Seattle Seawolves

Seattle Seawolves
Founded 2017
Location Seattle, Washington
Coach(es) Phil Mack
League(s) Major League Rugby
2018 Champions
2nd placed (regular season)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
seattleseawolves.com

The Seattle Seawolves is an American professional rugby union team based in Seattle, Washington. The team was founded in 2017 and competes in Major League Rugby,[1] the top-level rugby competition in the United States that launched its first season in 2018.

History

The team was founded in 2017 by an investor group headed by Adrian Balfour and Shane Skinner.[1]

Curry Hitchborn, formerly the rugby coach for the collegiate UBC Thunderbirds in Vancouver, was appointed as the team's Development Director ahead of the 2018 season.[2]

Home field

The Seattle Seawolves play at Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila.[3] The team offered 1,800 season tickets for their inaugural season, which sold out prior to the first match.[4]

Current squad

Player signings for the 2018 season:[5][6]

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
Ray Barkwill Hooker Canada Canada
Mike Shepherd Hooker United States United States
Daniel Trierweiler Hooker United States United States
Kellen Gordon Prop United States United States
John Hayden Prop United States United States
Louie Henson Prop United States United States
Olive Kilifi Prop United States United States
Tim Metcher Prop Australia Australia
LaRome White Prop United States United States
Taylor Krumrei Lock United States United States
Jérémy Lenaerts Lock Belgium Belgium
Cam Polson Lock Canada Canada
Andre Coquillard Flanker South Korea Korea
Nakai Penny Flanker Canada Canada
Aladdin Schirmer Flanker United States United States
Vili Tolutaʻu Flanker United States United States
Cole van Harn Flanker United States United States
Eric Duechle Number 8 United States United States
Riekert Hattingh Number 8 South Africa South Africa
Player Position Union
Phil Mack Scrum-half Canada Canada
Will Holder Fly-half United States United States
Peter Smith Fly-half Australia Australia
George Barton Centre Canada Canada
Mozac Samson Centre Canada Canada
Shalom Suniula Centre United States United States
Mike Garrity Centre United States United States
William Rasileka Centre Fiji Fiji
Sequoyah Burke-Combs Wing United States United States
Dion Crowder Wing United States United States
Jeremy Misailegalu Wing United States United States
Brock Staller Wing Canada Canada
Peter Tiberio Wing United States United States
Mike Palefau Fullback United States United States
Mathew Turner Fullback England England
  • Senior 15's internationally capped players in bold
  • MLR teams are allowed to field up to five overseas players per match

2018 season

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
4/22San Diego LegionStarfire Stadium, Seattle, WAW39–23
4/28Glendale RaptorsStarfire Stadium, Seattle, WAL19–15
5/12NOLA GoldEagle Athletic Facility, New Orleans, LAW31–29
5/20Utah WarriorsStarfire Stadium, Seattle, WAW41–30
5/27NOLA GoldStarfire Stadium, Seattle, WAW55–26
6/2Houston SaberCatsDyer Stadium, Houston, TXW20–7
6/8Austin EliteRound Rock MPC, Austin, TXW20–19
6/16Glendale RaptorsInfinity Park, Glendale, COL33–11
6/30San Diego Legion°Infinity Park, Glendale, COW38–24
7/7Glendale Raptors°°Torero Stadium, San Diego, CAW23–19

° = Playoff Semifinals °° = Playoff Finals

2019 Season

Fall (Exhibition)

DateOpponentLocationResultScore
12/22Vancouver Island Rugby ClubWesthills Stadium, Victoria, B.C.

Records

Honors

Season standings

Major League Rugby

Year Pos Pld W D L F A +/− BP Pts   Play-offs
2018 2nd 8602232188+44529 Won championship final 23–19 over Glendale Raptors

Head coaches

Captains

  • Riekert Hattingh (2018) 

References

  1. 1 2 "Seattle has a brand new sports team". KIRO 7 News. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Johnston, Patrick (September 20, 2017). "UBC rugby coach joining Seattle pro team — and Vancouver expansion could follow". The Province. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "About the Seattle Seawolves". Seattle Seawolves. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Saul, John (April 13, 2018). "Seattle's hottest new startup is no tech company: Get to know the Seawolves and professional rugby". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Players". Seattle Seawolves. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Seattle Seawolves Sign Olympian Garrett Bender". DJ Coil Rugby. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Seawolves win first game as pro rugby makes Seattle debut". The Seattle Times. April 22, 2018. Archived from the original on March 2, 2018.
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