2014 New South Wales Waratahs season

New South Wales Waratahs 2014 rugby season
New South Wales Waratahs
2014 season
CoachMichael Cheika
Super Rugby1st
Super Rugby Finals SeriesChampions
Top try scorerLeague: Israel Folau (12)
Top points scorerLeague: Bernard Foley (252)
Highest home attendance61,823 vs New Zealand Crusaders
2 August 2014
Lowest home attendance15,773 vs South Africa Bulls
19 April 2014
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The 2014 New South Wales Waratahs season was the club's 18th season since the inception of Super Rugby in 1996. The Waratahs defeated the Crusaders in the final at ANZ Stadium, Sydney to be crowned champions for the very first time.

Players

Squad

The squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[1]

Props

  • Australia Michael Ala'alatoa
  • Australia Sekope Kepu
  • Australia Benn Robinson
  • Australia Paddy Ryan
  • Australia Jeremy Tilse

Hookers

  • Australia Tolu Latu
  • Australia Tatafu Polota-Nau
  • Australia Dave Porecki
  • Australia Hugh Roach

Locks

 

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

 

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

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

Transfers

Ins:

Player Position Previous Club Notes
Michael Ala'alatoa Prop West Harbour RFC Short-term contract[2]
Tolu Latu Hooker Sydney University [3]
Hugo Roach Eastwood [4]
Tala Gray Flanker France Biarritz [5]
Jacques Potgieter South Africa Bulls [6]
Stephen Hoiles Number 8 Randwick Short-term contract[7]
Nick Phipps Scrum-half Rebels [8]
Matthew Carraro Centre France Montpellier [9]
Jono Lance Reds [10]
Alofa Alofa Wing West Harbour [11]
Taqele Naiyaravoro Australia Wests Tigers (NRL) [12]
Kurtley Beale Fullback Rebels [13]

Outs:

Player Position Moving to Notes
Richard Aho Prop France Béziers [14]
Damien Fitzpatrick Hooker France Lyon [15]
Luke Holmes Warringah [16]
John Ulugia France Bourg-en-Bresse [17]
Ollie Atkins Lock Scotland Edinburgh [18]
Adam Coleman Force (extended playing squad) [19]
Greg Peterson (to extended playing squad) [20]
Sitaleki Timani France Montpellier [21]
AJ Gilbert Flanker Northern Suburbs
Lopeti Timani Rebels [22]
Liam Winton Sydney University
Grayson Hart Scrum-half Scotland Edinburgh [18]
Matt Lucas (to extended playing squad) [20]
Berrick Barnes Fly-half Japan Panasonic Wild Knights [23]
Tom Carter Centre Retired [24]
Terrence Hepetema Wing Randwick
Tom Kingston Rebels [25]
Drew Mitchell France Toulon [26]
Lachlan Turner Reds [27]

Quick Summary

Rd Date and local time Opponent Score Venue Attendance Ref
1 Bye
2 Sunday, 23 February (4:05 pm) H Force 43–21 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 16,091
3 Saturday, 1 March (7:40 pm) H Queensland Reds 32–5 ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia 17,580
4 Bye
5 Saturday, 15 March (7:40 pm) A Brumbies 28–23 Canberra Stadium, Canberra, Australia 17,016
6 Friday, 21 March (7:40 pm) H Rebels 22–8 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 16,000
7 Saturday, 29 March (5:05 pm) A South Africa Sharks 32–10 Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa 32,724
8 Saturday, 5 April (7:10 pm) A South Africa Stormers 11–22 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa 25,284
9 Saturday, 12 April (5:40 pm) A Force 28–16 nib Stadium, Perth, Australia 14,281
10 Saturday, 19 April (7:40 pm) H South Africa Bulls 19–12 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 15,773
11 Friday, 25 April (5:35 pm) A New Zealand Blues 21–13 Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand 17,111
12 Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm) H New Zealand Hurricanes 39–30 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 17,221
13 Bye
14 Sunday, 18 May (4:05 pm) H South Africa Lions 41–13 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 19,639
15 Friday, 23 May (7:40 pm) A Rebels 19–41 AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia 12,477
16 Saturday, 31 May (4:35 pm) A New Zealand Chiefs 17–33 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth, New Zealand
17 Saturday, 28 June (7:40 pm) H Brumbies 39–8 ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia
18 Sunday, 6 July (4:05 pm) H New Zealand Highlanders 44–16 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 24,500
19 Saturday, 12 July (7:40 pm) A Reds 3–34 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, Australia 36,205
SF Saturday, 26 July (7:40 pm) H Brumbies 26–8 Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia 38,800
F Saturday, 2 August (7:40 pm) H New Zealand Crusaders 33–32 ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia 61,823

Standings

2014 Super Rugby standings watch · edit · discuss
Overall standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Australia Waratahs 16 12 0 4 481 272 +209 55 24 9 1 58
2 New Zealand Crusaders 16 11 0 5 445 322 +123 41 36 4 3 51
3 South Africa Sharks 16 11 0 5 406 293 +113 29 22 2 4 50
4 Australia Brumbies 16 10 0 6 412 378 +34 49 35 4 1 45
5 New Zealand Chiefs 16 8 2 6 384 378 +6 44 35 5 3 44
6 New Zealand Highlanders 16 8 0 8 401 442 −41 39 52 5 5 42
7 New Zealand Hurricanes 16 8 0 8 439 374 +65 49 36 6 3 41
8 Australia Force 16 9 0 7 343 393 −50 37 40 3 1 40
9 South Africa Bulls 16 7 1 8 365 335 +30 28 29 3 5 38
10 New Zealand Blues 16 7 0 9 419 395 +24 46 43 6 3 37
11 South Africa Stormers 16 7 0 9 290 326 −36 30 29 2 2 32
12 South Africa Lions 16 7 0 9 367 413 −46 31 46 2 1 31
13 Australia Reds 16 5 0 11 374 493 −119 42 52 4 4 28
14 South Africa Cheetahs 16 4 1 11 372 527 −155 38 59 3 3 24
15 Australia Rebels 16 4 0 12 303 460 −157 29 49 1 4 21
Australia Australian Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Waratahs 16 12 0 4 481 272 +209 55 24 9 1 58
2 Brumbies 16 10 0 6 412 378 +34 49 35 4 1 45
3 Force 16 9 0 7 343 393 −50 37 40 3 1 40
4 Reds 16 5 0 11 374 493 −119 42 52 4 4 28
5 Rebels 16 4 0 12 303 460 −157 29 49 1 4 21
Final standings.[28][29]
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:[30]
* 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

Player statistics

Player Caps Run on Tries Cons Pens DGs Pts
Michael Ala'alatoa 1 0 – – – – 0
Alofa Alofa 15 12 5 – – – 25
Adam Ashley-Cooper 18 18 4 – – – 20
Kurtley Beale 18 18 8 – 6 – 58
Peter Betham 7 6 2 – – – 10
Matt Carraro 13 2 1 – – – 5
Cam Crawford 5 4 – – – – 0
Dave Dennis 13 13 2 – – – 10
Kane Douglas 18 18 1 – – – 5
Israel Folau 14 14 12 – – – 60
Bernard Foley 18 18 6 45 44 – 252
Tala Gray 1 0 – – – – 0
Stephen Hoiles 16 5 1 – – – 5
Michael Hooper 18 18 2 – – – 10
Rob Horne 15 12 5 – – – 25
Sekope Kepu 18 11 1 – – – 5
Jono Lance 9 4 1 – – – 5
Tolo Latu 14 0 – – – – 0
Pat McHutcheon 8 0 – – – – 0
Brendan McKibbin 18 0 1 – – – 5
Taqele Naiyaravoro 5 0 1 – – – 5
Wycliff Palu 15 13 1 – – – 5
Nick Phipps 18 18 3 – – – 15
Tatafu Polota-Nau 18 18 – – – – 0
Jacques Potgieter 18 15 2 – – – 10
Hugo Roach 2 0 – – – – 0
Benn Robinson 18 17 1 – – – 5
Paddy Ryan 17 8 – – – – 0
Will Skelton 18 8 – – – – 0
Jeremy Tilse 14 0 – – – – 0

Source: 2014 Waratahs Team Statistics

Home crowd attendances

Round Opponent Venue Crowd
2 Force Allianz Stadium, Sydney 16,091
3 Reds ANZ Stadium, Sydney 17,580
6 Rebels Allianz Stadium, Sydney 16,000
10 South Africa Bulls Allianz Stadium, Sydney 15,773
12 New Zealand Hurricanes Allianz Stadium, Sydney 17,221
14 South Africa Lions Allianz Stadium, Sydney 19,639
17 Brumbies ANZ Stadium, Sydney
18 New Zealand Highlanders Allianz Stadium, Sydney 24,500
SF Brumbies Allianz Stadium, Sydney 38,800
F New Zealand Crusaders ANZ Stadium, Sydney 61,823
Total Regular season* 126,804
Average Regular season* 18,115
Total (incl. finals)* 227,427
Average (incl. finals)* 25,270

*Does not include Round 17 v. Brumbies where crowd figure is unavailable

References

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