The Utah Warriors were an American professional rugby union team based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, that competed 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. On November 4, 2025, the team announced they had withdrawn from the 2026 Major League Rugby Season and suspended operations.
Home field The Utah Warriors played 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 shared 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 Season Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor 2018-2019 XBlades Nui Social 2020–2021Paladin Sports None 2022 Intermountain Healthcare2023None
Players and personnel Head coaches Alf Daniels (2018–2019) Chris Latham (2020) Shawn Pittman (2021–2022) Greg Cooper (2022–2025)
Captains Paul Lasike (2018) Tim O'Malley (2019) Dwayne Polataivao (2020) Bailey Wilson (2021–2025)
Honorary members Josh Pray (2019–2025)
Records Season standings SeasonConferenceRegular seasonPostseasonPosPldWDLFA+/−BPPtsPldWLFA+/− Result2018 - 4th 8 3 0 5 269 274 –5 10 22 1 012134-13Lost Semifinal (Glendale Raptors) 21–342019 -8th 16 2 2 12 381 517 −136 9 21 - - - - - - Did not qualify2020 Western2nd 5 2 1 2 125 134 -9 2 12 - - - - - - Cancelled2021 Western2nd 16 10 0 6 506 464 +42 17 57 1 011317-4Lost West Conference Final (LA Giltinis) 13-172022 Western6th 16 5 0 11 424 395 +29 6 33 - - - - - - Did not qualify2023 Western4th 16 10 0 6 445 421 +24 10 50 - - - - - - Did not qualify2024 Western5th 16 5 0 11 424 471 -47 15 35 - - - - - - Did not qualify2025 Western1st 16 11 0 5 529 443 +86 14 58 2 1 1 42 54 -12 Won West Conference Eliminator (Seattle Seawolves) 23-21Lost West Conference Final (Houston SaberCats) 33-19Totals 109 48 3 58 3,079 3,119 -40 83 288 4 1 3 76 105 -29 3 postseason appearances
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Honors Major League Rugby Playoff appearances: 2018, 2021
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 Date Opponent Home/Away Venue Result October 13, 2018 Glendale Raptors Away Infinity Park Postponed October 20, 2018 Glendale Raptors Home Postponed January 12, 2019 Life West Home RSL Academy Indoor Field Won, 25–10 February 9, 2019 New England Free Jacks Home Zions Bank Training Center Won, 70–15
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. It was cancelled the following week.
Regular season Date Opponent Home/Away Result February 9 Rugby ATL Away Lost, 19–28 February 15 New England Free Jacks Home Won, 39–33 February 22 Austin Gilgronis Away Draw, 20–20 February 29 Colorado Raptors Away Lost, 14–22 March 7 Seattle Seawolves Away Won, 33–31 March 13 New Orleans Gold Home Cancelled March 27 San Diego Legion Home Cancelled April 4 Toronto Arrows Away Cancelled April 11 Houston SaberCats Away Cancelled April 18 Austin Gilgronis Home Cancelled April 25 Seattle Seawolves Home Cancelled May 3 Old Glory DC Away Cancelled May 8 Colorado Raptors Home Cancelled May 16 Rugby United New York Home Cancelled May 25 San Diego Legion Away Cancelled May 30 Houston SaberCats Home Cancelled
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
Postseason 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 Utah Warriors (Rugby Super League) – defunct rugby union team of the same name that played nationally in the United States in 2011.
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