Waratahs

In a disrupted week, Waratahs Head Coach Darren Coleman was missing 13 front-line players and was forced to make multiple changes to his matchday 23. Coleman ...

“We didn’t get too many chances with the ball in the first half. The breakdown was a bit of a mess. You just want to get out of that hole of confidence and form. I’ve just got to coach better to get that clinical nature in our attack. But it was a disappointing transfer into attack. “Defensively both teams put in a really good shift.

Duck grabbed the first try of the match before Maya Stewart added to her incredible try scoring record, which now stands at 20 tries in just 13 matches. Katrina ...

The Waratahs now turn their attention to their round two fixture against the Brumbies in huge double header in Canberra at Gio Stadium on Saturday 1 April. The Waratahs kept their foot on the pedal in the second half, grabbing three more unanswered tries to Margot Vella, a second to Piper Duck and a final try to Jade Sheridan who scored the try of the night off the back of a brilliant break from Desiree Miller. Katrina Barker and Adiana Talakai also scored tries in the first half, leaving the Waratahs up 24-0 at the break.

A 24-14 loss to the Chiefs leaves the Waratahs precariously placed with just one win from five matches to begin Darren Coleman's second year as head coach.

However, Barnes fumbled as she went to put the ball down when it hit the foot of NSW defender Ella Ryan. “To finally put it on the paddock … The breakdown was a bit of a mess. “I can’t imagine it was very nice to watch as a spectator but hey, sometimes you’ve got to win ugly. “We didn’t get too many chances with the ball in the first half. Bereft of proper possession and territory for most of the match, NSW had moments but no player stood up and took control of the match. Powerhouse hooker Adiana Talakai was one of NSW’s strongest early. Whether Hooper meant to or not is another question. You just want to get out of that hole of confidence and form. I’ve just got to coach better to get that clinical nature in our attack. I just hope – I sound like I’m bleeding here – that the NSW rugby public appreciate the boys’ effort. “I want to go home and kick the dog.

The NSW Waratahs have produced a statement 43-0 win over the Western Force to kick off Super W for 2023. Captain Piper Duck celebrated the new appointment ...

The captain sealed a dream start with a brutal run down the wing to set up Jade Sheridan for a try on debut The Force tried to build pressure but the hosts time and time again came up with the turnover to frustrate them. The hosts extended their lead after the break through Margot Vella, with Halse giving up another certain try as the game started the break down.

The NSW Waratahs have lived up to their promise and opened the Super W season in style with...

Duck delivered powerhouse display at No.8 and fittingly opened the scoring with the first try in the seventh minute. The Waratahs won the first four editions of the Super W - including the first two in 2018 and 2019 without losing a match - before having their streak stopped last year. The NSW Waratahs have lived up to their promise and opened the Super W season in style with a 43-0 rout of the Western Force in Sydney.

The Waratahs coach offered fans an apology after his side's fourth Super Rugby Pacific loss from five matches.

I thought we put our body on the line and I thought in the first half we had some set-piece dominance. "Our attack execution; is it the actual skill of the catch-pass or is it the shape? "We shanked a lot of kicks into touch, which was disappointing, which would have helped with our exits. Coleman was, nevertheless, complimentary of his players and their first half defence. Instead, unforced errors gave the Chiefs possession and the final say with another try to Emoni Narawa. I thought we were physical. I don't think we got knocked around. The timing? We haven't had a team in our D-zone that often for the length that they did. "We had that good A-zone point there and The forwards throw a missed pass in our shape and that was against what we planned, unfortunately. It was the fourth loss from five games for the Waratahs and the second straight defeat to a New Zealand team. It was the unwavering Waratahs defence that kept the scoreline level at the break but the wall eventually fell and the Chiefs scored twice more in the second half.