Seattle Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves are an American professional rugby union team based in the Seattle metropolitan area that competes in Major League Rugby. The team was founded in 2017. The Seawolves won two MLR championships in 2018 [Major League Rugby final|2018] and 2019 [Major League Rugby final|2019], and lost in the 2022 Major [League Rugby final|2022 final] and 2024 final. They play home matches at the 4,000-seat main stadium at Starfire Sports in Tukwila, a suburb south of Seattle.
History
The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group led 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.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.
Stadium
The Seattle Seawolves play at the main stadium at Starfire Sports, which has a seating capacity of 4,000, in the suburb of Tukwila. The team offered 1,800 season tickets for their inaugural season, which sold out prior to the first match. 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.Broadcasting
The local broadcasts for the Seawolves were carried by Root Sports Northwest, a regional AT&T SportsNet affiliate, from 2019 to 2021. Dan Power and Kevin Swiryn were the on-air talent for the first season. As of the 2024 season, national broadcasts were shown on Fox, FS1, and FS2; regional broadcasts were available on Root Sports and Fox 13+.Players and personnel
Current squad
The Seattle Seawolves squad for the 2026 Major League Rugby season is:- Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
- * denotes players qualified to play for the on dual nationality or residency grounds.
- ** denotes non-American players playing as domestic players.
Head coaches
- Tony Healy did not take up post due to visa difficulties
- Phil Mack
- Anton Moolman did not take up post due to visa difficulties
- Richie Walker
- Kees Lensing
- Pate Tuilevuka
- Allen Clarke
Captains
Records
Honors
- Major League Rugby
- *Champions: 2018, 2019
- *Playoff appearances: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
- *Western Conference Championship : 2022, 2024
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 week2022 season
Post season
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| West Eliminator | June 12 | San Diego Legion | Home | Won, 43–19 |
| West Conference Finals | June 18 | Houston SaberCats | Away | Won, 46–27 |
| MLR Championship | June 25 | Rugby United NY | Away | Lost, 15–30 |
2023 season
Post-Season
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| West Conference Playoff | June 24 | Houston SaberCats | Home | Won, 37-26 |
| West Conference Final | July 2 | San Diego Legion | Away | Lost, 19–40 |
2024 season
Post-Season
| Round | Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result |
| West Conference Semi-Final | July 21 | San Diego Legion | Home | Won, 30-28 |
| West Conference Final | July 28 | Dallas Jackals | Home | Won, 28-25 |
| MLR Championship | August 4 | New England Free Jacks | Away | Lost, 11–20 |