2014 New South Wales Waratahs season

New South Wales Waratahs
	2014 season
Coach	Michael Cheika
Super Rugby	1st
Super Rugby Finals Series	Champions
Top try scorer	League: Israel Folau (12)
Top points scorer	League: Bernard Foley (252)
Highest home attendance	61,823 vs Crusaders; 2 August 2014
Lowest home attendance	15,773 vs Bulls; 19 April 2014
← 2013	2015 →

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

Hookers

Locks

Loose Forwards

Scrum-halves

Auvasa Faleali'i
Brendan McKibbin
Nick Phipps

Fly-halves

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

Kurtley Beale
Israel Folau (v/c)

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

Transfers

Ins:

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

Outs:

Player	Position	Moving to	Notes
Richard Aho	Prop	Béziers	[14]
Damien Fitzpatrick	Hooker	Lyon	[15]
Luke Holmes		Warringah	[16]
John Ulugia		Bourg-en-Bresse	[17]
Ollie Atkins	Lock	Edinburgh	[18]
Adam Coleman		Force (extended playing squad)	[19]
Greg Peterson		(to extended playing squad)	[20]
Sitaleki Timani		Montpellier	[21]
AJ Gilbert	Flanker	Northern Suburbs
Lopeti Timani		Rebels	[22]
Liam Winton		Sydney University
Grayson Hart	Scrum-half	Edinburgh	[18]
Matt Lucas	Scrum-half	(to extended playing squad)	[20]
Berrick Barnes	Fly-half	Panasonic Wild Knights	[23]
Tom Carter	Centre	Retired	[24]
Terrence Hepetema	Wing	Randwick
Tom Kingston		Rebels	[25]
Drew Mitchell		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	Sharks	32–10	Kings Park Stadium, Durban, South Africa	32,724
8	Saturday, 5 April (7:10 pm)	A	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	Bulls	19–12	Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia	15,773
11	Friday, 25 April (5:35 pm)	A	Blues	21–13	Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand	17,111
12	Saturday, 3 May (7:40 pm)	H	Hurricanes	39–30	Allianz Stadium, Sydney, Australia	17,221
13	Bye
14	Sunday, 18 May (4:05 pm)	H	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	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	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	Crusaders	33–32	ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia	61,823

Standings

2014 Super Rugby standings

Overall standings

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

Crusaders

16

11

0

5

445

322

+123

41

36

4

3

51

3

Sharks

16

11

0

5

406

293

+113

29

22

2

4

50

4

Brumbies

16

10

0

6

412

378

+34

49

35

4

1

45

5

Chiefs

16

8

2

6

384

378

+6

44

35

5

3

44

6

Highlanders

16

8

0

8

401

442

−41

39

52

5

42

7

Hurricanes

16

8

0

8

439

374

+65

49

36

6

3

41

8

Force

16

9

0

7

343

393

−50

37

40

3

1

40

9

Bulls

16

7

1

8

365

335

+30

28

29

3

5

38

10

Blues

16

7

0

9

419

395

+24

46

43

6

3

37

11

Stormers

16

7

0

9

290

326

−36

30

29

2

32

12

Lions

16

7

0

9

367

413

−46

31

46

2

1

31

13

Reds

16

5

0

11

374

493

−119

42

52

4

28

14

Cheetahs

16

4

1

11

372

527

−155

38

59

3

24

15

Rebels

16

4

0

12

303

460

−157

29

49

1

4

21

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

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 Alaalatoa	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	Bulls	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	15,773
12	Hurricanes	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	17,221
14	Lions	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	19,639
17	Brumbies	ANZ Stadium, Sydney
18	Highlanders	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	24,500
SF	Brumbies	Allianz Stadium, Sydney	38,800
F	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

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