Waratahs

2022 - 5 - 14

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Sydney Morning Herald"

Tahs' home final hopes in tatters after blowing big lead against Canes (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The Waratahs blew a 15-point lead against the Hurricanes on Saturday night to become the fourth Australian team to fall to a Kiwi opponent in Super Rugby ...

Coleman said Hooper is likely to return from a concussion, while Ned Hanigan was a late scratching from Saturday’s match due to a bump at training on Thursday. The Hurricanes were stuck on their own line, defending desperately against some sustained pressure from NSW, who were beneficiaries of penalty after penalty. You’re going to play a good team and you’re playing them away. It’s a good little reality check of where we are in comparison to them.” “There’s no real advantage between [finishing between position] five and eight. When they went up a notch we couldn’t go with them.

Second-half barrage leaves Waratahs reeling (Wide World of Sports)

The Hurricanes piled on 22 points in the second half to move ahead of the Waratahs on the Super Rugby Pacif...

In the second half they knew they'd get more possession, they're a brilliant team and handled it well." "We controlled possession for a lot of that first half. The Waratahs had a 15-0 lead at the break but were overrun in the second half, with the Hurricanes taking the match 22-18.

Hurricanes roar to Super win over Waratahs (Manning River Times)

Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win...

No.8 Rahboni Warren-Vosayaco came up with a try after picking up the ball at the back of the scrum. The Waratahs forwards laid the platform for a 15-0 halftime lead, with their set piece causing all sorts of headaches for the visitors. "We controlled possession in the first half but they came out of the blocks really quickly in that second half and we had trouble controlling that. The win allowed the Hurricanes to leapfrog the Waratahs into fourth. Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win over the Waratahs in a pulsating Super Rugby Pacific clash in Sydney. It robbed NSW of victory in front of large and vocal crowd at Leichhardt Oval, which harked back to their glory days, and also put a dent in their hunt for a top-four finish.

Five things we learnt from Waratahs-Hurricanes (Rugby.com.au)

The Waratahs looked set for another incredible Leichhardt victory but ultimately fell short as the Hurricanes snatched the 22-18 win at the death.

For the first 40 minutes, the Waratahs looked like world-beaters out to send a message to the rest of the competition. The next 40? The Waratahs first half scrummaging performance was one of the best you will see from an Australian side in a long time. This coupled with the likes of Gamble and Jed Holloway throwing 20 metre cut out balls to set up chances shows how far the skill development has come for the Waratahs in such a short time. They gave the Waratahs a taste of what the Reds experienced in Super Round, staying calm despite not touching the ball in the first 20 minutes. Perese was unstoppable, producing a number of world-class plays to put the Waratahs on the front foot, setting up a try-of-the-year contender for Dylan Pietsch

Hurricanes roar to Super win over Waratahs (Hunter Valley News)

Skipper Ardie Savea has saved the day for the Hurricanes with a late try securing a 22-18 win...

Recap: Hurricanes vs Waratahs - Super Rugby Pacific (Stuff.co.nz)

Canes spring to life with a crucial victory after they were kept scoreless by their hosts in the first half at Leichhardt Oval.

Hurricanes run down Waratahs 22-18 at Leichhardt Oval (NSW Waratahs)

Jed Holloway almost set up a try for Dylan Pietsch with a barnstorming run up the middle before Perese set up his winger with an audacious offload for the ...

Ben Donaldson got the Waratahs in front with a 40m penalty goal in the 67th minute before the Hurricanes skipper Ardie Savea scored a short-range try in the 74th minute after sustained pressure on the Waratahs line. Jed Holloway almost set up a try for Dylan Pietsch with a barnstorming run up the middle before Perese set up his winger with an audacious offload for the Waratahs to race to a 15-0 lead in the break. The Hurricanes have overturned a 15-0 deficit to stun the Waratahs to 22-18 at Leichhardt Oval. On a beautiful night in the Inner-West of Sydney, the Waratahs faithful turned out in droves with a crowd of 11,381 packing the hill at the “eighth wonder of the world”.