Seattle Seawolves Last updated December 28, 2025 History The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group led 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 Seawolves hired Kees Lensing as their head coach for the 2020 season and started with a 1–4 record. The season was cancelled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and did not resume. [ 4]
Stadium A Seawolves game at Starfire Sports in 2022 The Seattle Seawolves play at the main stadium at Starfire Sports , which has a seating capacity of 4,000, in the suburb of Tukwila . [ 5] The team offered 1,800 season tickets for their inaugural season, which sold out prior to the first match. [ 6] 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. [ 7]
Players and personnel Current squad The Seattle Seawolves squad for the 2026 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.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold . * denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds. ** denotes non-American players playing as domestic players (maximum of four per matchday-23). 2018 season 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 . [ 13] It was cancelled the following week [ 14]
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
2022 season Regular season 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
2023 season Regular season 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
2024 season Exhibition Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 16 Pacific Pride Home Won, 79-7 February 21 Canada Selects Home Won, 54-7
Regular season 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
References ↑ "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 . ↑ Monahan, Terry (June 16, 2019). " . The Seattle Times . Retrieved June 17, 2019 . 1 2 Hanson, Scott (March 18, 2021). "Seawolves begin defense of 2019 title with five straight road matches" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 14, 2025 . ↑ Baker, Geoff (March 5, 2018). "Inside Sports Business: Can a rugby team prosper in our market? The Seawolves will try" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 14, 2025 . 1 2 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 . ↑ Morgan, Rick (November 6, 2024). "New Memorial Stadium draws interest from potential sports tenant" . Puget Sound Business Journal . Retrieved November 6, 2024 . ↑ "2024 Broadcast Schedule" (Press release). Seattle Seawolves. February 29, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2025 . ↑ "Seattle Seawolves" . North American Rugby Database . Retrieved December 27, 2025 . ↑ "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. ↑ Ackermann, Dylan (August 2, 2024). "Seawolves head to Major League Rugby title game looking for third title" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved January 14, 2025 . ↑ "Anonymous, "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS," www.majorleague.rugby, March 12, 2020 Retrieved March 14, 2020" . Archived from the original on May 27, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020 . ↑ "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign" . Yahoo! Sports . AFP. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . External links
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