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The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area. They play in Major League Rugby, a top league for rugby in the United States. The team started in 2017 and became one of the best teams in the league.
The Seawolves have won two MLR championships, doing this in two years in a row. They got to the league final again later but had strong competition. Fans love watching their home games at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, a fun place just south of Seattle that can hold many fans.
History
The Seattle Seawolves started in 2017. They won the Major League Rugby championship in 2018 and again in 2019. In 2019, they beat San Diego Legion in the final game.
For the 2020 season, they hired a new coach named Kees Lensing. But the season stopped in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stadium
The Seattle Seawolves play at Starfire Sports in Tukwila. The stadium holds 4,000 fans. In their first season, all 1,800 season tickets sold out before the first game. In 2024, the team's president, Tom Barden, talked about moving to the redeveloped Memorial Stadium on the Seattle Center campus. Plans are to rebuild this stadium for 6,500 to 8,000 fans.
Broadcasting
The Seattle Seawolves' local games were shown on Root Sports Northwest from 2019 to 2021. Dan Power and Kevin Swiryn were the hosts for the first season. In 2024, games were on Fox, FS1, FS2, Root Sports, and Fox 13+.
Kit history
      Home 2018–19 |    Away 2018 |    Away 2022–23 |  Home 2023–23 |
Kit sponsorship
| Season | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Other Shirt sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | XBlades | None | None |
| 2020 | Paladin Sports | Krusteaz | None |
| 2021–2022 | WaFd Bank | None | |
| 2023 | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Tukwila City of Tukwila | ||
| 2024 | Kappa | ||
| 2025 | Macron |
Players and personnel
Current squad
For player changes before and during the 2026 season, see List of 2025–26 Major League Rugby transfers § Seattle Seawolves.
The Seattle Seawolves team for the 2026 Major League Rugby season has many players.
Head coaches
Some of the head coaches for the Seattle Seawolves have included:
- Tony Healy from Canada (2018) who could not start because of visa problems
- Phil Mack from Canada (2018)
- Anton Moolman from South Africa (2019) who also could not start because of visa problems
- Richie Walker from New Zealand (2019)
- Kees Lensing from Namibia (2020 to April 2021)
- Pate Tuilevuka from the United States (May to June 2021)
- Allen Clarke from Ireland (May 2021 onward)
Captains
One of the captains of the Seattle Seawolves is:
- Riekert Hattingh from the United States (2018 to present)
Records
Season standings
Main article: List of Seattle Seawolves seasons
The Seattle Seawolves have had some great seasons. They won the championship in 2018 and 2019. They tried their best in 2022 and 2024, even though they didn’t win then.
| Season | Conference | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | |
| 2025 | Western | 4th | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 460 | 422 | +38 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 23 | -2 | Lost West Conference Semifinal (Utah Warriors) | |
| Totals | 109 | 62 | 2 | 45 | 3,113 | 2,528 | +585 | 76 | 332 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 380 | 291 | +89 | 6 postseason appearances | |||
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