2021 Austin Gilgronis season

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2021 Austin Gilgronis season
Major League Rugby Rank3rd West
2021 recordWins: 9; Draws: 0; Losses: 7
Team information
CEO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Gilchrist
Coach Flag of New Zealand.svg Sam Harris
Captain
Stadium Bold Stadium (5,036)
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The 2021 Austin Gilgronis season was the 4th in the clubs history since their entry to the Major League Rugby in 2017. [1] Sam Harris was the coach of the club for first year. [2] Bryce Campbell was the captain the club for the first year as well. The team finished the season in third in the Western Conference standings and did not qualify for the 2021 Major League Rugby playoffs.

Contents

The Gilgronis played their home matchups at Bold Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Schedule

2021 Austin Gilgronis match results
DateRoundOpponentVenueScore
March 20Round 1 Utah Warriors Bold Stadium L 28–30
March 28Round 2 San Diego Legion Bold StadiumL 11–14
April 3Round 3 Houston SaberCats Bold StadiumW 26–0
April 10Round 4at New Orleans Gold The Gold Mine W 18–15
April 17Round 5 Rugby ATL Bold StadiumW 17-15
April 25Round 6 Seattle Seawolves Bold StadiumW 42-15
May 8Round 8at New England Free Jacks Union Point Sports Complex L 18-22
May 15Round 9 Rugby United New York Bold StadiumW 16-9
May 19Round 10 LA Giltinis Bold StadiumL 3-17
May 29Round 11at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium L 24-45
June 5Round 12at Houston SaberCats Aveva Stadium W 28-9
June 12Round 13 Toronto Arrows Bold StadiumW 47-21
June 20Round 14at Seattle Seawolves Starfire Sports Complex W 36-31
June 26Round 15at San Diego Legion Torero Stadium W 33-14
July 10Round 17at LA Giltinis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 17-31
July 17Round 18at Old Glory DC Segra Field L 25-29

Standings

Season Standings
Western Conference
PosTeamPWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
1 LA Giltinis (CH)161204545305+240803711463
2 Utah Warriors (SF)161006506464+42726513457
3Austin Gilgronis16907389317+7251437447
4 San Diego Legion 166010430464-3461639538
5 Seattle Seawolves 164012343461-11846634626
6 Houston SaberCats 162014274550-27631803213
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreaker criteria are as follows (coin tosses or draw of lots will be used if those below fail):
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received

Green background indicates teams in position for the Playoffs
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.

Last Updated: 18 July 2021

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References

  1. Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. Leffler, David (May 2022). "An Inside Look at Austin's Red-Hot Rugby Team". Austin Monthly. Retrieved June 28, 2022.