2025 Western Conference SF1: Utah Warriors v Seattle Seawolves

23 v 21

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The Utah Warriors host the first of two Western Conference Semifinals as the 4th seeded Seattle Seawolves come to town!

The top team in the regular season, the Warriors finished with an 11-5 record and 58pts to take the 1st seed in the West. They snap the longest active playoff drought in MLR and are in the post-season for the first time since 2021, hosting for the first time ever. They will be looking for their first playoff victory on their 3rd attempt. The Seattle Seawolves squeaked into their sixth MLR Postseason as the 4th seed with a bonus point win in their last game of the season, beating their rivals the San Diego Legion by a single point. With 6 playoff appearances and 4 finals under their belt, the Seattle Seawolves are not to be underestimated, even as the 4th seed.

These teams have met 14 times across the years, but never in the postseason. The Seattle Seawolves hold a 9-4 series lead with 1 tie, and took the most recent meeting by a score of 24-28 back in Round 13.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season
June 14, 2025	10:00 pm	Major League Rugby	MLR 2025

Results

Team	Tries	Conversions	Penalty Kick	TB	LB	Points
Warriors	2	2	3	0	0	23
Seawolves	3	3	0	0	1	21

Warriors

#	Player	Position	T	C	P	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Aki Seiuli 17	Prop	0	0	0	5	14	0	0
2	Liam Coltman 16	Hooker	0	0	0	14	16	0	0
3	Tonga Kofe 18	Prop	0	0	0	2	10	0	0
4	Frank Lochore	Lock	0	0	0	15	22	0	0
5	Matt Jensen	Lock	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
6	Bailey Wilson 19	Flanker	0	0	0	4	20	0	0
7	Lance Williams 20	Flanker	0	0	0	16	10	0	0
8	Dylan Nel	Number 8	0	0	0	2	13	0	0
9	Zion Going 21	Scrum-half	0	0	0	5	9	0	0
10	Joel Hodgson	Fly-half	0	2	1	21	3	3/3	7
11	Joe Mano	Wing	0	0	0	17	4	0	0
12	Spencer Jones	Center	0	0	0	9	7	0	0
13	Kyle Brown 23	Center	0	0	0	30	7	0	0
14	Nic Benn	Center	0	0	0	14	8	0	0
15	Jordan Trainor	Fullback	2	0	0	66	1	0	10
16	Tuvere Vugakoto 2	Hooker	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
17	Emerson Prior 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Angus MacLellan 3	Prop	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	Reid Davis 6	Flanker	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
20	Kalisi Moli 7	Number 8	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
21	Logan Crowley 9	Scrum-half	0	0	0	1	2	0	0
22	Paul Lasike	Center	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	D’Angelo Leuila 13	Center	0	0	2	8	3	2/2	6
	Total		2	2	3	234	170	5/5	23

Seawolves

#	Player	Position	T	C	MG	Tackles	KS/KA	Pts
1	Cameron Orr 17	Prop	0	0	16	9	0	0
2	Dewald Kotze 16	Hooker	0	0	1	8	0	0
3	Juan Pablo Zeiss 18	Prop	0	0	3	10	0	0
4	Malembe Mpofu	Lock	0	0	11	11	0	0
5	OJ Noa	Lock	0	0	28	7	0	0
6	Charles Elton 21	Flanker	0	0	31	11	0	0
7	Devin Short 20	Flanker	0	0	18	3	0	0
8	Riekert Hattingh	Number 8	0	0	44	4	0	0
9	JP Smith 22	Scrum-half	0	0	14	4	0	0
10	Rodney Iona	Fly-half	0	2	39	4	2/2	4
11	Lauina Futi	Wing	2	0	86	0	0	10
12	Eddie Fouché	Center	0	0	55	8	0	0
13	Divan Rossouw	Center	0	0	18	5	0	0
14	Jade Stighling 23	Wing	0	0	98	2	0	0
15	Duncan Matthews	Fullback	0	0	67	1	0	0
16	Jesse Mackail 2	Hooker	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Chance Wenglewski 1	Prop	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Mason Pedersen 3	Prop	0	0	11	0	0	0
19	Siaosi Mahoni	Lock	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Huw Taylor 7	Flanker	0	0	1	5	0	0
21	Pago Haini 6	Number 8	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	Nick Boyer 9	Scrum-half	0	0	8	0	0	0
23	Malacchi Esdale 14	Wing	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Private: Penalty Try	-	1	1	0	0	0	7
	Total		3	3	549	92	2/2	21