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2014 New South Wales Waratahs season

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.

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
← 2013 2015 →

Players

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Squad

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The squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[1]

Props

Hookers

Locks

 

Loose forwards

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

 

Centres

Wingers

Fullbacks

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

Transfers

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See also: List of 2013–14 Super Rugby transfers § Waratahs

Quick Summary

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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

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Main article: 2014 Super Rugby season
2014 Super Rugby season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1   Waratahs (C) 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 5 42
7   Hurricanes 16 8 0 8 439 374 +65 49 36 6 3 41
8   Western 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 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 4 28
14   Cheetahs 16 4 1 11 372 527 −155 38 59 3 3 24
15   Rebels 16 4 0 12 303 460 −157 29 49 1 4 21
Source: [28][29]
(C) Champion
  Australian Conference
Pos Team Pld 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   Western 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
Source: [28][29]

Player statistics

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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

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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

References

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