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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 |
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June 14, 2025 | 10:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2025 |
Warriors
# | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
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1 | Aki Seiuli 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Liam Coltman 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Tonga Kofe 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Frank Lochore | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Matt Jensen | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Bailey Wilson 19 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Lance Williams 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Dylan Nel | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Zion Going 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Joel Hodgson | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3/3 | 7 |
11 | Joe Mano | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Spencer Jones | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Kyle Brown 23 | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Nic Benn | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Jordan Trainor | Fullback | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
16 | Tuvere Vugakoto 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Emerson Prior 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Angus MacLellan 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Reid Davis 6 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Kalisi Moli 7 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Logan Crowley 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Paul Lasike | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | D’Angelo Leuila 13 | Center | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2/2 | 6 |
 | Total |  | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 170 | 5/5 | 23 |
Seawolves
# | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
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1 | Cameron Orr 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Dewald Kotze 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Juan Pablo Zeiss 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Malembe Mpofu | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
5 | OJ Noa | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Charles Elton 21 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
7 | Devin Short 20 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
8 | Riekert Hattingh | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
9 | JP Smith 22 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Rodney Iona | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 2/2 | 4 |
11 | Lauina Futi | Wing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
12 | Eddie Fouché | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Divan Rossouw | Center | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
14 | Jade Stighling 23 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
15 | Duncan Matthews | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | Jesse Mackail 2 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | Chance Wenglewski 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Mason Pedersen 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | Siaosi Mahoni | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | Huw Taylor 7 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
21 | Pago Haini 6 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | Nick Boyer 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
23 | Malacchi Esdale 14 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Private: Penalty Try | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
 | Total |  | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 549 | 92 | 2/2 | 21 |
Venue
Zions Bank Stadium |
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Zions Bank Stadium, South Academy Parkway, Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah, 84096, United States |