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Waratahs vs Chiefs Predictions - Waratahs can make home form count

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 09 Apr 2025

Simon Lewis 09 Apr 2025

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Waratahs strong at home, tough away.
Chiefs lead the table but face challenges abroad.
Waratahs hope to beat the -10.5 handicap at home.

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Chiefs have won their last 8 matches against the Waratahs. (Getty Images)

Waratahs vs Chiefs Predictions

The Waratahs are a tough team to predict this season. They look very good at home but away from home they’ve been quite shocking. This weekend, in Sydney, I fancy them to get within the 10.5 handicap against the Chiefs.

Waratahs vs Chiefs Predictions
Head to Head
Waratahs Form
Waratahs Injuries & Team News
Chiefs Form
Chiefs Injuries & Team News

Waratahs have won their last 4 home matches.
Chiefs have won 6 of their last 7 matches.
Chiefs have won their last 8 matches against the Waratahs.

Head to Head

The Chiefs have won their last eight matches against the Waratahs.

Waratahs Form

The Waratahs surprised many with their blistering start to the season, winning their opening three games. Currently, after seven matches, they have won four and lost three and find themselves sixth on the table.

The problem for the Tahs’ has been their away form where they’ve failed to pick up a result. At home, they have yet to lose. In Sydney, the Waratahs have beaten the Highlanders, Fijian Drua, Western Force and Brumbies. But on the road, they’ve fallen to the Reds, Hurricanes and Moana.

The last two games were both away, losing 57-12 to the Hurricanes and 45-28 to Moana.

Waratahs Injuries & Team News

15 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Lalakai Foketi, 12 Joey Walton, 11 Triston Reilly, 10 Lawson Creighton, 9 Teddy Wilson, 8 Langi Gleeson, 7 Jamie Adamson, 6 Rob Leota, 5 Ben Grant, 4 Hugh Sinclair (captain), 3 Daniel Botha, 2 Ethan Dobbins, 1 Angus Bell.

Replacements: 16 Julian Heaven, 17 Isaac Kailea, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Miles Amatosero, 20 Leafi Talataina, 21 Jack Grant, 22 Jack Bowen, 23 Henry O’Donnell.

Chiefs Form

The Chiefs find themselves top of the table after the first eight rounds. They have won six and lost one of their seven fixtures to date.

The only loss for the season came away against Fijian Drua. Since that defeat, the Hamilton outfit has beaten the Blues by a point, Moana by 15 points and last week the Reds by 12 points.

While the Chiefs have certainly not looked all-conquering this season, they have found a way to get results.

Chiefs Injuries & Team News

15 Damian McKenzie, 14 Shaun Stevenson, 13 Gideon Wrampling, 12 Quinn Tupaea, 11 Leroy Carter, 10 Josh Jacomb, 9 Cortez Ratima, 8 Simon Parker, 7 Luke Jacobson (captain), 6 Samipeni Finau, 5 Tupou Vaa’i, 4 Manaaki Selby-Rickit, 3 George Dyer, 2 Samisoni Taukei’aho, 1 Ollie Norris.

Replacements: 16 Bradley Slater, 17 Jared Profit, 18 Reuben O’Neill, 19 Naitoa Ah Kuoi, 20 Kaylum Boshier, 21 Xavier Roe, 22 Daniel Rona, 23 Emoni Narawa.

Verdict

NSW Waratahs v Waikato Chiefs

The Waratahs are backed to get within 10.5 points of the Chiefs with a small layout on a home win.

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Simon is a talented sports writer in South Africa with a strong focus on cricket having played first-team level for UCT, including playing at two Universities Weeks.

From a young age Simon was an avid reader of cricket magazines and books, and went on to be Editor of The Googly, CricketScene SA and SA Cricket, in addition to being a Features Writer on SA Sports Illustrated.

He has interviewed most of South Africa's premier cricketers and was the first writer to interview a teenaged Jacques Kallis.

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