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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 but a single point. With 6 playoff appearances and 4 finals under hteir 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

TeamTriesConversionsPenalty KickTBLBPoints
Warriors2230023
Seawolves3300121

Warriors

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Aki Seiuli 17Prop0000051400
2Liam Coltman 16Hooker00000141600
3Tonga Kofe 18Prop0000021000
4Frank LochoreLock00000152200
5Matt JensenLock0000001100
6Bailey Wilson 19Flanker0000042000
7Lance Williams 20Flanker00000161000
8Dylan NelNumber 80000021300
9Zion Going 21Scrum-half000005900
10Joel HodgsonFly-half021002133/37
11Joe ManoWing0000017400
12Spencer JonesCenter000009700
13Kyle Brown 23Center0000030700
14Nic BennCenter0000014800
15Jordan TrainorFullback20000661010
16Tuvere Vugakoto 2Hooker000001200
17Emerson Prior 1Prop000000000
18Angus MacLellan 3Prop000000100
19Reid Davis 6Flanker000004200
20Kalisi Moli 7Number 8000000500
21Logan Crowley 9Scrum-half000001200
22Paul LasikeCenter000000000
23D’Angelo Leuila 13Center00200832/26
 Total 223002341705/523

Seawolves

# Player Position T C P AC DG MG Tackles KS/KA Pts
1Cameron Orr 17Prop0000016900
2Dewald Kotze 16Hooker000001800
3Juan Pablo Zeiss 18Prop0000031000
4Malembe MpofuLock00000111100
5OJ NoaLock0000028700
6Charles Elton 21Flanker00000311100
7Devin Short 20Flanker0000018300
8Riekert HattinghNumber 80000044400
9JP Smith 22Scrum-half0000014400
10Rodney IonaFly-half020003942/24
11Lauina FutiWing20000860010
12Eddie FouchéCenter0000055800
13Divan RossouwCenter0000018500
14Jade Stighling 23Wing0000098200
15Duncan MatthewsFullback0000067100
16Jesse Mackail 2Hooker000000000
17Chance Wenglewski 1Prop000000000
18Mason Pedersen 3Prop0000011000
19Siaosi MahoniLock000000000
20Huw Taylor 7Flanker000001500
21Pago Haini 6Number 8000000000
22Nick Boyer 9Scrum-half000008000
23Malacchi Esdale 14Wing000000000
Private: Penalty Try-100100007
 Total 32010549922/221

Venue

Zions Bank Stadium
Zions Bank Stadium, South Academy Parkway, Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84096, United States