# 2023 New South Wales Waratahs season
## Coaching and squad

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Darren Coleman |
| Assistant coach | Jason Gilmore |
| Assistant coach | Chris Whitaker |
| Assistant coach | Pauli Taumoepeau |
The squad for the 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season is:
| NSW Waratahs Super Rugby squad |
| Props Angus Bell Tetera Faulkner Archer Holz Harry Johnson-Holmes Tom Lambert Tiaan Tauakipulu Daniel Botha$^{ST}$ Hookers Tolu Latu Dave Porecki Mahe Vailanu Locks Jed Holloway Zane Marolt Taleni Seu Hugh Sinclair Zac von Appen | Loose forwards Charlie Gamble Langi Gleeson Ned Hanigan Will Harris Michael Hooper Lachlan Swinton Scrum-halves Harrison Goddard Jake Gordon (c) Teddy Wilson Fly-halves Jack Bowen Ben Donaldson Tane Edmed | Centres Lalakai Foketi Izaia Perese Mosese Tuipulotu Joey Walton Wingers Ben Dowling Nemani Nadolo Mark Nawaqanitawase Dylan Pietsch Harry Wilson Fullbacks Kurtley Beale Will Harrison Max Jorgensen |
| (c) Denotes team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped, $^{DEV}$ denotes a development squad player, $^{ST}$ denotes a short-term signing, denotes a player ruled out for the season with injury. |

## Season fixture

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | H | A | — | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | L | | W | L | W | W | W | W | | |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
2023 Super Rugby season :
| Round | Date | Venue | Team | Home | Away | Result (Margin) | Pos. |
| Ref. ||
| 1 | Friday, 24 February | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | ACT Brumbies | 25 | 31 | Lost (6 points) | 8th |
| 2 | Saturday, 4 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park (Melbourne) | Fijian Drua | 17 | 46 | Won (29 points) | 5th |
| 3 | Friday, 10 March | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Olympic Park (Melbourne) | Rebels | 34 | 27 | Lost (7 points) | 7th |
| 4 | Friday, 17 March | Wellington Regional Stadium, Pipitea (Wellington) | Hurricanes | 34 | 17 | Lost (17 points) | 9th |
| 5 | Friday, 24 March | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Chiefs | 14 | 24 | Lost (10 points) | 11th |
| 6 | Saturday, 1 April | Canberra Stadium, Bruce (Canberra) | ACT Brumbies | 40 | 36 | Lost (4 points) | 11th |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 11th |
| 8 | Saturday, 15 April | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Western Force | 36 | 16 | Won (20 points) | 9th |
| 9 | Saturday, 22 April | Eden Park, Kingsland (Auckland) | Blues | 55 | 21 | Lost (34 points) | 10th |
| 10 | Friday, 28 April | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Highlanders | 21 | 20 | Won (1 point) | 7th |
| 11 | Saturday, 6 May | North Queensland Stadium, Townsville | Reds | 24 | 32 | Won (8 points) | 6th |
| 12 | Saturday, 13 May | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Rebels | 38 | 20 | Won (18 points) | 6th |
| 13 | Saturday, 20 May | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Fijian Drua | 32 | 18 | Won (14 points) | 6th |
| 14 | Saturday, 27 May | Rugby League Park, Addington (Christchurch) | Crusaders | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 15 | Saturday, 3 June | Sydney Football Stadium, Moore Park (Sydney) | Moana Pasifika | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |

## Statistics

(As of round five; 24 March 2023)
Top point scorer :
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tries | Pen. | Con. | Pts. |
| 1 | Tane Edmed | Fly-half | 1 | 5 | 10 | 40 |
| 1 | Ben Donaldson | Fullback | 1 | 3 | 13 | 40 |
| 3 | Max Jorgensen | Fullback | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 3 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Wing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Jake Gordon | Scrum-half | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Dave Porecki | Hooker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Dylan Pietsch | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Langi Gleeson | Flanker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Izaia Perese | Centre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Michael Hooper | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Nemani Nadolo | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Charlie Gamble | Flanker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Taleni Seu | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Lalakai Foketi | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Jed Holloway | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Mahe Vailanu | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Teddy Wilson | Scrum-half | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Harry Johnson-Holmes | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 19 | Jack Bowen | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top try scorer :
| No. | Player | Pos. | Tries |
| 1 | Max Jorgensen | Fullback | 4 |
| 1 | Mark Nawaqanitawase | Wing | 4 |
| 3 | Jake Gordon | Scrum-half | 3 |
| 4 | Dave Porecki | Hooker | 2 |
| 4 | Dylan Pietsch | Wing | 2 |
| 4 | Langi Gleeson | Flanker | 2 |
| 4 | Izaia Perese | Centre | 2 |
| 8 | Tane Edmed | Fly-half | 1 |
| 8 | Ben Donaldson | Fullback | 1 |
| 8 | Michael Hooper | Flanker | 1 |
| 8 | Lalakai Foketi | Centre | 1 |
| 8 | Nemani Nadolo | Wing | 1 |
| 8 | Charlie Gamble | Flanker | 1 |
| 8 | Jed Holloway | Lock | 1 |
| 8 | Mahe Vailanu | Hooker | 1 |
| 8 | Teddy Wilson | Scrum-half | 1 |
| 8 | Taleni Seu | Lock | 1 |
| 8 | Harry Johnson-Holmes | Prop | 1 |