{"id":491962,"date":"2026-02-20T08:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491962\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T08:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T08:02:19","slug":"nsw-waratahs-out-to-continue-fast-start-against-fijian-drua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/491962\/","title":{"rendered":"NSW Waratahs out to continue fast start against Fijian Drua"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"css-2425b0\">The NSW Waratahs are out to make it two from two as they welcome the Fijian Drua to Sydney.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">The Waratahs started their season with a comprehensive victory over the Queensland Reds at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stan.com.au\/watch\/sport\/rugby\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"css-tm001h\">Watch every second of the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season live and on demand via Stan Sport.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">They have never been defeated by the Drua in Sydney, with coach Dan McKellar handing Ioana Moananu his debut via the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">As for the Drua, they will be hungry to rebound following a home defeat to Moana Pasifika at Lautoka.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Fijian internationals Frank Lomani and Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula are among several stars to return to the starting side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION IN THE LIVE BLOG BELOW OR THE <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugby.com.au\/match-centre\/205\/2026\/949214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"css-tm001h\">MATCH CENTRE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NSW WARATAHS v FIJIAN DRUA TEAMS<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">WARATAHS (1-15):\u00a0Tom Lambert, Ethan Dobbins, Dan Botha, Matt Philip (c), Miles Amatosero, Clem Halaholo, Charlie Gamble, Pete Samu, Jake Gordon, Lawson Creighton, Max Jorgensen, Joey Walton, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, Harry Potter, James Hendren<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Replacements:\u00a0Ioane Moananu, Isaac Kailea, Siosifa Amone, Angus Blyth, Leafi Talataina, Teddy Wilson, Jack Debreczeni, Triston Reilly<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">DRUA (1-15):\u00a0Haereiti Hetet, Zuriel Togiatama, Mesake Doge, Isoa Nasilasila, Temo Mayanavanua (co-c), Joseva Tamani, Motikiai Murray, Elia Canakaivata, Frank Lomani (co-c), Isaiah Armstrong-Ravula, Taniela Rakuro, Isikeli Rabitu, Tuidraki Samusamuvodre, Ponipate Loganimasi, Ilaisa Droasese<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Replacements:\u00a0Kavaia Tagivetaua, Peni Ravai, Samuela Tawake, Mesake Vocevoce, Kitione Salawa, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Inia Tabuavou, Manasa Mataele<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Referee:\u00a0Nic Berry<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Assistant Referees:\u00a0Reuben Keane, Louis Trisley<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">TMO:\u00a0Brett Cronan<\/p>\n<p>HOW TO WATCH NSW WARATAHS v FIJIAN DRUA<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">The Waratahs&#8217; clash with the Drua will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-2425b0\">Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm with kickoff expected at 7:35 pm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NSW Waratahs are out to make it two from two as they welcome the Fijian Drua to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,217781,32951,760,85,48013],"class_list":{"0":"post-491962","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fijian-drua","11":"tag-nsw-waratahs","12":"tag-rugby","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-super-rugby-pacific"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}