5 minutes ago — The Queensland Reds have won seven of their last eight Super Rugby Pacific matches against the NSW Waratahs (L1), including each of their last three; although, their most recent meeting in New South Wales in that span was decided by a one-point margin on the day (Reds def. Waratahs 27-26, 31 May 2024).

The Queensland Reds have won their last three Super Rugby Pacific matches against the NSW Waratahs in New South Wales; the Reds had won only two of their nine meetings in the state prior to that span (L7).

The NSW Waratahs have lost four of their last five Super Rugby Pacific games including their last two in a row, after winning four of their first five games of the season; in fact, they’ve been kept to 17 points or fewer in each of their last two games.

The NSW Waratahs have won their last five Super Rugby Pacific matches in New South Wales by an average margin of 8.4 points per game; the last time the Waratahs recorded a longer winning run in their home state was when they won all 10 fixtures in the 2014 season.

The Queensland Reds have won six of their last seven Super Rugby Pacific games against Australian opponents but lost 26-39 to the ACT Brumbies in their most recent Australian derby, while the NSW Waratahs have won only two of their last 10 games against teams from Australia.

The Queensland Reds have lost three of their last four away games in Super Rugby Pacific including their last two in a row; the last time they lost more than two straight away games was a four-game stretch from Round 14, 2023 to Round 2, 2024.

The Queensland Reds have missed 2.2 tackles leading to a line break per game this Super Rugby Pacific season, the fewest of any team, while the NSW Waratahs (7.6) have missed the most.

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii (NSW Waratahs) has been directly involved in five tries across his last four Super Rugby Pacific games, scoring two tries and making three try assists in that frame.

Richie Asiata (Queensland Reds) has scored six tries across his last seven Super Rugby Pacific games including four tries in his last three appearances; he also scored one try in his most recent game against the NSW Waratahs (Rd 5, 2025).

Fraser McReight (Queensland Reds) has made 92 tackles this Super Rugby Pacific season, the second-most of any player yet to miss a tackle which led directly to a line break behind only the Blues’ Dalton Papali’i (93).