Professional rugby union team from Seattle, Washington
Rugby team
TheSeattle Seawolves are an American professionalrugby union team based in theSeattle metropolitan area that competes inMajor League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in2018 and2019 , and lost in the2022 final and2024 final . They play home matches at the 4,000-seat main stadium atStarfire Sports in Tukwila, a suburb south ofSeattle .
The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group led by Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
The Seawolves hired Kees Lensing as their head coach for the2020 season and started with a 1–4 record. The season was cancelled in March due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and did not resume.[ 4]
A Seawolves game atStarfire Sports in 2022 The Seattle Seawolves play at the main stadium atStarfire Sports , which has a seating capacity of 4,000, in the suburb ofTukwila .[ 5] [ 6] Memorial Stadium on theSeattle Center campus. The stadium is planned to be rebuilt with a capacity of 6,500 to 8,000 seats.[ 7]
The local broadcasts for the Seawolves were carried byRoot Sports Northwest , a regionalAT&T SportsNet affiliate, from 2019 to 2021.[ 4] [ 6] Dan Power andKevin Swiryn were the on-air talent for the first season.[citation needed As of the 2024 season, national broadcasts were shown onFox ,FS1 , andFS2 ; regional broadcasts were available on Root Sports andFox 13+ .[ 8]
Players and personnel [ edit ] The Seattle Seawolves squad for the2025 Major League Rugby season is:[ 9]
Note: Flags indicate national union underWorld Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed inbold . * denotes players qualified to play for theUnited States on dual nationality or residency grounds. MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match. Date Opponent Home/Away Result June 30 San Diego Legion Home Won, 38-24 June 16 Glendale Raptors Neutral Won, 23–19
Date Opponent Home/Away Result December 22 (2018) Crimson Tide Away Won, 48–7 January 5 SFGG Away Won, 45–0 January 17 Seattle Saracens Home Won, 74–3
Date Opponent Home/Away Result January 27 Glendale Raptors Home Won, 20-18 February 2 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 13-17 February 10 New Orleans Gold Away Lost, 31-41 February 17 Toronto Arrows Home Won, 35–30 February 24 Rugby United New York Home Won, 33-21 March 10 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 27-14 March 16 Austin Elite Away Won, 29-17 March 31 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 22-28 April 5 Utah Warriors Away Won, 48-36 April 13 Houston SaberCats Away Won, 52–10 April 21 New Orleans Gold Home Won, 25–24 April 28 Toronto Arrows Away Lost, 7-29 May 11 Rugby United New York Away Won, 38-31 May 18 Glendale Raptors Away Won, 53-36 May 26 Utah Warriors Home Draw, 27-27 June 2 Austin Elite Home Won, 38–26
Date Opponent Home/Away Result June 9 Toronto Arrows Home Won, 30-17 June 16 San Diego Legion Away Won, 26–23
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic .[ 13] [ 14]
Date Opponent Home/Away Result March 20 Houston SaberCats Away Lost, 24–30 March 28 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 26–57 April 10 Utah Warriors Away Won, 20–15 April 17 Toronto Arrows Away Lost, 7-52 April 25 Austin Gilgronis Away Lost, 15-42 May 2 Rugby United New York Home Lost, 23-21 May 9 San Diego Legion Home Won, 21-15 May 16 Old Glory DC Away Lost, 18-22 May 23 Rugby ATL Home Lost, 6-25 June 6 Utah Warriors Home Lost, 28-29 June 13 New England Free Jacks Away Lost, 21-25 June 20 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 31-36 June 27 LA Giltinis Home Lost, 14-29 July 3 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 21-34 July 11 New Orleans Gold Home Won, 30-6 July 15 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 40-21
Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 6 Toronto Arrows Home Won, 21-8 February 10 Utah Warriors Home Won, 20-17 February 20 San Diego Legion Away Won, 31-28 February 26 Austin Gilgronis Home Lost, 25-18 March 4 New Orleans Gold Home Lost, 25-24 March 12 Houston SaberCats Away Lost, 21-19 March 19 Dallas Jackals Away Won, 34-12 March 26 LA Giltinis Home Lost, 12-31 April 9 New England Free Jacks Away Lost, 22-24 April 16 San Diego Legion Home Won, 34-32 April 23 Utah Warriors Away Won, 20-14 May 1 Austin Gilgronis Away Lost, 6-17 May 8 Dallas Jackals Home Won, 74-7 May 15 Rugby United NY Away Lost, 22-30 May 27 Houston SaberCats Home Won, 43-36 June 5 LA Giltinis Away Won, 35-27
Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 18 New York Ironworkers Home Won, 25-11 February 24 Rugby ATL Home Won, 28-22 March 4 Dallas Jackals Away Won, 35-10 March 11 Houston Sabercats Home Won, 24-12 March 24 Chicago Hounds Away Won, 27-5 April 2 New Orleans Gold Away Won, 36-35 April 8 San Diego Legion Home Lost, 20-23 April 14 Utah Warriors Away Lost, 35-41 April 22 Toronto Arrows Away Won, 36-27 April 28 Dallas Jackals Home Won, 61-19 May 13 Houston Sabercats Away Won, 34-17 May 20 Chicago Hounds Home Won, 35-13 May 27 Old Glory DC Away Won, 41-19 June 4 Utah Warriors Home Won, 27-20 June 11 New England Free Jacks Home Lost, 26-34 June 18 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 19-40
Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 16 Pacific Pride Home Won, 79-7 February 21 Canada Selects Home Won, 54-7
Date Opponent Home/Away Result March 2 San Diego Legion Home Won, 25–19 March 9 Miami Sharks Home Won, 29–18 March 16 Utah Warriors Away Won, 23–13 March 23 Houston SaberCats Home Lost, 40–42 March 30 Chicago Hounds Away Won, 32–26 April 6 Dallas Jackals Home Won, 34–32 April 13 RFC Los Angeles Away Won, 36–5 April 20 New England Free Jacks Away Won, 29–21 April 27 Anthem Rugby Carolina Home Won, 29–13 May 4 NOLA Gold Away Lost, 31–32 May 11 Dallas Jackals Away Lost, 7–14 May 18 Old Glory DC Home Won, 26–24 May 25 Utah Warriors Home Won, 68–29 June 1 Houston SaberCats Away Lost, 25–28 June 8 RFC Los Angeles Home Won, 29–12 June 15 San Diego Legion Away Lost, 33–45
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Seasons Championships Player transfers Draft
See also
Tony Healy (2018)did not take up post due to visa difficulties
Anton Moolman (2019)did not take up post due to visa difficulties [11]
Richie Walker (2019)
Kees Lensing (2020–April 2021)
Pate Tuilevuka (May–June 2021)
Allen Clarke (May 2021–)
