Seattle Seawolves


The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in Seattle, Washington. The team was founded in 2017 and competes in Major League Rugby, the top-level rugby competition in the United States that played its first season in 2018.

History

The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group headed by Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner. The Seawolves won the inaugural MLR Grand Final in 2018, 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.

Home field

The Seattle Seawolves play at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila. The team offered 1,800 season tickets for their inaugural season, which sold out prior to the first match.

Broadcasts

Home games for 2019 were shown on Root Sports Northwest, an AT&T SportsNet affiliate. Dan Power and Kevin Swiryn were the on-air talent.

Sponsorship

Players and personnel

Current squad

The following players have been reported for the 2020 season:

Season standings

Honors

Regular Season

Postseason

2019 season

Exhibition

Regular season

Postseason

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. It was cancelled the following week

Regular season