New South Wales Waratahs vs Sharks
What the model says about this fixture, at either ground and at a neutral one, with the record behind it. Ratings as at 2026-08-24.
New South Wales Waratahs 33.9%draw 2.5%63.6% SharksSharks 74.6%draw 2.5%22.9% New South Wales WaratahsNew South Wales Waratahs 30.7%draw 2.5%66.8% SharksEach figure is 5,000 simulations of this fixture. The score is where those runs are centred, not a likely scoreline — a rugby result is spread far too widely for any single one to be likely.
How the runs finished
Winning margin across 5,000 simulations of this fixture. Bars right of the centre are New South Wales Waratahs wins; the faded bars at each end hold everything beyond 75 points.
Margin percentiles
Eight runs in ten finished between 17 Sharks and 12 New South Wales Waratahs, with the middle run at 3 Sharks.
Those are gaps rather than scorelines. How much scoring the match produces is drawn separately — between 33 and 75 points in eight runs out of ten — so one bar covers many scores. The middle run above is 22-19 on a tight afternoon and 33-30 on an open one.
Why New South Wales Waratahs are not favoured
Starting from an even match and adding what the model reads, in percentage points of win probability. Positive favours New South Wales Waratahs, negative favours Sharks.
New South Wales Waratahs 1311, Sharks 1613 — 302 points, favouring Sharks
New South Wales Waratahs are at home
Recent results, head-to-head record and rest days, as the XGBoost heads weigh them. Deliberately capped, so it can nudge the rating but never overrule it.
Head to head
New South Wales Waratahs1–1–2Sharks4 meetings, 2015 to 2019 · Sharks by 4.0 on average
| Date | Match | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-27 | New South Wales Waratahs 15–23 Sharks | Super Rugby | CommBank Stadium |
| 2018-03-03 | Sharks 24–24 New South Wales Waratahs | Super Rugby | Hollywoodbets Kings Park |
| 2017-03-11 | Sharks 37–14 New South Wales Waratahs | Super Rugby | Hollywoodbets Kings Park |
| 2015-05-16 | New South Wales Waratahs 33–18 Sharks | Super Rugby | Allianz Stadium |
None of this feeds the forecast: both ratings already contain these results.