2015 New South Wales Waratahs season

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
Coach	Michael Cheika
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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Players

Squad

The squad for the 2015 Super Rugby season[1]

Props Michael Alaalatoa Sekope Kepu Benn Robinson Paddy Ryan Jeremy Tilse Hookers Tolu Latu Tatafu Polota-Nau Dave Porecki Hugh Roach Locks Jed Holloway Sam Lousi Dean Mumm Will Skelton

Loose Forwards Mitchell Chapman Jack Dempsey Dave Dennis (c) Tala Gray Stephen Hoiles Michael Hooper (v/c) Pat McCutcheon Wycliff Palu Jacques Potgieter Scrum-halves Auvasa Faleali'i Brendan McKibbin Nick Phipps Fly-halves Bernard Foley David Horwitz Ben Volavola

Centres Adam Ashley-Cooper (v/c) Rob Horne Jono Lance Wingers Peter Betham Matthew Carraro Andrew Kellaway Taqele Naiyaravoro Fullbacks Kurtley Beale Israel Folau (v/c)

(c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes player is internationally capped.

Transfers

See also: List of 2014–15 Super Rugby transfers § Waratahs

Ins: Player Position Previous Club Notes Dave Porecki Hooker North Harbour Rays Short-term contract[2] Sam Lousi Lock New Zealand Warriors (NRL) [3] Dean Mumm Lock Exeter Chiefs Short-term contract[4] Jack Dempsey Flanker North Harbour Rays Short-term contract[5] Auvasa Faleali'i Scrum Half Greater Sydney Rams [1] David Horwitz Fly Half Extended playing squad [1] Andrew Kellaway Winger NSW Country Eagles [1]

Outs: Player Position Previous Club Notes Kane Douglas Lock Leinster [6] Michael Hodge Centre Sydney Stars [7] Alofa Alofa Winger La Rochelle [8] Cam Crawford Fullback Rebels [9]

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 Western 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 TBD – Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia Standings 2015 Super Rugby standings 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 Western 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 Western 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. Legend and Competition rules Legend: Conference leaders, qualify to finals. P = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, PF = Points For, PA = Points Against, PD = Points Difference, TF = Tries For, TA = Tries Against, TB = Try Bonus Points, LB = Losing Bonus Points, Pts = Log Points Wildcard teams, qualify to finals. Competition rules: Qualification: The top six teams will qualify 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) will host the sixth-placed team in the qualifiers, while the fourth-placed team will host the fifth-placed team. The top two teams (i.e. the two conference winners with the best overall record) will qualify directly to the semi-finals, where they will have 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 will progress to the final, with the team with the higher seeding having home advantage. 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 Classification: Teams standings are calculated as follows:[28] * Conference Leaders (i.e. conference leaders will always be ranked in the top three) * Log points * Number of games won * Overall points difference * Number of tries scored * Overall try difference Detailed season summary Regular season February Round 1 15 February 2015 Waratahs 13–25 Western 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 Toomua  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 Western Force 18–11 Waratahs nib Stadium, Perth   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 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein   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 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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