2022 Austin Gilgronis season

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2022 Austin Gilgronis season
Major League Rugby Rank1st West
2022 recordWins: 12; Draws: 0; Losses: 4
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 2022 Austin Gilgronis season was the 5th in the clubs history since their entry to the Major League Rugby in 2017. Sam Harris was the coach of the club for the second consecutive year. Bryce Campbell was the captain the club for the second consecutive year as well. The team finished the season in first in the Western Conference standings, but was later disqualified from competing in the 2022 Major League Rugby playoffs, due to violating league rules. [1] [2]

Contents

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

Schedule

2022 Austin Gilgronis match results
DateRoundOpponentVenueScore
February 5Round 1 Dallas Jackals Bold Stadium W 43-7
February 12Round 2 Old Glory DC Bold StadiumW 57-12
February 19Round 3 Utah Warriors Bold StadiumW 24-10
February 26Round 4at Seattle Seawolves Starfire Sports Complex W 25-18
March 5Round 5 LA Giltinis Bold StadiumW 22-9
March 12Round 6at Rugby ATL Atlanta Silverbacks Park L 14-29
March 19Round 7 New England Free Jacks Bold StadiumL 17-25
April 3Round 9 Houston SaberCats Bold StadiumW 43-5
April 10Round 10at San Diego Legion SDSU Sports Deck W 35-21
April 16Round 11at Dallas Jackals Choctaw Stadium W 55-3
April 23Round 12at New Orleans Gold The Gold Mine W 32-10
May 1Round 13Seattle SeawolvesBold StadiumW 17-6
May 8Round 14at LA Giltinis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 8-10
May 21Round 16at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium L 8-22
May 28Round 17San Diego LegionBold StadiumW 44-28
June 3Round 18at Houston SaberCats Aveva Stadium W 29-14

Standings

MLR Western Conference
PWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
Austin Gilgronis (D)161204475229+24664279158
LA Giltinis (D)161105443283+16061369154
Houston SaberCats (SF)16907408393+1561538448
Seattle Seawolves (RU)16907435354+7354456446
San Diego Legion 16808475428+4759548343
Utah Warriors 165011424395+2957566733
Dallas Jackals 160016198752-55427112224
Tiebreakers

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 Western Conference Finals
Blue background indicates teams in position for the Western Conference Semi-Finals
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Austin Gilgronis & LA Giltinis were disqualified (D) from any 2022 postseason play. [3]
Last Updated: June 6, 2022

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References

  1. ↑ "Major League Rugby in crisis as LA and Austin disqualified from playoffs". The Guardian. June 7, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ↑ Gravois, Daniel (June 6, 2022). "Austin team out of rugby playoffs despite being top team". KXAN. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. ↑ "MLR Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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