Seawolves Earn Win with Early Efforts, Stall Legion Comeback

April 16, 2022 (TUKWILA, WASHINGTON) – The Seattle Seawolves hosted long-time rivals, San Diego Legion (5-4). The home side put the pressure on early with three tries across a 20-minute period in the first half. San Diego worked towards a comeback in the final 40 minutes but an additional try, strategic kicking, and patient defense earned the Seawolves a win. 34-32 Seattle.

• Seattle sweep their regular season series over San Diego, winning both home and away contests
• Four different Seawolves dotted tries throughout the match, three backs and one forward
• Flyhalf AJ Alatimu recorded a perfect match off the kicking tee, slotting all six attempts for 14 points
• Seawolves still in the hunt for a Western Conference playoff spot with standing points from both the win and a four-try bonus point, will need to make the most of all remaining matches to secure

TRIES:

Wing Martin Iosefo (18’) – watch try here
Scrumhalf JP Smith (31’) – watch try here
Number Eight Riekert Hattingh (38’) – watch try here
Outside Center Dan Kriel (62’) – watch try here

PENALTIES:

Flyhalf AJ.Alatimu (44’, 49’) 2/2

CONVERSIONS:

Flyhalf AJ.Alatimu (19’, 32’, 39’, 63’) 4/4

Week 12 will see Seattle back on the road to Utah to face the Warriors (2-7) on Saturday, April 23. Kick off will be at 7:00 PM PT and streamed live on Fox 13+ and The Rugby Network.

The Seattle Seawolves will return to Starfire Stadium on Sunday, May 8 to face the Dallas Jackals at 7:00 PM PT. Seattle versus Dallas will be broadcast on ROOT SPORTS regionally and streamed online on The Rugby Network. Fans can purchase single match tickets at here.