| Home team | Waratahs |
| Away team | Western Force |
| Venue | Allianz Stadium |
| Competition | Super Rugby Pacific |
| Kick off time | 10:35 am (UK) |
| Watch Live in the UK | Sky Sports+ |
Waratahs vs Western Force Super Rugby Pacific preview as the sides meet at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
The two sides currently sit separated by five points with the home team in eighth on 19 points, while the Western Force sit 10th on 14 points. The Waratahs could move as high as sixth with the right results going their way in other games but could drop as low as 10th if they lost as the Force could overtake them.
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Waratahs vs Western Force lineups
| Waratahs | Western Force | ||||
| Forwards | |||||
| Lambert | 1 | T Robertson | |||
| Dobbins | 2 | Paenga-Amosa | |||
| Amone | 3 | Epenisa | |||
| Philip | 4 | Williams | |||
| Blyth | 5 | Swain | |||
| Scott-Young | 6 | Champion de Crespigny | |||
| Gamble | 7 | Tizzano | |||
| Samu | 8 | Ekuasi | |||
| Backs | |||||
| Gordon | 9 | H Robertson | |||
| Creighton | 10 | Donaldson | |||
| Harvey | 11 | Pietsch | |||
| Walton | 12 | Stewart | |||
| Suaalii | 13 | Bridge | |||
| Kellaway | 14 | Lomax | |||
| Jorgensen | 15 | Grealy | |||
| Replacements | |||||
| Fainga’a | 16 | Dolly | |||
| Kailea | 17 | Fa’agase | |||
| Ranawai | 18 | Johnson-Holmes | |||
| Amatosero | 19 | Molina | |||
| Adamson | 20 | Harris | |||
| Wilson | 21 | Hastie | |||
| Debreczeni | 22 | Kuenzle | |||
| Reilly | 23 | Beale | |||
Recent Form:
Waratahs (Home team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 24th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 35-20 |
| Won | 17th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Moana Pasifika | 29-14 |
| Loss | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 42-14 |
| Won | 27th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Brumbies | 28-30 |
| Loss | 21st March 2026 | Super Rugby | Blues | 20-35 |
The Waratahs have won two of their last four matches and had lost three in a row before that. In the last round they faced the only home side of the Super Round and lost 35-20 to the Crusaders. They had led just before halftime but conceded on the break to go 14-13 behind. They conceded three second half tries, only scoring once to lose by 15.
Western Force (Away team):
| Result | Date | Competition | Opponent | Score |
| Won | 18th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Crusaders | 31-26 |
| Loss | 11th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Fijian Drua | 24-22 |
| Won | 4th April 2026 | Super Rugby | Reds | 19-42 |
| Loss | 28th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Chiefs | 14-24 |
| Loss | 13th March 2026 | Super Rugby | Hurricanes | 31-23 |
The Western Force have won two of their last three matches and were the only team that didn’t take part in the Super Round.
Waratahs vs Western Force head-to-head record (last five matches):
| Date | Competition | Winner | Score |
| 5th October 2025 | Super Rugby Aus | Waratahs | 26-33 |
| 12th September 2025 | Super Rugby Aus | Western Force | 3-24 |
| 24th May 2025 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 17-22 |
| 8th March 2025 | Super Rugby | Waratahs | 34-10 |
| 18th May 2024 | Super Rugby | Western Force | 27-7 |
The away team has won the fixture in the last three meetings between the teams. The Waratahs won both meetings in the Super Rugby Pacific competition last season.
