Waratahs

McKellar Digs In at Waratahs After a Season of Near-Misses

Dan McKellar says he wants to stay as Waratahs coach despite a finals miss, telling reporters he will be back at his desk on Monday to plan for next season.

Rugby Union · 6/3/2026

Jake Gordon Achilles Blow Throws Wallabies Halfback Race Open

A suspected Achilles rupture for Waratahs scrum-half Jake Gordon has thrown the Wallabies' No. 9 picture into disarray on the eve of the Test season, leaving Joe Schmidt with a thin pool of capped halfbacks and some big calls to make.

Rugby Union · 6/1/2026

'I Don't Think It's Fair': McKellar Defends Suaalii at Outside Centre

Waratahs coach Dan McKellar insists Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii belongs at outside centre, but ex-Wallabies Morgan Turinui, Matt Dunning and Michael Hooper say the No. 13 jersey is smothering his strike-runner game.

Rugby Union · 5/24/2026

'Tomorrow Night Is Do or Die': Max Jorgensen Sets Up Waratahs-Brumbies Showdown at Allianz

Waratahs fullback Max Jorgensen says Friday night's Australian derby against the Brumbies at Allianz is do-or-die for both teams, leans on Dan McKellar's intimate knowledge of his old side, and tips the Tahs to repeat their round seven Canberra upset.

Rugby Union · 5/22/2026

'They Backed Themselves': Wildkard on Force Beating Reds and the Waratahs' Lifeline

Wildkard's Round 14 review breaks down how the Western Force ground out a second win over Queensland this season — and why the Reds' wobble has kept the Waratahs' top-six hopes alive with two rounds to play.

Rugby Union · 5/17/2026

'Threw the Spreadsheet Away': Wildkard on Waratahs' Suva Surge Past Drua

Wildkard credits the Waratahs binning their percentage-rugby template for the side's 50-point demolition of the Fijian Drua in Suva, while picking apart Super Rugby officiating that he says "manufactures excitement" with replays.

Rugby Union · 5/16/2026

'He's Got to Be in the All Blacks Mix': Two Cents Rugby Anoints Caleb Tangitau After Highlanders Hammer Waratahs

Two Cents Rugby has put Caleb Tangitau into Dave Rennie's All Blacks reckoning after a 31-26 Highlanders win over the Waratahs in Round 13. The host says the Highlanders winger 'beat what you could probably count as four defenders' on his way to a try and described him as 'an absolute weapon' against an under-tackling Waratahs side.

Rugby Union · 5/9/2026

'Long Way Back': Two Cents Rugby Sets the Brumbies, Force and Highlanders Up for a Round 13 Knockout

With the Brumbies five points clear of the chasing pack and the Highlanders, Waratahs, Drua and Force scrapping for the last playoff spots, Two Cents Rugby's round 13 preview lays out a weekend that could effectively decide who books a finals ticket.

Rugby Union · 5/7/2026

'Park Our Own Agendas': McKellar Backs Anzac Day Bledisloe in 2027

New Zealand Rugby has confirmed advanced talks with Rugby Australia to stage a historic Anzac Day Bledisloe Cup Test on April 25, 2027, with Waratahs coach Dan McKellar and Wallabies flanker Fraser McReight publicly backing the move.

Rugby Union · 5/7/2026

'Move Joseph to Fullback': Between Two Posts Renews the Case as Suaalii's Carry Count Crashes

Rugby.com.au's Between Two Posts panel has reopened the Joseph Suaalii positional debate after the Wallabies superstar managed only three carries for three metres in his last Waratahs outing. Co-host Sean Maloney is unmoved on his solution: shift Suaalii to fullback, push Max Jorgensen and Triston Reilly back into the back three, and stop trying to invent a No.13.

Rugby Union · 5/6/2026