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US professional rugby union team from Salt Lake City, Utah
Rugby team
The Utah Warriors are a professional rugby union team that competes in Major League Rugby , the top-level rugby union competition in the United States and Canada that played its first season in 2018.[ 1] The team is based in Salt Lake City , Utah, and was founded in 2010 as Utah Warriors (Rugby Super League) and re-refounded in 2017 by Rugby Utah Ventures.
Home field
The Utah Warriors play at Zions Bank Stadium in Herriman, Utah , which has a seating capacity of 5,000.[ 2] The adjacent training facility includes two full-sized indoor turf fields. The Warriors share the venue with Real Monarchs , an MLS Next Pro team affiliated with Real Salt Lake .[ 3]
Broadcasts
2019 home games were shown on KMYU a CBS affiliate station owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group . Jarom Jordan and Jonny Linehan were the on air talent.
Players and personnel
Current squad
The Utah Warriors squad for the 2024 Major League Rugby season is:[ 4]
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold .
* denotes players qualified to play for the United States on dual nationality or residency grounds.
MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.
Head coaches
Captains
Honorary members
Records
Season standings
Season
Conference
Regular season
Postseason
Pos
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
+/−
BP
Pts
Pld
W
L
F
A
+/−
Result
2018
-
4th
8
3
0
5
269
274
–5
10
22
1
0
1
21
34
-13
Lost Semifinal (Glendale Raptors ) 21–34
2019
-
8th
16
2
2
12
381
517
−136
9
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
Did not qualify
2020 [ a]
Western
2nd
5
2
1
2
125
134
-9
2
12
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cancelled
2021
Western
2nd
16
10
0
6
506
464
+42
17
57
1
0
1
13
17
-4
Lost West Conference Final (LA Giltinis ) 13-17
2022
Western
6th
16
5
0
11
424
395
+29
6
33
-
-
-
-
-
-
Did not qualify
2023
Western
4th
16
10
0
6
445
421
+24
10
50
-
-
-
-
-
-
Did not qualify
2024
Western
5th
16
5
0
11
424
471
-47
15
35
-
-
-
-
-
-
Did not qualify
Totals
93
37
3
53
2,550
2,676
-102
69
230
2
0
2
34
51
-17
2 postseason appearances
Notes
Honors
2018 season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Venue
Location
Result
March 30
Glendale Raptors °
Home
Rio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah
Lost, 42–15
April 6
Ontario Arrows °
Home
Rio Tinto Stadium
Sandy, Utah
Lost, 24–20
April 20
Prairie Wolf Pack °
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Won, 80–12
April 29
San Diego Legion
Away
Torero Stadium
San Diego, California
Lost, 24–31
May 5
Glendale Raptors
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Lost, 29–36
May 11
Austin Elite
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Won, 41–22
May 20
Seattle Seawolves
Away
Starfire Stadium
Seattle, Washington
Lost, 30–41
May 26
Houston SaberCats
Away
Dyer Stadium
Houston, Texas
Won, 36–30
June 1
Austin Elite
Away
Round Rock Multipurpose Complex
Austin, Texas
Lost, 33–41
June 16
New Orleans Gold
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Lost, 43–46
June 23
Houston SaberCats
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah
Won, 31–27
June 30
Glendale Raptors°°
Away
Infinity Park
Glendale, Colorado
Lost, 21–34
° = Preseason game
°° = Playoff semifinal
Matches won are colored green
2019 season
Exhibition
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Venue
Result
February 1
Austin Elite
Away
Dell Diamond
Win, 17–9
February 17
San Diego Legion
Away
Torero Stadium
Lost, 10–21
February 23
Glendale Raptors
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Draw, 26–26
March 2
New Orleans Gold
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 19–21
March 9
Rugby United New York
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 21–47
March 23
Houston SaberCats
Away
Constellation Field
Lost, 27–29
March 30
Toronto Arrows
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 31–64
April 5
Seattle Seawolves
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 36–48
April 13
New Orleans Gold
Away
Gold Stadium
Lost, 19–28
April 20
Rugby United New York
Away
MCU Park
Lost, 22–24
April 27
Austin Elite
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Won, 35–19
May 4
Glendale Raptors
Away
Infinity Park
Lost, 22–64
May 12
Toronto Arrows
Away
York Stadium
Lost, 21–28
May 18
San Diego Legion
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 21–31
May 26
Seattle Seawolves
Away
Starfire Sports
Draw, 27–27
June 1
Houston SaberCats
Home
Zions Bank Stadium
Lost, 27–31
2020 season
On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 8] It was cancelled the following week.[ 9]
Regular season
2021 season
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
March 20
Austin Gilgronis
Away
Won, 30–28
March 27
Toronto Arrows
Home
Won, 39–24
April 3
New England Free Jacks
Away
Lost, 21–22
April 10
Seattle Seawolves
Home
Lost, 15–20
April 17
San Diego Legion
Away
Lost 29-31
April 24
Houston SaberCats
Home
Won, 50-43
May 8
Old Glory DC
Home
Won, 34-33
May 15
LA Giltinis
Away
Lost, 27-38
May 22
New Orleans Gold
Away
Lost, 29-24
May 29
Austin Gilgronis
Home
Won, 45-24
June 6
Seattle Seawolves
Away
Won, 29-28
June 12
San Diego Legion
Home
Won, 45-41
June 19
Rugby United New York
Away
Won, 29-28
June 26
Houston SaberCats
Away
Won, 24-5
July 10
Rugby ATL
Home
Lost, 31-41
July 17
LA Giltinis
Home
Won, 34-29
Post season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
July 25
LA Giltinis
Away
Lost, 13-17
2022 season
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
February 6
San Diego Legion
Away
Lost, 31-29
February 10
Seattle Seawolves
Away
Lost, 17-20
February 19
Austin Gilgronis
Away
Lost, 10-24
March 5
Dallas Jackals
Home
Won, 69-22
March 13
LA Giltinis
Away
Won, 28-19
March 19
Toronto Arrows
Home
Lost, 24-27
March 26
Houston SaberCats
Home
Lost, 12-28
April 1
San Diego Legion
Home
Lost, 25-40
April 15
Old Glory DC
Away
Lost, 21-22
April 23
Seattle Seawolves
Home
Lost, 14-20
April 30
New England Free Jacks
Away
Lost, 17-33
May 7
Rugby ATL
Home
Won, 44-26
May 14
Houston SaberCats
Away
Lost, 27-31
May 21
Austin Gilgronis
Home
Won, 22-8
May 28
LA Giltinis
Home
Lost, 32-39
June 4
Dallas Jackals
Away
Won, 33-5
2023 season
Regular season
Date
Opponent
Home/Away
Result
February 19
San Diego Legion
Away
Lost, 17-33
February 25
Dallas Jackals
Home
Won, 33-25
March 5
Chicago Hounds
Away
Won, 14-10
March 18
NOLA Gold
Away
Lost, 37-14
See also
References
External links
Coach(es) Players Stadium Seasons Final appearances
Teams
Active Teams Future teams Former teams
By year
See also