2018 Super W season

2018 Super W
CountriesAustralia (5 teams)
Tournament format(s)Round robin
ChampionsWaratahs
Matches played11
Tries scored77 (7 per match)
Top point scorer(s)Ashleigh Hewson (37)
Top try scorer(s)Courtney Hodder (7)
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The 2018 Super W season was the inaugural year of the women's Super W rugby union competition.[1] The winners were the New South Wales Waratahs.[2]

Ladder

Team P W L Pts F A F/A
NSW Waratahs 4 4 0 18 131 15 116
Queensland Reds 4 3 1 14 134 53 81
Western Force 4 2 2 10 154 87 67
Brumbies 4 1 3 5 57 103 -46
Melbourne Rebels 4 0 4 0 21 239 -218

Results

Week 1

10 March 2018
16:00
Queensland Reds0–18NSW Waratahs
ReportTry: Leaupepe 14'
Lafai 53'
Con: Hewson
Pen: Hewson 2
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Referee: Amber Hibbard
11 March 2018
15:00
Western Force85–13Melbourne Rebels
Try: Tuafa 1'
Hodder 5',9',19',25',54',72'
Reed 17'
Kareopa 29',49'
Pomare 57'
Putz 64'
Wickliffe 77'
Con: Fell 5
Cope 3
Pomare 1
Wickliffe1		ReportTry: Lelei 40'
Marsters 67'
Pen: Cormick
Harvey Field, Western Australia
Referee: Sam Jones

Week 2

17 March 2018
16:00
Brumbies5–42Queensland Reds
Con: Cox 19'ReportTry: Gould 28'
Lefau-Fakaosilea 42',76'
Filimoehala 48'
Wong 58'
Riordan 73'
Con: Gould 2
Treherne
Pen: Gould 2
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Reuben Keane
18 March 2018
12:30
NSW Waratahs32–10Western Force
Try: Hamilton 3'
Lafai 37'
Laman 56'
Parker 58',73'
Con: Hewson 2
Pen: Hewson		ReportTry: Cope 34'
Con: Cope
Pen: Cope
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: James Quinn

Week 3

24 March 2018
14:00
NSW Waratahs24–5Brumbies
Try: Leaupepe 19',41'
Parker 67'
Con: Leaupepe 3
Pen: Leaupepe		ReportTry: Gubb 36'
Pittwater Park, NSW
Referee: Tyler Miller
25 March 2018
13:30
Queensland Reds60–0Melbourne Rebels
Try: Riodan 1',27',45'
Treherne 14'
Cramer 17'
Campbell 50'
Lefau-Fakaosilea 55'
Kaleta 67'
Rasolea 72'
Con: Gould 6
Pen: Gould		Report
Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Lara West

Week 4

30 March 2018
16:00
Melbourne Rebels8–37Brumbies
Try: Marsters 37'
Pen: Cormick		ReportTry: Read 9'
Wilton 27'
Burrows 48'
Stanford 40'
Wilson 68'
Milward 71'
Con: Wood 2
Pen: Wood
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Referee: Lara West
31 March 2018
14:00
Western Force30–32Queensland Reds
Try: Waterson 25'
Pomare 41'
Wickliffe 47'
Fell 55'
Con: Cope 2
Pen: Cope 2		ReportTry: Lefau-Fakaosilea 1',60',77'
Treherne 5',64',67'
Con: Temara
Kingsway Reserve, Western Australia
Referee: Graham Cooper

Week 5

7 April 2018
15:00
Melbourne Rebels0–57NSW Waratahs
ReportTry: Batibasaga 2'
O'Brien 15'
Maguire 20',27'
Parker 34',40'
Cherrington 46'
Jones 52'
Hamilton 69'
Con: Hewson 6
Box Hill Rugby Club, Victoria
Referee: Amber Hibbard
7 April 2018
17:00
Brumbies10–29Western Force
Try: Milward 5',72'ReportTry: Kareopa 49'
Tauhima 56',60'
Hodder 67'
Con: Cope 3
Pen: Cope
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Brodie Ingram

Grand Final

20 April 2018
16:45
NSW Waratahs16–13Queensland Reds
Try: Fatu 65'
Con: Hewson
Pen: Hewson 3		ReportTry: Gould 18'
Marsters 46'
Pen: Temara
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Referee: James Quinn

References

  1. ^ Perry, Jodan (2 March 2018). "Women's Super W rugby union competition to start without pay for players". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. ^ Scanlon, Jill (20 April 2018). "NSW women snatch epic Super W final". www.rugby.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 April 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2021.