratahs GIO Stadium, Canberra  
19:40 Try: Joe Tomane   8'
Con: Christian Lealiifano   9' (1/1)
Pen: Christian Lealiifano   28' (1/2) 		Report[47]
Scoreboard[48] 		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 18–11 Waratahs {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  
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[49]
Scoreboard[50] 		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 33–18 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[51]
Scoreboard[52] 		Try: Odwa Ndungane   49'
François Steyn   58'
Con: François Steyn   59' (1/2)
Pen: François Steyn   18', 36' (2/2) 		Attendance: 18,578
Referee: Rohan Hoffmann
Round 15 23 May 2015 Waratahs 32–22 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[53]
Scoreboard[54] 		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 27–22 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[55]
Scoreboard[56] 		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 33–58 Waratahs {{{s}}}, [[{{{slan}}}]]  
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
Round 18 13 June 2015 Waratahs 31–5 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[59]
Scoreboard[60] 		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 edit

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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External links edit

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

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