Utah Warriors

For other uses, see Utah Warriors (disambiguation).

Utah Warriors

Union	USA Rugby
Founded	2017;8 years ago (2017)
Ground(s)	Zions Bank Stadium Herriman, Utah (Capacity: 5,000)
CEO	Kimball Kjar
Coach(es)	Greg Cooper
Captain(s)	Bailey Wilson
Most caps	Angus MacLellan (92)
Top scorer	Joel Hodgson (233)
Most tries	Joe Mano (25)
League(s)	Major League Rugby
2024	5th (Western Conference)
Team kit
Official website
warriorsrugby.com

The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-refounded in 2017 by Rugby Utah Ventures.

Home field

The Utah Warriors play at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah, which has a seating capacity of 5,000. ^[1] The adjacent training facility includes two full-sized indoor turf fields. The Warriors share the venue with Real Monarchs, an MLS Next Pro team affiliated with Real Salt Lake. ^[2]

Broadcasts

2019 home games were shown on KMYU a CBS affiliate station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Jarom Jordan and Jonny Linehan were the on air talent.

Sponsorship

Season	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
2018-2019	XBlades	Nui Social
2020–2021	Paladin Sports	None
2022		Intermountain Healthcare
2023		None

Players and personnel

Current squad

For player movements before and during the 2025 season, see List of 2023–24 Major League Rugby transfers § Utah Warriors.

The Utah Warriors squad for the 2025 Major League Rugby season is: ^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Phil Bradford Hooker Australia Liam Coltman Hooker New Zealand Tuvere Vugakoto Hooker Fiji Tyler Wong Hooker Canada Fred Apulu* Prop Samoa Tonga Kofe Prop United States Angus MacLellan Prop United States Tesimale Niupulusu Prop United States Emerson Prior Prop Canada Remsy Lemisio Prop Australia Aki Seiuli Prop Samoa Matt Jensen Lock United States Frank Lochore Lock New Zealand Gavin Thornbury (c) Lock Ireland Saia Uhila Lock United States Mason Barker Back row United States Reid Davis Back row Canada Sione Latu Back row United States Papa Matalau Back row United States Tamarau McGahan Back row New Zealand Kalisi Moli Back row United States Dylan Nel Back row South Africa Jeremiah Noaese Back row United States Bailey Wilson Back row United States

Player Position Union Logan Crowley Scrum-half New Zealand Zion Going* Scrum-half New Zealand Sam Reimer Scrum-half Canada Joel Hodgson Fly-half England D'Angelo Leuila Fly-half Samoa Kyle Brown Centre New Zealand Gabe Casey Centre Canada Spencer Jones Centre Canada Paul Lasike Centre United States Cole Semu Centre United States Tomasi Tonga Centre United States Nic Benn Wing Canada Joe Mano Wing United States Tielu Sagala Wing United States Sione Mahe Fullback United States Jordan Trainor Fullback New Zealand

• 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

• Alf Daniels (2018–2019)  ^[4]
• Chris Latham (2020)
• Shawn Pittman (2021–2022) ^[5]
• Greg Cooper (2022-Present)

Captains

• Paul Lasike (2018)
• Tim O'Malley (2019)
• Dwayne Polataivao (2020)
• Bailey Wilson (2021–present) ^[6]

Honorary members

• Josh Pray (2019–present)

Records

Season standings

Season	Conference	Regular season										Postseason
Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	+/−	BP	Pts	Pld	W	L	F	A	+/−	Result
2018	-	4th	8	3	0	5	269	274	–5	10	22	1	0	1	21	34	-13	Lost Semifinal (Glendale Raptors) 21–34
2019	-	8th	16	2	2	12	381	517	−136	9	21	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
2020 [a]	Western	2nd	5	2	1	2	125	134	-9	2	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	Cancelled
2021	Western	2nd	16	10	0	6	506	464	+42	17	57	1	0	1	13	17	-4	Lost West Conference Final (LA Giltinis) 13-17
2022	Western	6th	16	5	0	11	424	395	+29	6	33	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
2023	Western	4th	16	10	0	6	445	421	+24	10	50	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
2024	Western	5th	16	5	0	11	424	471	-47	15	35	-	-	-	-	-	-	Did not qualify
Totals			93	37	3	53	2,550	2,676	-102	69	230	2	0	2	34	51	-17	2 postseason appearances

Notes

1. 2020 regular season shortened and playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honors

• Major League Rugby
  • Playoff appearances: 2018, 2021

2018 season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Venue	Location	Result
March 30	Glendale Raptors°	Home	Rio Tinto Stadium	Sandy, Utah	Lost, 42–15
April 6	Ontario Arrows°	Home	Rio Tinto Stadium	Sandy, Utah	Lost, 24–20
April 20	Prairie Wolf Pack°	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 80–12
April 29	San Diego Legion	Away	Torero Stadium	San Diego, California	Lost, 24–31
May 5	Glendale Raptors	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Lost, 29–36
May 11	Austin Elite	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 41–22
May 20	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Starfire Stadium	Seattle, Washington	Lost, 30–41
May 26	Houston SaberCats	Away	Dyer Stadium	Houston, Texas	Won, 36–30
June 1	Austin Elite	Away	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex	Austin, Texas	Lost, 33–41
June 16	New Orleans Gold	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Lost, 43–46
June 23	Houston SaberCats	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 31–27
June 30	Glendale Raptors°°	Away	Infinity Park	Glendale, Colorado	Lost, 21–34

° = Preseason game
°° = Playoff semifinal
     Matches won are colored green

2019 season

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Venue	Result
October 13, 2018	Glendale Raptors	Away	Infinity Park	Postponed
October 20, 2018	Glendale Raptors	Home		Postponed
January 12, 2019	Life West	Home	RSL Academy Indoor Field	Won, 25–10
February 9, 2019	New England Free Jacks	Home	Zions Bank Training Center	Won, 70–15

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Venue	Result
February 1	Austin Elite	Away	Dell Diamond	Win, 17–9
February 17	San Diego Legion	Away	Torero Stadium	Lost, 10–21
February 23	Glendale Raptors	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Draw, 26–26
March 2	New Orleans Gold	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 19–21
March 9	Rugby United New York	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 21–47
March 23	Houston SaberCats	Away	Constellation Field	Lost, 27–29
March 30	Toronto Arrows	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 31–64
April 5	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 36–48
April 13	New Orleans Gold	Away	Gold Stadium	Lost, 19–28
April 20	Rugby United New York	Away	MCU Park	Lost, 22–24
April 27	Austin Elite	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Won, 35–19
May 4	Glendale Raptors	Away	Infinity Park	Lost, 22–64
May 12	Toronto Arrows	Away	York Stadium	Lost, 21–28
May 18	San Diego Legion	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 21–31
May 26	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Starfire Sports	Draw, 27–27
June 1	Houston SaberCats	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 27–31

2020 season

On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[7] It was cancelled the following week. ^[8]

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
February 9	Rugby ATL	Away	Lost, 19–28
February 15	New England Free Jacks	Home	Won, 39–33
February 22	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Draw, 20–20
February 29	Colorado Raptors	Away	Lost, 14–22
March 7	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Won, 33–31
March 13	New Orleans Gold	Home	Cancelled
March 27	San Diego Legion	Home	Cancelled
April 4	Toronto Arrows	Away	Cancelled
April 11	Houston SaberCats	Away	Cancelled
April 18	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Cancelled
April 25	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Cancelled
May 3	Old Glory DC	Away	Cancelled
May 8	Colorado Raptors	Home	Cancelled
May 16	Rugby United New York	Home	Cancelled
May 25	San Diego Legion	Away	Cancelled
May 30	Houston SaberCats	Home	Cancelled

2021 season

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
March 20	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Won, 30–28
March 27	Toronto Arrows	Home	Won, 39–24
April 3	New England Free Jacks	Away	Lost, 21–22
April 10	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Lost, 15–20
April 17	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost 29-31
April 24	Houston SaberCats	Home	Won, 50-43
May 8	Old Glory DC	Home	Won, 34-33
May 15	LA Giltinis	Away	Lost, 27-38
May 22	New Orleans Gold	Away	Lost, 29-24
May 29	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Won, 45-24
June 6	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Won, 29-28
June 12	San Diego Legion	Home	Won, 45-41
June 19	Rugby United New York	Away	Won, 29-28
June 26	Houston SaberCats	Away	Won, 24-5
July 10	Rugby ATL	Home	Lost, 31-41
July 17	LA Giltinis	Home	Won, 34-29

Post season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
July 25	LA Giltinis	Away	Lost, 13-17

2022 season

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
February 6	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost, 31-29
February 10	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Lost, 17-20
February 19	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Lost, 10-24
March 5	Dallas Jackals	Home	Won, 69-22
March 13	LA Giltinis	Away	Won, 28-19
March 19	Toronto Arrows	Home	Lost, 24-27
March 26	Houston SaberCats	Home	Lost, 12-28
April 1	San Diego Legion	Home	Lost, 25-40
April 15	Old Glory DC	Away	Lost, 21-22
April 23	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Lost, 14-20
April 30	New England Free Jacks	Away	Lost, 17-33
May 7	Rugby ATL	Home	Won, 44-26
May 14	Houston SaberCats	Away	Lost, 27-31
May 21	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Won, 22-8
May 28	LA Giltinis	Home	Lost, 32-39
June 4	Dallas Jackals	Away	Won, 33-5

2023 season

Regular season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
February 19	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost, 17-33
February 25	Dallas Jackals	Home	Won, 33-25
March 5	Chicago Hounds	Away	Won, 14-10
March 18	NOLA Gold	Away	Lost, 37-14

See also

• Utah Warriors (Rugby Super League) – defunct rugby union team of the same name that played nationally in the United States in 2011.

References

1. "Utah Warriors Announce Home Venue for the Major League Rugby Season". Utah Warriors. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
2. "Zions Bank Real Academy new home for Real Salt Lake development pyramid". Real Monarchs. May 24, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
3. "Utah Warriors". Americas Rugby News. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
4. "Utah Warriors Names Alf Daniels Head Coach". djcoilrugby. 2017-10-18. Archived from the original on 2017-11-19. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
5. "Utah Warriors announce resignation of head coach Chris Latham". OurSports Central. January 14, 2021.
6. "Warriors Hand Captaincy to Former USA U20 Captain & Vice-Captaincy to Veteran Eagle". Utah Warriors Rugby. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
7. "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS". www.majorleague.rugby. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
8. "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign". Yahoo! Sports. AFP. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

External links

• Official website