Although they were one of the first Super Rugby clubs to form in 1996, it took the NSW Waratahs seven seasons to make its maiden finals appearance, losing to the Brumbies in the semi-final in 2002. The Waratahs have often held the mantle of Australia’s most competitive side in Super Rugby, making the Grand Final in 2005 and 2008, losing to the Crusaders on both occasions, but could only manage fifth spot in 2011, while arch-rivals Queensland won the competition.
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Waratahs Articles
Australian teams at Super disadvantage
by Ben Horne - February 10th 2012 @ 6:40am
Foley excited about Samoan rugby challenge
by Adrian Warren - February 10th 2012 @ 6:35am
Barnes to lead Waratahs in first hitout
by Adrian Warren - February 9th 2012 @ 4:17am
Has running rugby gone by the wayside?
by Rickety Knees - November 8th 2011 @ 4:53am
Michael Foley’s recent comments suggest there is more 10-man rugby in store for the NSW Waratahs in 2012. He is quoted as saying that the Tahs will play to their strengths, which in the Tahs’ case are their forwards. While the Tahs’ backline is defensively strong, it is at best limited in its attacking capabilities, [...]
Will the Waratahs Fan Forum deliver another roasting?
by Bay35Pablo - November 5th 2011 @ 4:44am
The Waratahs have to be applauded for sticking with their fan forums, the next of which is to be held on the evening of 24 November 2011. The ‘Tahs, by all accounts, copped an absolute roasting at their first forum, including from a former (but apparently unrecognised) Wallaby in the form of Terry Curley. I [...]
Ashley-Cooper set for fullback with Tahs
by Adrian Warren - November 4th 2011 @ 4:38am
Wallaby forwards lure new No.9 to NSW
by Adrian Warren - November 4th 2011 @ 4:36am
Waratahs announce Michael Foley as new coach, Elsom linked
by AAP - August 19th 2011 @ 11:56am
Australia and Samoa – rediscovering an ancient rugby bond
by The Crowd - July 17th 2011 @ 8:43am
The Wallabies met Samoa for the first time at Pontypool during the 1991 World Cup, but the rugby connections between the two nations are far older, reaching back to 1925 when a now long-forgotten Sydney schoolboy of Samoan blood won Test selection. Australian players of Pacific Island ancestry are now commonplace. In today’s match Wallabies [...]
Beale wins Waratahs Player of the Season award
by Adrian Warren - July 16th 2011 @ 6:07am
Super-Rugby Articles
Chiefs continue to wait for SBW
by AAP - February 10th 2012 @ 11:55am
The Chiefs square up against the Highlanders in Queenstown on Saturday in their second Super Rugby pre-season match without boxing champion Sonny Bill Williams. Williams missed the Chiefs’ 36-0 win over the Rebels in Geelong as he prepared for his New Zealand heavyweight bout with American Clarence Tillman in Hamilton on Wednesday. Williams dispatched Tillman [...]
Queensland ready for Super challenge
by Ben Horne - February 10th 2012 @ 6:42am
Australian teams at Super disadvantage
by Ben Horne - February 10th 2012 @ 6:40am
Foley excited about Samoan rugby challenge
by Adrian Warren - February 10th 2012 @ 6:35am
Force rugby coach praises his pack
by Adrian Warren - February 10th 2012 @ 6:33am
Harris and Lucas in Reds No.10 audition
by Jim Morton - February 9th 2012 @ 4:04am
David Pocock: a skipper my Force teammates will fight for
by Matt Hodgson - February 8th 2012 @ 8:10am
It is the Western Force’s first ever change of guard, with the announcement that David Pocock will replace Nathan Sharpe as captain for 2012. Many would be surprised, with inaugural captain Sharpe still one of the top second rowers in Australia, and with a year left at the Force. The question has to be asked, [...]
Hoiles eyeing return in 2012
by Andrew Logan - February 7th 2012 @ 9:39am
I met Stephen Hoiles in May 2011, when I was invited to spend a weekend with the Brumbies courtesy of one of their corporate partners Deloitte, who work with the Brumbies on innovation and business management. I had watched him for much longer than that, particularly during the awful season of 2009, when Hoiles, as [...]
Rebels won’t panic despite trial thrashing
by Guy Hand - February 7th 2012 @ 3:58am
Slipper hungry for more Reds success
by Jim Morton - February 7th 2012 @ 3:56am

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