In a repeat of their clash in the final week of the regular season, the Seattle Seawolves host the California Legion at Starfire Stadium in the first semifinal of the 2026 Major League Rugby season, with a ticket to Chicago on the line to compete for the Shield next weekend!

The Seattle Seawolves comfirmed home advantage in the final week of the regular season thanks to a surprisingly comfortable 33-19 victory over the Legion, and enter this game with a 6-4 record and 31pts. The Legion, having dropping their final game last week, finished their first regular season in their new iteration in 3rd with a 5-5 record and 29pts. They defeated the Seawolves 38-31 in their first regular season matchup back in Round 4, but that wasn’t at Starfire, which holds a fortress-like reputation. The Seattle Seawolves have won 21 of their last 24 games there. Will they make it 22 from 25 and book a post in what would be their MLR-leading FIFTH Championship Game, or will the Legion avenge their loss last week?

Somewhat unusually for games this season, the scoring was opened by a penalty kick. The California Legion stole a Seawolves lineout on their own 22m line, and the Legion earned a penalty a few phases later with Miln making no mistake from the tee for a 0-3 lead. The visitors would hem the Seawolves in their own end for the next few minutes, and would build on this lead about 6 minutes later when USA Eagle Joey Mano broke free and just about found paydirt for his 45th career try, his 6th of the season. The Seattle Seawolves would respond quickly with 3pts of their own after winning a penalty soon after the restart, but the Legion would keep up the pressure and earn another penalty a few minutes later to restore their 10pt lead, up 3-13. That brought Coby Miln’s points total to 8 in this game, pushing his season total over the 100pt mark and becoming the first player in the league to pass 100 this season. However, once again the Seawolves responded immediately in much the same manner as their first penalty, and Davy Coetzer made no mistake. Yet again, the Legion kept up the pressure and tried to pin the Seawolves in their end. They were within a metre or two of the Seawolves line but knocked it forward. Playing advantage, the Seawolves ran from their own line to around their 22m line, before Andre Warner broke the Legion line and teared over the half-way line, fly hacking it through where it was retrieved by Rufus McLean for his first try of the season. Coetzer added the extras to tie things up, before the Legion challenged the play to no avail. Following this, the game returned to business as usual. Another penalty kick for the Legion gave them back a narrow 13-16 lead a minute later. A huge call came soon afterwards, when a referee initiated review determined that Seawolves player Rhyno Herbst attacked a ruck at speed from distance with a tucked arm, and was shown a 20 minute red card. Despite this, the Seawolves headed to the sheds tied with the Legion at 16-16 after Davy Coetzer sunk another penalty on the stroke of half time.

The California Legion came out for the second half on fire. Coby Miln recorded a wonderful 50:22 really early in the half to give California a great attacking platform, and a few phases later Legion and USA Captain Jason Damm fell over the try line for his 2nd of season and Legion’s second of the game. Miln added the extras to give the visitors a 16-23 lead. The same story carried over from the first half however, with the Seawolves responding quickly with another 3pts from Davy Coetzer, his 4th of the game so far. A break from prop Declan Leaney saw the Legion go over again, but Billy Meakes was held up and the Seawolves won a penalty from the subsequent goal line return. From this, Seattle produced their first real sustained attack of the game. After a handful of phases in the Legion 22, a half break from Davy Coetzer was supported by Divan Rossouw for his 4th of the season to give the hosts their first lead of the season, 26-23. With the momentum shifting, the Seawolves extended their lead shortly afterwards with yet another Coetzer penalty, but as was the story of the game, Coby Miln cancelled this out with 3pts of his own for the Legion shortly after. The visitors would make up for letting the lead slip. With a cheeky short kick off, the Legion retained posession from their own kick off and Ronan Murphy ran a great line after California marched into the 22, and scored his first of the season at a critical time, to give the guests back a 29-33 lead with under 20 to play. This put the momentum squarely back in the hands of the California Legion. After repelling a Seawolves attack off the restart, Coby Miln sinks his second 50:22 of the game to pin the Seawolves right back in their own end, and Alex Lopeti scores off the back of the mall from the subsequent lineout. The Legion lead was now 29-40 with 12 to play, but the Seawolves were given a break. Despite knocking the ball on and the Legion gaining possession, they fluffed the clearance kick and Seawolves got the ball back. Eventually, a crossfield kick from Coetzer saw Rufus McLean bag his 2nd of the game, but Coetzer was unable to add the extras so the score stood at 34-40 with 8 minutes to play. A minute or so later, a break from Ale Lopeti resulted in another penalty opportunity for the Legion, and as usual, Miln made no mistake with a tricky kick to make it a 2-score game with under 5 to play. Despite a number of possessions, the Seawolves were unable to adjust the score and the California Legion defeat the experienced Seawolves in their own back yard.

With a combined 77pts, this game marked the highest scoring playoff game in MLR history to this point, surpassing the 73pts scored in the 2022 Western Conference Final, a 27-46 Seattle Seawolves victory. Unfortunately it was not a Seattle victory today, and the 2x Champs do not make their 5th Championship game. They head to the offseason. Instead, the California Legion are heading to Chicago for the first time in their current iteration to play for the Shield against the winner of the Hounds v Old Glory DC game tomorrow night.

The Seattle Seawolves host the California Legion at Starfire Stadium for a Sunday Night Rugby marquee matchup to mark the final game of the 2026 MLR regular season, as well as the 2nd leg of the Pacific Coast Clash.

The 2nd placed California Legion enter this game 3 table points ahead of the 3rd placed Seattle Seawolves, with the winner of this game deciding who will host their semifinal match up next week. In an unusual twist, these team will face each other two weeks in a row as they have been locked in to facing each other in the playoffs for a while.

The visiting Legion were quicker off the mark, opening the scoring after only 5 minutes through Gonzalo Bertranou, after the Seattle Seawolves went down a man through an early yellow card to Ezekiel Lindenmuth. Despite being a man down however, the Seawolves stayed close with the Legion, and opened their own account right at the end of the Legion’s man advantage with Paddy Ryan crossing for his 7th of the season, with Davy Coetzer adding the extras to give the Seawolves a narrow 7-5 lead. Somewhat unfairly, the Legion were handed a yellow card of their own just after the first hydration break, with Ed Timpson having played it on the floor per referee Luke Rogan. After holding off the Legion with a man down, the Seawolves really took advantage of their numerical superiority, with both Duncan Matthews and Dan Kriel crossing with Timpson in the bin to give the hosts a strong 21-5 lead, before Timpson himself was able to hit a huge gap and score himself to pull the score back to 21-12 at the half-time break. As things stood at HT, these two teams would be back here at Starfire for the semifinals next week.

While the Legion got the best of the start of the first half, the Seawolves started the second half far better. A close quarters passage of play on the Legion line saw Mason Pedersen find the try line to extend the Seawolves lead to 28-12 in the 43rd minute, and with the try BP locked up, they seemed in complete control with forward momentum. After a period of stop & start play littered with reviews, the Seawolves were faster off the mark once the game got going again. A perfect floated pass from Davy Coetzer finds Dan Kriel on the edge who finishes for his second of the game, and Seattle lead 33-12 with 20 minutes remaining. From here, the Legion really starting to struggle after having very little possession and less than 10% of the territory in the second half. It was really only after the 75th minute when the Legion were able to string any sort or phases together. They would claim a consolation try off a line break from Cassh Maluia, finished a few phases and penalties later by Legion prop Justus Tavai. In this quick passage of play, the Seawolves were handed two yellow cards to go down to 13 men. The Legion were unable to shift the scoreboard any further however, and fall 33-19 in Seattle.

With this well earned victory, the Seattle Seawolves finish 2nd in the standings and earn a home semifinal next week in an exact repeat of this fixture against the Legion once again, next Sunday night.

The defending champion New England Free Jacks travel to Washington State to face the Seattle Seawolves for a Sunday Night Rugby marquee matchup at Starfire Stadium during Round 10 of the 2026 MLR season. This match marks the 2nd leg of the 2026 ‘Multi-Shield Melee and ‘Coffee Cup’.

The New England Free Jacks are coming off a tight, rainy victory away to Anthem RC to put them back in a playoff spot by a single point, while the Seawolves return home after a catastrophic defeat to the Chicago Hounds, 57-17. Despite this heavy loss, the Seawolves fielded an unchanged starting XV against the defending champions as they fight with the California Legion for home field advantage in the postseason.

This one took a while to get started, but it was worth the wait. The entire first half was defined by errors. It seemed like any time that either side threatened to break the deadlock, they would spill the ball or get pinged for another unforced error. The Seawolves managed to open the scoring through a close range dart from standout Paddy Ryan, and it took 12 minutes for the Free Jacks to respond through Tayne Hemopo’s first MLR try to even things up. Both sides scored while the other had a man in the sin bin, but this was the only scoring through the first 40. The errors were common and the chances were few and far between, with both sides struggling to convert on their zone entries including about 4 entries for Seattle through the first 10 minutes. With the Seawolves fighting for a home semifinal and the Free Jacks fighting for survival, this one looked like it might go down to the wire.

Thankfully for fans, The second half saw a bit more scoring. The Seawolves would inch in front thanks to a rare penalty try off a scrum, and Paddy Ryan would add his 2nd of the game about 5 minutes later to give the hosts some breathing room, now ahead 21-7. The Free Jacks showed flashes of brilliance that fans have come to expect after the last 3 seasons, such as a superb Ben LeSage score in the 54th minute to show that they still had some fight. This was cancelled out just after the hydration break however, with Dewald Kotze trundling over at the back of a powerful Seawolves maul, and just 2 minutes later Divan Rossouw crossed to extend the lead with a 5th score of the afternoon for the hosts. Trailing 33-14, the Free Jacks put up a great fight in the final 10 minutes, scoring through Sione Tupou and Alex Mackenzie to secure a try BP of their own and pull back to 33-28 thanks to the extras from Joel Hodgson. This put the visitors into a much needed losing BP range as well, but the Seawolves had other plans. A penalty in the final minute was nailed by Dorian Jones to take Seattle just out of reach and limit the Free Jacks to just the 1 bonus point, falling 36-28 to the Seawolves in Seattle.

This final kick shows that the Seawolves really do not want to give the Free Jacks the opportunity to qualify for the postseason. They secure their semifinals spot and give Old Glory DC the best possible chance to beat New England to the postseason. It’s still to be decided if Seattle will host or travel for the semifinal, and the result of their game next week against the California Legion will decide that. Winner gets to host. For the Free Jacks, their 1 bonus point ties them on 17pts with Old Glory DC, but New England hold on to 4th place by virtue of their slightly better points difference. They need to have the game of their lives against the incredible Chicago Hounds next week, who will be eager to keep the defending champions out of the playoffs after the Eastern Conference Final last year.

The Seattle Seawolves host Anthem RC at Starfire Stadium during Round 8 of the 2026 MLR season.

The Seattle Seawolves return home after a big road win over Old Glory DC to give their playoff push a big boost, and now sit 3rd with a 3-3 record. Anthem RC on the other hand, started the season strong but are currently on a 3 game skid after falling to the Chicago Hounds last week despite scoring 36pts, falling 61-36 against the undefeated Hounds. It will be a big ask for the Rising Stars to steal on the road in Seattle, but it’s necessary if they want their playoff aspirations to stay intact.

Both sides got off to great starts, with Andre Warner and Dewald Kotze tries for the Seawolves sandwiching a Campbell Robb score for Anthem within the first 10 minutes. The Seawolves would step on the gas just after this, however, and blew the Rising stars away with 4 more tries in the next 15 minutes to run out to a 42-7 lead. Anthem would hit back through Julian Roberts and Conner Mooneyham on either side of the half time break, but already these were nothing more than consolation scores. Seattle would run in 3 more scores in the second half to record a 57-21 home victory, the first time the Seawolves have recorded over 50pts scored since Round 11 of the 2025 season.

Anthem seem to fall into their old ways a bit in this game, and limp back to Carolina to regroup. They fall to 2-5 with their 4th straight defeat, and if this game wasn’t ‘must win’ enough, next week’s challenge against the New England Free Jacks is doubly so. The Seattle Seawolves jump to 2nd place with a bonus point win, overtaking the California Legion after their loss to the Hounds yesterday.

The Seattle Seawolves host the Chicago Hounds at Starfire Stadium on a Friday night during Round 5 of the 2026 MLR season.

The injury-riddled Seattle Seawolves return home after a tough two games on the road, and currently sit in 5th place with a 1-2 record through their first 3 games. Most recently, they fell to the California Legion in a hard fought contest down in Los Angeles. On the other hand, the League-leading Chicago Hounds continue to ride high as MLR’s only undefeated side following a huge 50-26 victory over the Free Jacks in Nashville last week, and are looking to make it 4 wins from 4 in their first meeting with the Seawolves this season.

With a few players playing out of position or filling gaps due to injury, the Seawolves were facing an uphill battle against a very strong Chicago Hounds side, and were on the back foot almost immediately with Brock Webster opening the scoring for the Chicago Hounds after only 3 minutes, and fellow Canadians Lucas Rumball and Mason Flesch adding tries of their own soon after before the Seawolves scored their first try of the game through Paddy Ryan just before the first hydration break. This would be the only score of the game for Seattle until the 70th minute, with the Chicago Hounds running in 6 more scores and 59pts in total before the Seawolves grabbed a pair of late consolation tries, but couldn’t salvage a bonus point from this one. The Chicago Hounds remain at the top of the MLR table with back-to-back 50pt games and 157pts scored in their last 3 games. They take a huge 22-59 score, and The Old Mate back to Chicago to prepare to face Old Glory DC next week.

The Seattle Seawolves fall to 1-3, and will travel from coast to coast to face the New England Free Jacks in Quincy next weekend.

Following a bye for both teams in Round 1, the Seattle Seawolves host Old Glory DC at Starfire Stadium to kick-off the 2026 Major League Rugby Campaign for both sides.

This match was played under the Friday Night Lights of Starfire Stadium, with both teams looking to get their MLR campaigns off to a good start. Coming into this game, Old Glory DC had not announced their jerseys for the 2026 season at all. The very first look that fans were given of their jerseys were when the players walked out onto the pitch.

The final match of the 2025 MLR Regular Season is the Fish Bowl! The Seattle Seawolves host the Miami Sharks to conclude both teams’ regular seasons at Starfire Stadium.

The Seattle Seawolves are battling tooth and nail with the San Diego Legion over the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and a bonus point win in this game would be enough to clinch it. They are coming off a defeat to New England where they managed to pick up two bonus points despite their 3-game win streak coming to an end. The Miami Sharks are flying high after clinching their first ever playoff spot with a road victory over the San Diego Legion, actually doing the Seawolves a favour.

These teams have only met once before, with the Seattle Seawolves taking a 29-18 victory back in 2024. This game gave the Sharks an opportunity to rest some of their heavy hitters, and they fielded a very rotated roster which worked in the Seattle Seawolves favour. The hosts struck early through Malembe Mpofu and held the lead almost the entire game. The Sharks kept it close for the majority of the match, although Seattle had the remarkable ability of scoring against the run of play which they did multiple times. The scoreline got away from the Sharks towards the end, with Miami unable to add any points in the final half hour of play. Both teams will now look ahead to the postseason, as the Seattle Seawolves squeak in at the expense of their rivels the San Diego Legion, and will face the Utah Warriors at Zion’s Bank. The Miami Sharks will play their first ever playoff game against the New England Free Jacks in Quincy.

The Seattle Seawolves host the Houston SaberCats in a Western Conference clash at Starfire Stadium during Round 15 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season!

The Seawolves are making a strong push for the playoffs and are undefeated for 3 games with two victories in a row over the Utah Warriors and most recently, the San Diego Legion. They now take on their 4th Western opponent in a row in the Houston SaberCats. The ‘Cats are coming off their own big win over the Utah Warriors, and will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the West and move closer to home advantage in the playoffs!

These two MLR founding members have faced each other 14 times in the past, with the Seawolves holding a 9-5 lead including a 2-0 record in playoff matches. The ‘Cats have won 3 in a row against Seattle however, including a 24-21 victory in their most recent meeting back in Round 3.

Another chapter in the oldest rivalry in MLR is written as the Seattle Seawolves host the San Diego Legion in Rd 14 of the 2025 Major League Rugby season!

The Seawolves are coming off an excellent road win over the Utah Warriors, and are looking to keep their playoff hunt alive. The San Diego Legion are looking to bounce back from  heavy defeat to the Houston SaberCats at home.

These teams have met 16 times in the past, with the Legion holding a 8-5 lead in regular season meetings but the Seawolves are 3-0 against San Diego in the post-season, tying the all-time series at 8-8. Who will break the deadlock in this one?

The Seattle Seawolves host Rugby FC LA for a Western Conference clash under the Friday night lights of Starfire during Round 12 of the 2025 MLR season.

Both sides are playing their 3rd game in just over a week. The Seawolves secured a big victory over Anthem RC last Wednesday, before facing the NOLA Gold on Sunday. RFCLA played a pair of hard fought matches in Round 11, falling to both the New England Free Jacks and San Diego Legion by 2pts each. These teams have met 3 times in the past, with the Seawolves holding a 2-1 lead in that series. RFCLA picked up their lone victory over Seattle in their last meeting, a 35-29 affair during Round 5.