Buoyed by their ACT Brumbies taming, the NSW Waratahs are plotting another hoodoo-busting victory over the Chiefs to really ignite their Super Rugby Pacific title hopes.
After snapping an eight-match losing streak in Canberra, the Waratahs are bidding on Saturday for a first win in Waikato since the club's triumphant championship-winning season in 2014.
New starting scrumhalf Teddy Wilson knows the task is a tall order, but says the Tahs are drawing confidence not only from the last-start 30-28 victory over the Brumbies but also last year's huge upset win over the then-ladder-leading Chiefs in Sydney.
Wilson says a fast start is paramount for the Waratahs, who can leapfrog the fifth-placed Chiefs and climb back into the top-six finals zone with victory.
With coach Dan McKellar resting Jake Gordon and bringing the Wallabies star off the bench at FMG Waikato Stadium, Wilson is promising to make his own stamp on the match in his first Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific start of 2026.
The Waratahs play the Chiefs at 6.05 tonight.
In other games, the Reds host the Force at 8.35pm.
Source: rugby.com.au
