The 2019 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 23rd season since the inception of the Super Rugby in 1996.
Squad Coaching and management Title Name Head coach Daryl Gibson Assistant, attack and backs coach Chris Malone Forwards and assistant coach Simon Cron
Current squad
The squad for the 2019 season:
Waratahs Super Rugby squadProps 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 WilliamsLoose 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 MasonCentres 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.
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Season summary
Season results Date & local time TeamScoreVenueAttendance1Saturday, 16 February (7:45 pm) H Hurricanes19–20 Brookvale Oval, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia17,1112Saturday, 23 February (1:15 pm) A Sunwolves30–31 Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo, Japan14,499 3 Bye4Saturday, 9 March (7:45 pm) HReds28–17 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia15,681 5Friday, 15 March (7:45 pm) ABrumbies19–13 GIO Stadium, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia12,112 6Saturday, 23 March (7:45 pm) H Crusaders20–12 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 7Friday, 29 March (7:45 pm) H Sunwolves29–31 McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia12,621 8Saturday, 6 April (7:35 pm) A Blues32–29 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 9Bye10Saturday, 20 April (7:45 pm) HRebels23–20 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10,114 11Saturday, 27 April (7:45 pm) H Sharks15–23 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 10,605 12Saturday, 4 May (3:05 pm) A Bulls28–21 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa7,483 13Saturday, 11 May (3:05 pm) A Lions29–28 Emirates Airlines Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa 14Saturday, 18 May (7:45 pm) AReds32–40 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia12,236 15Saturday, 25 May (7:45 pm) H Jaguares15–23 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia13,885 16Friday, 31 May (7:45 pm) ARebels15–20 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 17Saturday, 8 June (7:45 pm) HBrumbies24–35 Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 18Friday, 13 July (7:35 pm)A Highlanders49–12 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill, New Zealand
Standings Australian conference Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts 2 16 7 0 9 393 465 –72 56 61 3 3 34 3 16 6 0 10 367 415 –48 46 54 0 6 30 4 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 16 7 0 9 393 465 –72 56 61 3 3 34 12 16 6 0 10 367 415 –48 46 54 0 6 30 13 16 5 1 10 347 369 −22 45 47 2 6 30
Statistics
+ Top point scorerPlayer1 Fly-half328 22 1372 Wing 60 0 303 Centre500254 Centre 410225 Fullback400 20 Scrum-half7 Flanker30015 Centre 9 Scrum-half200 10 Wing Flanker
+ Top try scorerPlayer1 Wing62 Centre53 Fullback4 Centre Scrum-half6 Fly-half3 Flanker Centre9 Scrum-half 2 Wing Flanker
Notes
References
External links Waratahs Official website Australia Super Rugby website SANZAR website