Mens:
The pool winners are determined based on the following points structure:
- Win = 3 points
- Draw = 2 points
- Lose = 1 point
The top two teams of each pool will advance to the finals stage, meaning a total of six teams will be in contention for the silverware.
If teams are locked on points, standings are determined in the following order:
1. Most wins
2. Points for/against
3. If teams are still locked, whichever team won their head-to-head
Of the six teams that make it to the finals:
- Top two go straight into the semi-finals
- Quarter finals are 3 vs 6, and 4 vs 5
- The winner of 3 vs 6 plays the Top seed
- The winner of 4 vs 5 plays the Second seed
In a Fox Sports special, utility back Cam Clark was hooked up with a microphone in the NSW Waratahs' opening match against Top 14 side, Section Paloise. Follow this link to see the action!
NSW WARATAHS SQUAD
Cam Clark, Damien Fitzpatrick (C), Lalakai Foketi, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Maclean Jones, Tolu Latu, Mack Mason, Ryan McCauley, Kelly Meafua, Will Miller, Drew Mitchell, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Alex Newsome, Rory O’Connor, Curtis Rona, JP Sauni, Mitch Short, Irae Simone, Lachlan Swinton, Cody Walker
Women:
A little more straight forward than the men’s, the top two at the end of the pool stage will advance straight to the grand final. The NSW Women will close out the pool stage against interstate rivals, the Brumbies Women with the finals beginning at 5:00pm (AEST) / 6:00pm (AEDT).
NEW SOUTH WALES WOMEN’S SQUAD
Atasi Lafai, Botille Vette-Welsh, Katrina Barker, Grace Hamilton, Sarah Halvorsen, Emily Robinson, Ashleigh Hewson (c), Ilisevea Batibasaga, Cobie-Jane Morgan, Ana-Lise Sio, Noella Green, Tamsin Sheppard, Evelyn Horomia, Olivia Brooks, Kennedy Cherrington, Layne Morgan, Arabella McKenzie, Chloe Leaupepe
As it happens: Day Two
NSW Waratahs 12 defeated by Chiefs 15: Saturday, 10 February – 2:35pm (AEST)
The NSW Waratahs have fallen just short against the Chiefs in their final pool match 12-15, but will progress to the finals after taking out second place in Pool B.
The Chiefs opened up the scoring in the second minute after scoring a long-range try off the back of a turnover.
Just minutes later the Chiefs’ found themselves deep within NSW territory, only to be halted by playmaker Mack Mason dragging a Chief boot into touch as discovered by the TMO.
The Tahs hit back through winger Taqele Naiyaravoro, who shoved the defender out of the way before putting on the gas to dive over in the corner.
With the scores locked at 5-all, the New Zealanders put up two quick tries before closing out the half 5-15.
Two minutes into the second half, backrower Maclean Jones pushed and pulled a Chief attacker behind their own try line to lay the platform for a ripper of a solo chip-and-chase try from Mack Mason.
One successful conversion later and NSW trailing 12-15, the men in sky blue found themselves with another attacking opportunity in the form of a 22m scrum in the Chiefs’ half.
A Chiefs infringement gave the New South Welshmen the chance to take a shot at goal that unfortunately connected with the posts; the New Zealanders closing out the game with a kick into touch.
The NSW Waratahs have progressed to the quarter finals on Day Two of the Brisbane Tens. and will face the Hurricanes at 5:30pm (AEST) / 6:30pm (AEDT).
NSW Waratahs 12 | Tries: Naiyaravoro, Mason Chiefs | 15
CHIEFS SQUAD
Aidan Ross, Liam Polwart, Sosefo Kautai, Michael Allardice, Lachlan McWhannel, Mitchell Brown, Mitchell Karpik, Liam Messam(c), Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Marty Mckenzie, Solomon Alaimalo, Charlie Ngatai, Tim Nanai-Williams (c), Toni Pulu, Shaun Stevenson, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Angus Ta’avao, Atunaisa Moli, Taleni Seu, Lachlan Boshier, Jonathan Taumateine, Tiaan Falcon, Johnny Fa’auli, Alex Nankivell
NSW Women 22 defeated Brumbies Women 0: Saturday, 10 February – 4:31pm (AEST)
The NSW Women have progressed to the big dance after down the Brumbies Women in the penultimate pool match at day two of the Brisbane Tens.
After a tough opening period with plenty of back and forth between the two sides, it was Botille Vette-Welsh who put up the game’s first points through a try right on the half-time hooter by bumping off an opposition defender.
Right after the second half start Grace Hamilton put her hand up, dotting down a try of her own within the first minute of play.
The NSW Women had to work hard to grow the score line from 10-0, the next lot of points coming from the hands of Kennedy Cherrington with credit to a clever Colbie-Jane Morgan chip kick.
The women in sky blue closed out the match with a thundering crash-ball try from Evelyn Horomia, cementing their place in the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens final with a 22-0 victory of the Brumbies Women.
NSW Women will face off against the Queensland Women in a re-match for the silverware at 7:30pm (AEST) or 8:30 (AEDT).
NSW Women 22 | Tries: Vette-Welsh, Hamilton, Cherrington, Horomia
Brumbies Women 0|
BRUMBIES WOMEN’S SQUAD
Tania Afamasaga, Emerena Aviga, Kiahan Bell-Chambers, Kate Brown, Louise Burrows, Jane Garraway, Charlene Gubb, Jess Howard, Michaela Leonard, Irene Macarthur, Paremo Marsh, Shellie Milward, Georgia O’Neill, Michelle Perry, Darcy Read, Cecelia Smith, Merrin Starr, Remi Wilton
NSW Waratahs 24 defeated by Hurricanes 35 - Quarter Final: Saturday, 10 February - 5:30pm (AEST)
The NSW Waratahs have gone down swinging to a surging Hurricanes side 35-24 in the second quarter final on day two.
Alex Newsome got the scoring underway early on in the third minute, running hard onto a Tolu Latu short-ball following an interception to go in untouched.
While both sides continued to threaten, it was the Hurricanes who broke back in the form of two quick tries to Filipo and Lam.
Leading 14-7 heading into half time, the Wellington side came out firing to assert a 28-7 lead within two minutes of the whistle blowing.
The Tahs weren’t ready to lie down however, Taqele Naiyaravoro scoring one of his less damaging tries of the tournament by running in an intercept from 50m out.
Minutes later, the two NSW halfbacks Jake Gordon and Mitch Short made quick work of a two-on-one in the left corner after Lalakai Foketi streaked down the wing; Short crossing over next to the sideline.
A final Hurricanes try put the semi-finals out of reach for the New South Welshmen, but the men in sky blue came home strong with Naiyaravoro having another hand in points providing an offload to Will Miller after sucking in a number of Hurricanes defenders.
The NSW Waratahs will return to the field next Thursday 15 February against the Melbourne Rebels in the final pre-season trial at Brookvale Oval.
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NSW Women 5 defeated by Queensland Women 10: Grand Final - Saturday, 10 February - 7:3opm (AEST)
The NSW Women went down swinging in one of the most eventful matches of the day against the Queensland Women in the final of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens.
10-5 the final score, the two teams went hammer and tong with each other for the entire bout which saw the game enter two periods of overtime.
Flyer Botille Vette-Welsh drew first blood in the decider, dotting the ball down after receiving a well-placed cross field kick from veteran playmaker, Ash Hewson.
After ten minutes of physical, hard-running rugby between the traditional rivals, the Queenslanders found the corner to equalize the match just as the halftime hooter sounded.
Hearts in mouths, the match-winning conversion went wayward to enter the two sides into overtime.
With both NSW and QLD asking questions of each other, tensions ran high as the game entered its second period of golden point.
A heroic two-play effort from Queensland’s Alysia Lefau-Fakaosilea featured a bone-crunching tackled, backed up by scoring the silverware-winning try down her left wing.
QLD Women 10 |
NSW Women 5 | Tries: Vette-Welsh
DAY ONE
The second instalment of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens kicks off on Friday 9 February, featuring two games for our two NSW sides on day one of competition at Suncorp Stadium.
NSW Waratahs 31 defeated Pau 10: Friday, 9 February – 3:13pm (AEST)
The NSW Waratahs have kicked off their 2018 Brisbane Global Rugby Tens campaign with a clinical 31-10 victory over Northern Hemisphere tourists, Section Paloise.
Off the back of a Cam Clark break from deep within NSW territory, young lock Ryan McCauley scored his first points in Tahs colours after using his reach to push the ball over the chalk after just two minutes of play.
Centre Lalakai Foketi followed suit shortly after, scoring off the back of a regained kick-off.
It didn’t take long for Pau to hit back however, finding the line through Frank Halai in the seventh minute.
Pivot Mack Mason sniffed out a hole in the French defence, putting on a show with his boot to shift a perfectly-weighted kick into the hands of Jake Gordon for a third try in nine minutes.
Irae Simone was to have the last laugh - taking full advantage of a clever Will Miller pilfer not far from the opposition line to take NSW to the break with a 26-5 lead. Back into the action after a short intermission, Section Paloise drew first blood with a try of their own just moments after being held up over the line prior.
NSW Scrumhalf Gordon poked and prodded to find gaps in Pau’s defensive line, earning himself half a break before a forward pass ruling was awarded against him.
Three minutes left on the clock, new recruit Alex Newsome danced his way over the line to push the deficit to 31 points to 10.
Said Jake Gordon: “A lot of the boys haven’t played Tens before but to come away with a performance like that against strong opponent like that is really pleasing.
“I think we’ve got a point to prove here (at the Brisbane Tens) obviously last year wasn’t acceptable and Daryl (Gibson) spoke with the team and he was very clear that this was going to be one of our platforms to set a really good block for the rest of the year.”
NSW Waratahs will face the Highlanders in their second match of the day, taking to the field at Suncorp Stadium for a 7:34pm (AEST) kick-off (8:34pm AEDT).
NSW Waratahs | 31 (Tries: McCauley, Foketi, Gordon, Simone, Newsome)
Section Paloise | 10
SECTION PALOISE (PAU) SQUAD
Conrad Smith, Colin Slade, Ben Mowen, Steffon Armitage, Thomas Taylor, Lourens Adriaanse, Frank Halai, Jamie Mackintosh, Ignacio Calles, Lucas Rey Quentin Lespiauq, Jeremy Hurou, Daniel Ramsay, Giovanni Habel Kuffner, Pierrick Gunther, Baptiste Pesenti, Martin Puech, Thibault Daubagna, Clovis Lebail, Bastien Pourailly, Brandon Fajardo, Mathias Colombet, Watisoni Votu, Florian Nicot, Carl Hayman
NSW Women 19 defeated Queensland Women 5: Friday 9 February – 4:11pm (AEST)
NSW Women have made a successful start to their 2018 Brisbane Tens campaign, taking out a well-fought 5-19 win over traditional rivals, Queensland.
Veteran playmaker Ash Hewson got the game underway with a high-pressure kick to the Queensland jumpers. Backrower Grace Hamilton was shown the sideline after an early infringement from which the QLD Women were able to capitalize, taking the game to a 5-0 lead.
Making the most of the yellow card, Queensland were relentless in their pressure – hounding the NSW line with repeated scrums on their opposition 5m line.
It wasn’t until the eighth minute that the pressure was relieved; Botille Vette-Welsh, who was on the receiving end of a well-placed cut out pass, streaked down to the opposition 22m via the right wing to hand the ball off to Chloe Leaupepe, who equalized without fail.
With the halftime score locked up at 5-all, Queensland showed their intent by throwing the ball from wing to wing, looking to sniff out a gap in the NSW defence.
The momentum swung against the home team through a crafty piece of play by Illisevea Batibasaga, who darted over the line from behind the ruck.
With NSW on the charge and showing no signs of slowing, Grace Hamilton crashed over the line off the back of a yellow card awarded to the QLD Women, shutting out their opponents with a 14-point lead.
Said front rower Emily Robinson: “It’s good to get one first up, it was a good hit out. We knew they were going to come out pretty hard so we knew we had to tough through that first section and come up with the goods.
“There wasn’t enough people on the field but too many at the same time. It was good fun getting all of the Fifteens and Sevens girls together.
“When you step over the line it’s pretty fiery out there and we are playing for sheep stations out there. The party’s great and the crowd is getting amongst it so it’s awesome.”
The NSW Women will now face the Melbourne Rebels Women in their second match of day one, kicking off at 8:03pm (AEST)/9:04pm (AEDT).
Queensland Women | 5
NSW Women | 19 (Tries: Leaupepe, Batibasaga, Hamilton)
QUEENSLAND WOMEN’S SQUAD
Alana Elisaia, Alysia Fakaosilea, Ana Afuie, Cheyenne Campbell, Bree-Anna Cheatham, Hana Ngaha, Ivy Kaleta, Kirby Sefo, Kiri Lingman, Liz Patu, Lucy Lockhart, Nareta Marsters, Phoebe Thomas, Samantha Treherne, Sarah Riordan, Sasha Mahuika, Vuanimasei Rasolea, Zahara Temara
NSW Waratahs 10 defeated by Highlanders 12 – 7:34pm (AEST)
The NSW Waratahs went down swinging against a resurgent Highlanders side in their second match on day one of the Brisbane Global Rugby Tens.
It didn’t take long for the first points to come when flying Fijian, Taqele Naiyaravoro crashed over in the corner after being on the receiving end of a long Jake Gordon cut-out pass.
NSW were presented with a number of opportunities as the first half rolled on, failing to convert some clever attack into points.
Prop Harry Johnson-Holmes provided some well-timed cover time defence to force a handling error just as the Highlanders found themselves in some space, the half-time hooter sounding shortly after.
It took five minutes of back and forth between the two sides before the scoring drought was broken.
The boot of Mack Mason proved golden once again, sitting up perfectly for utility back Cam Clark to dot down in the corner.
Score: 10-0.
The Highlanders kicked into gear, running in two tries in the last two minutes to put themselves in front by just two points.
The hooter had sounded, but the New South Welshmen were determined to work their way up the pitch – getting as far as the opposition 22m line before the Highlander defence put the charge to a halt.
The NSW Waratahs take on the Chiefs in the third and final pool round on Saturday, 10 February at 2:35pm (AEST) or 3:35 (AEDT).
NSW Waratahs 10 | Tries: Naiyaravoro, Clark
Highlanders 12 |
HIGHLANDERS SQUAD
Forwards: Aki Sieuli, Greg Pleasants-Tate, Tyrel Lomax, Alex Ainley, Paripari Parkinson, Elliot Dixon, Dan Pryor, Shannon Frizell, Luke Whitelock, Dillon Hunt, Marino Mikaele Tu’u, Kalolo Tuiloma, Guy Millar, Ash Dixon, Josh Dickson Backs: Kayne Hammington, Josh Renton, Josh Ioane, Fletcher Smith, Tevita Nabura,Teihorangi Walden, Ryan Tongia, Josh McKay, Richard Buckman, Terrance Hepetema, Pita Alatini
NSW Women 27 defeated Melbourne Rebels Women 0: Friday 9 February – 8:03pm (AEST)
The NSW Women made it two from two on day one after downing the Melbourne Rebels Women 27-0 in thrilling fashion at Suncorp Stadium.
The first blow was made after the third minute when the illusive Illisevea Batibasaga made her way through the Melbourne defence.
Fast-forward another three minutes and it was Colbie-Jane Morgan’s turn, using her speed and agility to find the line almost untouched.
Morgan was back at it again after the second half of play kicked off, this time taking an offload from Chloe Leaupepe right on the opposition line to bag a double.
While Layne Morgan threatened, it was Olivia Brooks who stole the show – putting up a classy double of her own in the very same corner.
The NSW Women will face the Brumbies Women on Saturday 10 February at 4:31pm (AEST) / 5:31pm (AEDT), closing out the last of the pool matches before the finals stage begins.
NSW Women 27 | Tries: Batibasaga, Morgan 2, Brooks 2
Melbourne Rebels Women 0 |
MELBOURNE REBELS WOMEN’S SQUAD
Alice Tonumaivao, Anna Milne, Casey Homewood, Elle McIntosh,Georgia Cormick, Janita Kareta, Jayne Kareroa (C), Jocelyn Davis, Kate Gribble, Maria Va’auli, Meretiana Robinson, Mikaela Welti Racheal Pike, Rebecca Walker, Samantha Homewood, Sharlene Fagalilo, Ta Tapou,Tulia Pula
You can catch all the action live and exclusive on Fox Sports. The NSW Waratahs return to Brookvale Oval for the final pre-season trial of 2018 against interstate rivals, the Melbourne Rebels on Thursday 15 February. To secure your seat, head to www.nswwaratahs.com.au/tickets.
NSW WARATAHS SQUAD
Cam Clark, Damien Fitzpatrick (C), Lalakai Foketi, Jake Gordon, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Maclean Jones, Tolu Latu, Mack Mason, Ryan McCauley, Kelly Meafua, Will Miller, Drew Mitchell, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Alex Newsome, Rory O’Connor, Curtis Rona, JP Sauni, Mitch Short, Irae Simone, Lachlan Swinton, Cody Walker
NEW SOUTH WALES WOMEN’S SQUAD
Atasi Lafai, Botille Vette-Welsh, Katrina Barker, Grace Hamilton, Sarah Halvorsen, Emily Robinson, Ashleigh Hewson (c), Ilisevea Batibasaga, Cobie-Jane Morgan, Ana-Lise Sio, Noella Green, Tamsin Sheppard, Evelyn Horomia, Olivia Brooks, Kennedy Cherrington, Layne Morgan, Arabella McKenzie, Chloe Leaupepe
