Founded | 2017 | ||
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Location | Tukwila, Washington | ||
Ground(s) | Starfire Sports (Capacity: 4,500) | ||
Coach(es) | Allen Clarke | ||
Captain(s) | Riekert Hattingh | ||
Most caps | JP Smith (92) | ||
Top scorer | AJ Alatimu (321) | ||
Most tries | Riekert Hattingh (39) | ||
League(s) | Major League Rugby | ||
2023 | Conference finalist 2nd (Western Conference) | ||
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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 (MLR), the top-level rugby union competition in the United States that began play in 2018. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 and 2019, and lost in the 2022 final. They play at Starfire Sports, a 4,500-seat stadium in Tukwila that primarily serves soccer teams.
The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group headed by Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner.[1] The Seawolves won the inaugural MLR Grand Final in 2018,[2] and defended the title in the 2019 Major League Rugby Championship. In the final on June 16, 2019, the Seattle Seawolves defeated San Diego Legion 26–23 at Torero Stadium on the campus of the University of San Diego.[3]
The Seattle Seawolves play at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.[4] The team offered 1,800 season tickets for their inaugural season, which sold out prior to the first match.[5] In 2024, Seawolves team president Tom Barden stated that the team was "in discussions" to move to the redeveloped Memorial Stadium on the Seattle Center campus. The stadium is planned to be rebuilt with a capacity of 6,500 to 8,000 seats.[6]
Home games for 2019 were shown on Root Sports Northwest, an AT&T SportsNet affiliate.[7] Dan Power and Kevin Swiryn were the on-air talent.[8]
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Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Other Shirt sponsor(s) |
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2018–2019 | XBlades | None | None |
2020 | Paladin Sports | Krusteaz | None |
2021–2022 | WaFd Bank | None | |
2023 | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Tukwila (ExperienceTukwila.com) |
The Seattle Seawolves squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:[9]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Season | Conference | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
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Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | +/− | BP | Pts | Pld | W | L | F | A | +/− | Result | |||
2018 | — | 2nd | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 188 | +44 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 43 | +18 | Won Semifinal (San Diego Legion) 38–24 Won Major League Rugby final (Glendale Raptors) 23-19 | |
2019 | — | 2nd | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 498 | 407 | +91 | 12 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 40 | +16 | Won Semifinal (Toronto Arrows) 30–17 Won Major League Rugby final (San Diego Legion) 26-23 | |
2020[a] | Western | 4th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 162 | -24 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Cancelled | |
2021 | Western | 5th | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 343 | 461 | -118 | 10 | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Did not qualify | |
2022 | Western | 4th | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 435 | 354 | +73 | 6 | 46 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 104 | 76 | +28 | Won West Conference Eliminator (San Diego Legion) 43–19 Won West Conference Final (Houston SaberCats) 46–27 Lost Major League Rugby final (Rugby New York) 15-30 | |
2023 | Western | 2nd | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 509 | 348 | +161 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 36 | +33 | Won West Conference Eliminator (Houston SaberCats) 37–26 Lost West Conference Final (San Diego Legion) 32-10 | |
2024 | Western | 2nd | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 498 | 373 | +125 | 13 | 57 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 73 | -4 | Won West Conference Eliminator (San Diego Legion) 30–28 Won West Conference Final (Dallas Jackals) 28-25 Lost Major League Rugby final (New England Free Jacks) 11-20 | |
Totals | 93 | 54 | 1 | 38 | 2,653 | 2,106 | +547 | 61 | 283 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 359 | 268 | +91 | 5 postseason appearances |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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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 |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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June 30 | San Diego Legion | Home | Won, 38-24 |
June 16 | Glendale Raptors | Neutral | Won, 23–19 |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic.[12] It was cancelled the following week[13]
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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February 9 | San Diego Legion | Away | Lost, 24–33 |
February 16 | Old Glory DC | Away | Lost, 22–28 |
February 22 | Toronto Arrows | Home | Lost, 17–39 |
February 29 | New England Free Jacks | Home | Won, 44–29 |
March 7 | Utah Warriors | Home | Lost, 31–33 |
March 15 | Rugby United New York | Away | Cancelled |
March 21 | Houston SaberCats | Home | Cancelled |
March 29 | Colorado Raptors | Home | Cancelled |
April 4 | Austin Gilgronis | Away | Cancelled |
April 12 | San Diego Legion | Home | Cancelled |
April 25 | Utah Warriors | Away | Cancelled |
May 2 | Houston SabreCats | Away | Cancelled |
May 10 | Rugby ATL | Away | Cancelled |
May 17 | New Orleans Gold | Home | Cancelled |
May 24 | Colorado Raptors | Away | Cancelled |
May 31 | Austin Gilgronis | Home | Cancelled |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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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 |
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January 22 | Seattle Rugby Club | Home | Won, 76-8 |
January 28 | Hartford Harpooners | Home | Won, 50-0 |
Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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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 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
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West Eliminator | June 12 | San Diego Legion | Home | Won, 43–19 |
West Conference Finals | June 18 | Houston SaberCats | Away | Won, 46–27 |
MLR Championship | June 25 | Rugby United NY | Away | Lost, 15–30 |