Seattle Seawolves

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Seattle Seawolves
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Founded 2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Location Tukwila, Washington
Ground(s) Starfire Sports (Capacity: 3,800)
Coach(es) Allen Clarke
Captain(s) Riekert Hattingh
Top scorer Brock Staller (313)
Most tries Riekert Hattingh (14)
League(s) Major League Rugby
2019 Champions
2nd place (regular season)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
seattleseawolves.com
File:Starfire Sports Complex - stadium field 01 cropped.jpg
Seawolves' home, Starfire Sports Complex

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] the top-level rugby union competition in the United States that played its first season in 2018.

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History

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]

Home field

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]

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]

Sponsorship

Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2018–2019 XBlades
2020–present Paladin Sports Krusteaz

Players and personnel

Current squad

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For player movements before and during the 2021 season, see List of 2020–21 Major League Rugby transfers § Seattle Seawolves.

The Seattle Seawolves squad for the 2021 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.

Player Position Union
Louie Henson Hooker United States United States
Obert Nortjé Hooker Namibia Namibia
James Malcolm Hooker Scotland Scotland
Mike Shepherd Hooker United States United States
Halleluiah Tiauli Hooker United States United States
Matt Duncan Prop United States United States
Kellen Gordon Prop United States United States
Henry Hall Prop United States United States
Jake Ilnicki Prop Canada Canada
Tim Metcher Prop Australia Australia
Huluholo Moungaloa Prop United States United States
Gavin Prentice Prop United States United States
Djustice Sears-Duru Prop Canada Canada
Freddy Tafuna Prop United States United States
Victor Comptat Lock United States United States
Rhyno Herbst Lock South Africa South Africa
Taylor Krumrei Lock United States United States
Ben Landry Lock United States United States
Samu Manoa Lock United States United States
Conor McGill Lock United States United States
FP Pelser Lock South Africa South Africa
Naulia Dawai Flanker Fiji Fiji
Eric Duechle Flanker United States United States
Andrew Durutalo Flanker United States United States
Jacob Flores Flanker Guam Guam
Tommy Hunkin-Clark Flanker United States United States
Nakai Penny Flanker Canada Canada
Brad Tucker Flanker New Zealand New Zealand
Riekert Hattingh (c) Number 8 United States United States
Travis Larsen Number 8 Canada Canada
Les Soloai Number 8 United States United States
Player Position Union
Ronald Dwyer* Scrum-half Samoa Samoa
Devereaux Ferris Scrum-half United States United States
JP Smith Scrum-half South Africa South Africa
AJ Alatimu Fly-half Samoa Samoa
Ben Cima Fly-half United States United States
Scott Dean Fly-half United States United States
Aaron Matthews Fly-half United States United States
JP Aguirre* Centre Argentina Argentina
George Barton Centre Canada Canada
Joey Iosefa Centre American Samoa American Samoa
Kieran Joyce Centre Ireland Ireland
Ross Neal Centre England England
Shalom Suniula Centre United States United States
Seta Tuilevuka Centre United States United States
David Busby Wing Ireland Ireland
Lauina Futi Wing American Samoa American Samoa
Moses Lalasava Wing Fiji Fiji
Karsten Leitner Wing Canada Canada
Sitiveni Tamaivena* Wing Fiji Fiji
Suliasi Tamaivena* Wing Fiji Fiji
Akihito Yamada Wing Japan Japan
Nick Taylor Fullback Canada Canada
Mathew Turner Fullback England England
  • Senior 15s and senior 7s 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

  • Canada Tony Healy (2018) did not take up post due to visa difficulties
  • Canada Phil Mack (2018) [9]
  • South Africa Anton Moolman (2019) did not take up post due to visa difficulties [10]
  • New Zealand Richie Walker (2019)
  • Namibia Kees Lensing (2020–April 2021)
  • United States Pate Tuilevuka (May 2021–)

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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

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] It was cancelled the following week[12]

Regular season

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
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 Austiin Gilgronis Home Cancelled

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

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  11. ↑ Anonymous, "MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS," www.majorleague.rugby, March 12, 2020 Retrieved March 14, 2020
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