Professional rugby union team from Seattle, Washington
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in Tukwila , Washington . The team was founded in 2017 and competes in Major League Rugby ,[1]
History [ ] The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group headed by Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner.[1] [2] [3]
Home field [ ] The Seattle Seawolves play at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila .[4] [5]
Broadcasts [ ] Home games for 2019 were shown on Root Sports Northwest , an AT&T SportsNet affiliate.[6] Dan Power and Kevin Swiryn were the on-air talent.[7]
[ ]
Season
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor
2018–2019
XBlades
2020–present
Krusteaz
Players and personnel [ ] Current squad [ ] The Seattle Seawolves squad for the 2022 Major League Rugby season is:[8]
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold .
* denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match. Head coaches [ ] did not take up post due to visa difficulties Phil Mack (2018) [9] did not take up post due to visa difficulties [10] Kees Lensing (2020–April 2021)Pate Tuilevuka (May 2021–)Captains [ ] Riekert Hattingh (2018–present) Records [ ] Season standings [ ]
Year
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
+/−
BP
Pts
Playoffs
2018
2nd
8
6
0
2
232
188
+44
5
29
Won championship final
2019
2nd
16
11
1
4
498
407
+91
12
58
Won championship final
2020
10th
5
1
0
4
138
162
-24
4
8 Season cut short due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2021
11th
16
4
0
12
343
461
-118
10
26
Honors [ ] 2018 season [ ] Regular season [ ]
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
April 22
San Diego Legion Home
Won, 39–23
April 28
Glendale Raptors Home
Lost, 15–19
May 12
New Orleans Gold Away
Won, 31–29
May 20
Utah Warriors Home
Won, 41–32
May 27
New Orleans Gold
Home
Won, 55–26
June 2
Houston SaberCats Away
Won, 20–7
June 8
Austin Elite Away
Won, 20–19
June 16
Glendale Raptors
Away
Lost, 11–33
Postseason [ ]
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
June 30
San Diego Legion
Home
Won, 38-24
June 16
Glendale Raptors
Neutral
Won, 23–19
2019 season [ ] Exhibition [ ]
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
Regular season [ ]
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
Postseason [ ]
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
June 9
Toronto Arrows
Home
Won, 30-17
June 16
San Diego Legion
Away
Won, 26–23
2020 season [ ] On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic .[11] [12]
Regular season [ ] 2021 season [ ] Regular season [ ]
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
References [ ]
^ a b "Seattle has a brand new sports team" . KIRO 7 News . September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .^ Arthur, Ben (May 16, 2019). "The driving force of the Seattle Seawolves" . Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved May 17, 2019 . ^ "' I can't explain this feeling': Seawolves repeat as Major League Rugby champions with try as time expires" . The Seattle Times . 2019-06-16. Retrieved 2019-06-17 .^ "About the Seattle Seawolves" . Seattle Seawolves. Retrieved November 6, 2017 .^ Saul, John (April 13, 2018). "Seattle's hottest new startup is no tech company: Get to know the Seawolves and professional rugby" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved April 13, 2018 . ^ "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY'S SEATTLE SEAWOLVES EXTEND TELEVISION PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOT SPORTS" . www.seattleseawolves.com . Retrieved 2021-09-01 .^ "San Diego Legion at Seattle Seawolves" . IMDb ^ "Seattle Seawolves" . Americas Rugby News . Retrieved 6 December 2021 .^ "Seawolves win first game as pro rugby makes Seattle debut" . The Seattle Times . April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018.^ "Anton Moolman new Head Coach of Seattle Seawolves" . Americas Rugby News . September 9, 2018. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018.^ Anonymous, "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS," www.majorleague.rugby, March 12, 2020 Retrieved March 14, 2020 ^ "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign" . Yahoo! Sports . AFP. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020 .
Coach(es) Players
Team captains: Riekert HattinghPhil Mack
Current squad Stadium Seasons Final appearances Championships
Conferences
Eastern Conference Western Conference
Other teams
By year
Tony Healy (2018) did not take up post due to visa difficulties
Anton Moolman (2019) did not take up post due to visa difficulties [10]
Richie Walker (2019)
Kees Lensing (2020–April 2021)
Pate Tuilevuka (May 2021–)
