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A rare Monday-night fixture in Utah sees the Warriors playing host to the Seawolves in a match with significant implications in the Western Conference playoff picture. Seattle are in desperate need of a win to keep within touching distance of the 4th and final qualifying spot, while the home side can take a big step towards securing hosting rights for the opening round with a victory over their long-time rivals.
| CURRENT STANDINGS |
8-3-0 (W1) West 2nd
4-6-1 (L1) West 5th
| STARTING LINEUP CHANGES |
|
IN | OUT |
| 1 | Aki Seiuli | Emerson Prior |
| 2 | Liam Coltman | Tuvere Vugakoto |
| 3 | Tonga Kofe | Remsy Lemisio |
| 4 | Reid Davis | Saia Uhila |
| 6 | Frank Lochore | Ronnie McElligott |
| 9 | Zion Going | Logan Crowley |
| 11 | Joe Mano | Nolan Tuamoheloa |
| 12 | D’Angelo Leuila | Tomasi Tonga |
| 14 | Nic Benn | Tielu Sagala |
| 15 | Jordan Trainor | Zion Going |
|
IN | OUT |
| 3 | Juan Pablo Zeiss | Mason Pedersen |
| 4 | Malembe Mpofu | Huw Taylor |
| 9 | Nick Boyer | JP Smith |
| CAPPED INTERNATIONALS |
(9) – Seiuli, Leuila (Samoa), Coltman (New Zealand), Jensen, Mano, MacLellan, Lasike (USA), Benn (Canada), Vugakoto (Fiji)
(10) – Kotze, Mackail (Canada), Zeiss (Argentina), Hattingh, Boyer, Futi, Mahoni (USA), Noa, Iona (Samoa), Rossouw (Namibia)
| CLUB DEBUTS |
(0) – none
(1) – Boyer
| NOTABLE ABSENTEES |
– Gavin Thornbury (LO), Dylan Nel (N8), Spencer Jones (CE)
– Kerron van Vuuren (HO), Huw Taylor (LO/FL), JP Smith (SH)
| PREDICTION |
Warm but very windy conditions are expected in Herriman, which likely plays into the hands of the home side. Seattle are without their most effective tactical kicker in star scrumhalf JP Smith, and his understudy Brock Gallagher is also ruled out requiring the emergency signing of Nick Boyer. The Seawolves have struggled to find their form this season. While a Warriors reserve side were outclassed by DC last weekend, a number of first choice players are back in the lineup. Utah are favorites at home.
| LINEUPS |
UTAH WARRIORS
1 Aki Seiuli, 2 Liam Coltman, 3 Tonga Kofe, 4 Reid Davis, 5 Matt Jensen, 6 Frank Lochore, 7 Kalisi Moli, 8 Lance Williams, 9 Zion Going, 10 Joel Hodgson, 11 Joe Mano, 12 D’Angelo Leuila, 13 Cole Semu, 14 Nic Benn, 15 Jordan Trainor (capt.)
Replacements: 16 Tuvere Vugakoto, 17 Emerson Prior, 18 Angus MacLellan, 19 Phil Bradford, 20 Tyler Wong, 21 Logan Crowley, 22 Paul Lasike, 23 Nolan Tuamoheloa
SEATTLE SEAWOLVES
1 Cameron Orr, 2 Dewald Kotze, 3 Juan Pablo Zeiss, 4 Malembe Mpofu, 5 Rhyno Herbst, 6 Riekert Hattingh (capt.), 7 Charles Elton, 8 OJ Noa, 9 Nick Boyer, 10 Rodney Iona, 11 Toni Pulu, 12 Dan Kriel, 13 Divan Rossouw, 14 Lauina Futi, 15 Duncan Matthews
Replacements: 16 Jesse Mackail, 17 Dewald Donald, 18 Mason Pedersen, 19 Siaosi Mahoni, 20 Devin Short, 21 Rhys Jones, 22 Eddie Fouché, 23 Malacchi Esdale
| MATCH INFO |
Date: Monday, May 12
Venue: Zions Bank Stadium, Herriman
Kickoff: 19:00 local (18:00 Pacific, 21:00 Eastern)
Weather Forecast: sunny, 79°F (26°C), wind S 21-31mph (33-50km/h)
Broadcasts: ESPN+, Fox 13 Seattle, KJZZ, Sky Sports NZ, The Rugby Network
| OFFICIALS |
Referee: Peter Martin (Ireland)
Assistants: Chris Assmus (Canada) & Alex Nunnally (USA)
TMO: Cam Russell (Canada)
| HISTORY |
HEAD-TO-HEAD (13) – Seattle 8, Utah 4, Draw 1
2025-03-22 – Seattle Seawolves 27, Utah Warriors 30 (Starfire Stadium)
2024-06-09 – Seattle Seawolves 68, Utah Warriors 29 (Starfire Stadium)
2024-03-16 – Utah Warriors 13, Seattle Seawolves 23 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2023-06-04 – Seattle Seawolves 27, Utah Warriors 20 (Starfire Stadium)
2023-04-15 – Utah Warriors 41, Seattle Seawolves 35 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2022-04-23 – Utah Warriors 14, Seattle Seawolves 20 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2022-02-10 – Seattle Seawolves 20, Utah Warriors 17 (Starfire Stadium)
2021-06-06 – Seattle Seawolves 28, Utah Warriors 29 (Starfire Stadium)
2021-04-10 – Utah Warriors 15, Seattle Seawolves 20 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2020-03-07 – Seattle Seawolves 31, Utah Warriors 33 (Starfire Stadium)
2019-05-26 – Seattle Seawolves 27, Utah Warriors 27 (Starfire Stadium)
2019-04-05 – Utah Warriors 36, Seattle Seawolves 48 (Zions Bank Stadium)
2018-05-21 – Seattle Seawolves 41, Utah Warriors 32 (Starfire Stadium)
