2019 New South Wales Waratahs season

2019 New South Wales Waratahs rugby union season

New South Wales Waratahs 2019 rugby season

New South Wales Waratahs2019 season

Coach| Daryl Gibson
Chairman| Roger Davis
Stadium| Brookvale Oval, Brookvale
Sydney Cricket Ground, Moore Park
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
Western Sydney Stadium, Parramatta
Super Rugby| 12th
Finals| Did not qualify
Record| P: 16; 6–10–0
Top try scorer| League: Curtis Rona
(6 tries)
Top points scorer| League: Bernard Foley
(137 points)
Highest home attendance| 17,111 v Hurricanes (16 February)
Lowest home attendance| 10,114 v Rebels (27 April)
Average home attendance| 11,569[note 1]

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2019 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 23rd season since the inception of the Super Rugby in 1996.

## Squad

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### Coaching and management

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Title  | Name

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Head coach  |  Daryl Gibson
Assistant, attack and backs coach  |  Chris Malone
Forwards and assistant coach  |  Simon Cron

### Current squad

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For player movements before and during the 2019 season, see List of 2018–19 Super Rugby transfers § Waratahs.

The squad for the 2019 season:[2]

Waratahs Super Rugby squad

Props

* Angus Bell
* Harry Johnson-Holmes
* Sekope Kepu
* Rory O'Connor
* Tom Robertson
* Chris Talakai
* Shambeckler Vui
* Cody Walker

Hookers

* Damien Fitzpatrick
* Tolu Latu
* JP Sauni
* Andrew Tuala

Locks

* Ned Hanigan
* Will Harris
* Ryan McCauley
* Le Roux Roets
* Rob Simmons
* Tom Staniforth
* Jeremy Williams

Loose forwards

* Jack Dempsey
* BJ Edwards
* Jed Holloway
* Michael Hooper (c)
* Will Miller
* Hugh Sinclair
* Rory Suttor
* Lachlan Swinton
* Patrick Tafa
* Michael Wells

Scrum-halves

* Jake Gordon
* Nick Phipps
* Mitch Short

Fly-halves

* Bernard Foley
* Will Harrison
* Mack Mason

Centres

* Kurtley Beale
* Lalakai Foketi
* Alex Newsome

Wingers

* Adam Ashley-Cooper
* Cameron Clark
* Ben Donaldson
* John Folau
* James Ramm
* Curtis Rona

Fullbacks

* Israel Folau
* Karmichael Hunt

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped and ST indicated short-term cover.

### Transfers

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See also: List of 2018–19 Super Rugby transfers § Waratahs

In:

| Player  | Position  | Previous club  | Notes

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Adam Ashley-Cooper | Wing |  Kobelco Steelers |
Andrew Tuala | Hooker | Melbourne Rising |
Angus Bell | Prop | Newington College |
Ben Donaldson | Wing  | Sydney Rays |
BJ Edwards | Flanker | Canberra Vikings |
Chris Talakai | Prop  | New South Wales Country Eagles |
Hugh Sinclair | Flanker  | Sydney Rays  |
James Ramm | Wing  | Sydney Rays  |
Jeremy Williams | Lock | Scots College |
John Folau | Wing  | Sydney Rays  |
Karmichael Hunt | Fullback | Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) |
Le Roux Roets | Lock  |  Pumas |
Patrick Tafa | Number 8 | New South Wales Country Eagles  |
Rory O'Connor | Prop  | Sydney Rays  |
Rory Suttor | Flanker  | New South Wales Country Eagles  |
Will Harris | Lock  | Scots College  |
Will Harrison | Fly-half | Sydney Rays  |

Out:

| Player  | Position  | Club  | Notes

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Andrew Kellaway | Wing  |  Northampton Saints |
Brad Wilkin | Flanker  | Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby) |
Bryce Hegarty | Fly-half  | Queensland Reds (Super Rugby) |
Hugh Roach | Hooker  | Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby) |
Irae Simone | Centre | Brumbies (Super Rugby) |
Kalivati Tawake | Prop  |  Biarritz |
Kelly Meafua | Flanker  |  Béziers |
Maclean Jones | Number 8  | Sydney Rays  |
Matt Sandell | Prop  | Sydney Rays  |
Michael Snowden | Scrum-half |  | retired
Nick Duffy | Scrum-half  | Sydney Rays  |
Nick Palmer | Lock  | Sydney Rays  |
Paddy Ryan | Prop  | New South Wales Country Eagles  |
Taqele Naiyaravoro | Wing  |  Northampton Saints  |

## Season summary

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Main article: List of 2019 Super Rugby matches

### Season results

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Rnd | Date & local time  |  | Team  | Score  | Venue  | Attendance  | Ref.

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1 | Saturday, 16 February (7:45 pm)  | H  |  Hurricanes | 19–20  | Brookvale Oval, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  | 17,111  | [3][4]
2 | Saturday, 23 February (1:15 pm)  | A  |  Sunwolves | 30–31 | Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  | 14,499  | [5][6]
3 | Bye
4 | Saturday, 9 March (7:45 pm)  | H  | Reds | 28–17  | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  | 15,681  | [7][8]
5 | Friday, 15 March (7:45 pm)  | A  | Brumbies | 19–13 | GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia  | 12,112  | [9][10]
6 | Saturday, 23 March (7:45 pm)  | H  |  Crusaders | 20–12  | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |  | [11][12]
7 | Friday, 29 March (7:45 pm)  | H  |  Sunwolves | 29–31  | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia  | 12,621  | [13][14]
8 | Saturday, 6 April (7:35 pm)  | A  |  Blues | 32–29 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand  |  | [15][16]
9 | Bye
10 | Saturday, 20 April (7:45 pm)  | H  | Rebels | 23–20  | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  | 10,114  | [17][18]
11 | Saturday, 27 April (7:45 pm)  | H  |  Sharks | 15–23  | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  | 10,605  | [19][20]
12 | Saturday, 4 May (3:05 pm)  | A  |  Bulls | 28–21 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa  | 7,483  | [21][22]
13 | Saturday, 11 May (3:05 pm)  | A  |  Lions | 29–28 | Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa  |  | [23][24]
14 | Saturday, 18 May (7:45 pm)  | A  | Reds | 32–40 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  | 12,236  | [25][26]
15 | Saturday, 25 May (7:45 pm)  | H  |  Jaguares | 15–23  | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  | 13,885  | [27][28]
16 | Friday, 31 May (7:45 pm)  | A  | Rebels | 15–20 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  |  | [29][30]
17 | Saturday, 8 June (7:45 pm)  | H  | Brumbies | 24–35  | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  |  | [31]
18 | Friday, 13 July (7:35 pm)  | A  |  Highlanders | 49–12 | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand  |  | [32]

### Standings

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Australian conference

Pos  | Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts
2 |  Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 393 | 465 | –72 | 56 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 34
3 |  Waratahs | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 367 | 415 | –48 | 46 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 30
4 |  Reds | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 385 | 438 | –53 | 50 | 59 | 1 | 3 | 28
Overall standings

Pos  | Team  | P  | W  | D  | L  | PF  | PA  | PD  | TF  | TA  | TB  | LB  | Pts
11 |  Rebels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 393 | 465 | –72 | 56 | 61 | 3 | 3 | 34
12 |  Waratahs | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 367 | 415 | –48 | 46 | 54 | 0 | 6 | 30
13 |  Blues | 16 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 347 | 369 | −22 | 45 | 47 | 2 | 6 | 30

## Statistics

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Top point scorer  | No. | Player  | Pos. | Tries | Pen | Con | Pts

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1  |  Bernard Foley | Fly-half | 3  | 28  | 22  | 137
2  |  Curtis Rona | Wing | 6  | 0  | 0  | 30
3  |  Alex Newsome | Centre | 5  | 0  | 0  | 25
4  |  Kurtley Beale | Centre | 4  | 1  | 0  | 22
5  |  Israel Folau | Fullback | 4  | 0  | 0  | 20
Nick Phipps | Scrum-half
7  |  Michael Hooper | Flanker | 3  | 0  | 0  | 15
Adam Ashley-Cooper | Centre
9  |  Jake Gordon | Scrum-half | 2  | 0  | 0  | 10
Cameron Clark | Wing
Michael Wells | Flanker
Top try scorer  | No. | Player  | Pos. | Tries

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1  |  Curtis Rona | Wing | 6
2  |  Alex Newsome | Centre | 5
3  |  Israel Folau | Fullback | 4
Kurtley Beale | Centre
Nick Phipps | Scrum-half
6  |  Bernard Foley | Fly-half | 3
Michael Hooper | Flanker
Adam Ashley-Cooper | Centre
9  |  Jake Gordon | Scrum-half | 2
Cameron Clark | Wing
Michael Wells | Flanker

## Notes

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1. ^ In round six of the Super Rugby season the Waratahs played the Crusaders at the SCG. Unfortunately the match attendance is yet to be confirmed. Thus, the average home attendance statistics for the Waratahs does not include this match.

## References

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7. ^ "Waratahs hold off hard-working Reds in Sydney". SANZAAR. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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11. ^ "Waratahs prevail in tough conditions". SANZAAR. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
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13. ^ "Tenacious Sunwolves edge Waratahs". SANZAAR. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
14. ^ "New South Wales Waratahs vs Sunwolves – Report". ESPN. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
15. ^ "Blues hold off valiant Waratahs at Eden Park". SANZAAR. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
16. ^ "Play-by-play: Blues v Waratahs - Super Rugby week eight". Stuff.co.nz. 6 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
17. ^ "Rebels pays dearly for poor discipline". SANZAAR. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
18. ^ Decent, Tom (20 April 2019). "Foley outclasses Quade as Tahs put Folau drama aside to beat Rebels". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
19. ^ "Sharks pounce on ill-disciplined Waratahs". SANZAAR. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
20. ^ "Sharks back to winning ways as Waratahs see red". Sport24. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
21. ^ "Bulls overcome resilient Waratahs". SANZAAR. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
22. ^ "Bulls survive Waratahs scare to go top of SA conference". Sport24. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
23. ^ "Lions edge Waratahs in see-saw Ellis Park battle". SANZAAR. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
24. ^ van der Westhuyzen, Jacques (11 May 2019). "WATCH: Reynolds keeps his cool to boot error-strewn Lions to victory". IOL. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
25. ^ "Waratahs edge Reds in Brisbane thriller". SANZAAR. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
26. ^ Smith, Wayne (18 May 2019). "NSW Waratahs extend winning run over Qld Reds with 40–32 victory at Suncorp Stadium". The Australian. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
27. ^ "Impressive Jaguares dent Waratahs finals hopes". SANZAAR. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
28. ^ Ciccodicola, Jorge (25 May 2019). "Los Jaguares dieron otro golpe histórico en Australia ante Waratahs" [The Jaguars gave another historic blow in Australia against Waratahs]. Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2019.
29. ^ "Waratahs continue fine streak against Rebels". SANZAAR. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
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31. ^ "Brumbies top[ the Australian conference in style". SANZAAR. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
32. ^ "Waratahs brushed aside by ruthless Highlanders". SANZAAR. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

## External links

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