Utah Warriors

{{Short description|US professional rugby union team from Salt Lake City, Utah}}

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| union = USA Rugby

| founded = {{start date and age|2017}}

| ground = Zions Bank Stadium
Herriman, Utah

| capacity = 5,000

| ceo = Kimball Kjar

| coach = Greg Cooper

| captain = Gavin Thornbury

| top scorer = Joel Hodgson (233)

| league = Major League Rugby

| season = 2025

| position = 1st (Western Conference)

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The Utah Warriors are an American professional rugby union team based in Herriman, Utah, that competes in Major League Rugby (MLR). The team was founded in 2010 as the Utah Warriors of the Rugby Super League and re-founded 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. 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.

Broadcasts

2019 home games were shown on KMYU a CBS affiliate station owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Jarom Jordan and Jonny Linehan were the on air talent.

Sponsorship

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Season ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor
2018-2019 \| XBlades \| Nui Social
2020–2021 \| rowspan="3"\|Paladin Sports \| None
2022 \| Intermountain Healthcare
2023 \|None

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Season

! Kit manufacturer

! Shirt sponsor

2018-2019

| XBlades

| Nui Social

2020–2021

| rowspan="3"|Paladin Sports

| None

2022

| Intermountain Healthcare

2023

|None

Players and personnel

=Current squad=

{{for|player movements before and during the 2025 season|List of 2023–24 Major League Rugby transfers#Utah Warriors}}

The Utah Warriors squad for the 2025 Major League Rugby season is:{{cite web|url=https://www.americasrugbynews.com/competitions/2025-major-league-rugby/mlr-2025-utah-warriors/|title=Utah Warriors|work=Americas Rugby News|access-date=14 January 2025}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=NZL | pos=HK | name=Liam Coltman}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=FIJ | pos=HK | name=Tuvere Vugakoto}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=USA | pos=PR | name=Angus MacLellan}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=USA | pos=PR | name=Tesimale Niupulusu}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=IRE | pos=LK | name=Gavin Thornbury (c)}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=USA | pos=BR | name=Bailey Wilson}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=SAM | pos=FH | name=D'Angelo Leuila}}

{{rugby squad player | nat=CAN | pos=CE | name=Spencer Jones}}

Senior 15s internationally capped players are listed in bold.
* denotes players qualified to play for the {{nrut|United States}} on dual nationality or residency grounds.
MLR teams are allowed to field up to ten overseas players per match.

=Head coaches=

{{flagicon|NZL}} Alf Daniels (2018–2019){{hsp}}
{{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Latham (2020)
{{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Pittman (2021–2022){{Cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/utah-warriors-announce-resignation-of-head-coach-chris-latham/n-5660778 |title=Utah Warriors announce resignation of head coach Chris Latham |website=OurSports Central |date=January 14, 2021}}
{{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Cooper (2022-Present)

=Captains=

Paul Lasike (2018)
Tim O'Malley (2019)
Dwayne Polataivao (2020)
Bailey Wilson (2021–present){{Cite web|title=Warriors Hand Captaincy to Former USA U20 Captain & Vice-Captaincy to Veteran Eagle|url=https://www.warriorsrugby.com/news/warriors-hand-captaincy-to-former-usa-u20-captain-vice-captaincy-to-veteran-eagle/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=Utah Warriors Rugby|language=en-US}}

=Honorary members=

Josh Pray (2019–present)

Records

=Season standings=

rowspan="2"\|Season ! rowspan="2"\|Conference ! colspan="10"\|Regular season ! colspan="8"\|Postseason
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border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0 ! style="width:20px;"\|Pos ! style="width:20px;"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;"\|W ! style="width:20px;"\|D ! style="width:20px;"\|L ! style="width:20px;"\|F ! style="width:20px;"\|A ! style="width:25px;"\|+/− ! style="width:20px;"\|BP ! style="width:20px;"\|Pts ! style="width:20px;"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;"\|W ! style="width:20px;"\|L ! style="width:20px;"\|F ! style="width:20px;"\|A ! style="width:25px;"\|+/− ! style="width:25em; text-align:centre;"\| 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{{efn\|name=COVID\|2020 regular season shortened and playoffs cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} \| 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
align="center" ! colspan="3"\|Totals !! 93 !! 37 !! 3 !! 53 !! 2,550 !! 2,676 !! -102 !! 69 !! 230 !! 2 !! 0 !! 2 !! 34 !! 51 !! -17 !! 2 postseason appearances

=Notes=

=Honors=

Major League Rugby
Playoff appearances: 2018, 2021

2018 season

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Venue	Location	Result
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bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 30	Glendale Raptors°	Home	Rio Tinto Stadium	Sandy, Utah	Lost, 42–15
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 6	Ontario Arrows°	Home	Rio Tinto Stadium	Sandy, Utah	Lost, 24–20
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| April 20	Prairie Wolf Pack°	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 80–12
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 29	San Diego Legion	Away	Torero Stadium	San Diego, California	Lost, 24–31
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 5	Glendale Raptors	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Lost, 29–36
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| May 11	Austin Elite	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 41–22
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 20	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Starfire Stadium	Seattle, Washington	Lost, 30–41
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| May 26	Houston SaberCats	Away	Dyer Stadium	Houston, Texas	Won, 36–30
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| June 1	Austin Elite	Away	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex	Austin, Texas	Lost, 33–41
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| June 16	New Orleans Gold	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Lost, 43–46
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 23	Houston SaberCats	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Herriman, Utah	Won, 31–27
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| June 30	Glendale Raptors°°	Away	Infinity Park	Glendale, Colorado	Lost, 21–34

° = Preseason game

°° = Playoff semifinal

{{spaces|4}} Matches won are colored green

2019 season

=Exhibition=

class="wikitable" ! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Venue !! Result
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| October 13, 2018	Glendale Raptors	Away	Infinity Park	Postponed
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| October 20, 2018	Glendale Raptors	Home		Postponed
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| January 12, 2019	Life West	Home	RSL Academy Indoor Field	Won, 25–10
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| February 9, 2019	New England Free Jacks	Home	Zions Bank Training Center	Won, 70–15

=Regular season=

class="wikitable" ! Date !! Opponent !! Home/Away !! Venue !! Result
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| February 1	Austin Elite	Away	Dell Diamond	Win, 17–9
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 17	San Diego Legion	Away	Torero Stadium	Lost, 10–21
bgcolor="#FFFFCC" \| February 23	Glendale Raptors	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Draw, 26–26
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 2	New Orleans Gold	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 19–21
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 9	Rugby United New York	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 21–47
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 23	Houston SaberCats	Away	Constellation Field	Lost, 27–29
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 30	Toronto Arrows	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 31–64
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 5	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 36–48
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 13	New Orleans Gold	Away	Gold Stadium	Lost, 19–28
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 20	Rugby United New York	Away	MCU Park	Lost, 22–24
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| April 27	Austin Elite	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Won, 35–19
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 4	Glendale Raptors	Away	Infinity Park	Lost, 22–64
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 12	Toronto Arrows	Away	York Stadium	Lost, 21–28
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 18	San Diego Legion	Home	Zions Bank Stadium	Lost, 21–31
bgcolor="#FFFFCC" \| May 26	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Starfire Sports	Draw, 27–27
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.majorleague.rugby/news/major-league-rugby-suspends-2020-season-for-30-days/ |title=MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY SUSPENDS 2020 SEASON FOR 30 DAYS |website=www.majorleague.rugby |date=March 12, 2020 |access-date=March 14, 2020}} It was cancelled the following week.{{cite news |date=March 19, 2020 |title=Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/major-league-rugby-cancels-remainder-2020-campaign-144516941--spt.html |work=Yahoo! Sports |agency=AFP |access-date=March 19, 2020}}

=Regular season=

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
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bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 9	Rugby ATL	Away	Lost, 19–28
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| February 15	New England Free Jacks	Home	Won, 39–33
bgcolor="#FFFFBB" \| February 22	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Draw, 20–20
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 29	Colorado Raptors	Away	Lost, 14–22
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 7	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Won, 33–31
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| March 13	New Orleans Gold	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| March 27	San Diego Legion	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| April 4	Toronto Arrows	Away	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| April 11	Houston SaberCats	Away	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| April 18	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| April 25	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| May 3	Old Glory DC	Away	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| May 8	Colorado Raptors	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| May 16	Rugby United New York	Home	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| May 25	San Diego Legion	Away	Cancelled
bgcolor="#CCCCFF" \| May 30	Houston SaberCats	Home	Cancelled

2021 season

=Regular season=

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
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bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 20	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Won, 30–28
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 27	Toronto Arrows	Home	Won, 39–24
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 3	New England Free Jacks	Away	Lost, 21–22
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 10	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Lost, 15–20
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 17	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost 29-31
bgcolor="CCFFCC" \| April 24	Houston SaberCats	Home	Won, 50-43
bgcolor="CCFFCC" \| May 8	Old Glory DC	Home	Won, 34-33
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 15	LA Giltinis	Away	Lost, 27-38
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 22	New Orleans Gold	Away	Lost, 29-24
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| May 29	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Won, 45-24
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 6	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Won, 29-28
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 12	San Diego Legion	Home	Won, 45-41
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 19	Rugby United New York	Away	Won, 29-28
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 26	Houston SaberCats	Away	Won, 24-5
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| July 10	Rugby ATL	Home	Lost, 31-41
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| July 17	LA Giltinis	Home	Won, 34-29

=Post season=

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Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| July 25	LA Giltinis	Away	Lost, 13-17

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Date

Opponent

Home/Away

Result

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| July 25

LA Giltinis

Away

Lost, 13-17

2022 season

=Regular season=

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
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bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 6	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost, 31-29
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 10	Seattle Seawolves	Away	Lost, 17-20
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 19	Austin Gilgronis	Away	Lost, 10-24
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 5	Dallas Jackals	Home	Won, 69-22
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 13	LA Giltinis	Away	Won, 28-19
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 19	Toronto Arrows	Home	Lost, 24-27
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 26	Houston SaberCats	Home	Lost, 12-28
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 1	San Diego Legion	Home	Lost, 25-40
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 15	Old Glory DC	Away	Lost, 21-22
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 23	Seattle Seawolves	Home	Lost, 14-20
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| April 30	New England Free Jacks	Away	Lost, 17-33
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| May 7	Rugby ATL	Home	Won, 44-26
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 14	Houston SaberCats	Away	Lost, 27-31
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| May 21	Austin Gilgronis	Home	Won, 22-8
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| May 28	LA Giltinis	Home	Lost, 32-39
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| June 4	Dallas Jackals	Away	Won, 33-5

2023 season

=Regular season=

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
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bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| February 19	San Diego Legion	Away	Lost, 17-33
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| February 25	Dallas Jackals	Home	Won, 33-25
bgcolor="#CCFFCC" \| March 5	Chicago Hounds	Away	Won, 14-10
bgcolor="#FFCCCC" \| March 18	NOLA Gold	Away	Lost, 37-14

References

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{{cite web

|date=2018-01-25

|title=Utah Warriors Announce Home Venue for the Major League Rugby Season

|website=Utah Warriors

|access-date=2018-02-05

|url=http://www.warriorsrugby.com/news/utah-warriors-announce-home-venue-for-the-major-league-rugby-season

}}

{{cite web

|date=May 24, 2017

|title=Zions Bank Real Academy new home for Real Salt Lake development pyramid

|url=https://www.rsl.com/post/2017/05/24/zions-bank-real-academy-new-home-real-salt-lake-development-pyramid

|publisher=Real Monarchs

|access-date=November 17, 2017

}}

{{cite web

|date=2017-10-18

|title=Utah Warriors Names Alf Daniels Head Coach

|website=djcoilrugby

|access-date=2017-11-19

|url=https://djcoilrugby.com/2017/10/18/utah-warriors-alf-daniels/

|url-status=live

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171119231652/https://djcoilrugby.com/2017/10/18/utah-warriors-alf-daniels/

|archive-date=2017-11-19

}}

External links

{{official website}}

Category:Major League Rugby teams

Category:Rugby union teams in Utah

Category:Sports in Salt Lake City

Category:2017 establishments in Utah

Category:Rugby clubs established in 2017

Utah Warriors

Home field

Broadcasts

Sponsorship

Players and personnel

=Current squad=

=Head coaches=

=Captains=

=Honorary members=

Records

=Season standings=

=Notes=

=Honors=

2018 season

2019 season

=Exhibition=

=Regular season=

2020 season

=Regular season=

2021 season

=Regular season=

=Post season=

2022 season

=Regular season=

2023 season

=Regular season=

See also

References

External links