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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Current squad [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Captains [ edit ] Honorary members [ edit ] Records [ edit ] Season standings [ edit ] 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 Totals 77 32 3 42 2,126 2,205 -55 54 195 2 0 2 34 51 -17 2 postseason appearances
2018 season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Exhibition [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 2021 season [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Home/Away Result July 25 LA Giltinis Away Lost, 13-17
2022 season [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 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
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