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)
  2021

The 2022 Austin Gilgronis season was the club's fifth and final season in Major League Rugby. 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] The team was removed from the league for the 2023 season. [3]

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
PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPtsQualification
1 Austin Gilgronis [a] (D)161204475229+24664279158Disqualified from postseason play
2 LA Giltinis [a] (D)161105443283+16061369154
3 Houston SaberCats (SF)16907408393+1561538448Western Conference Finals
4 Seattle Seawolves (RU)16907435354+8154456446Western Conference Semi-Finals
5 San Diego Legion 16808475428+4759548343
6 Utah Warriors 165011424395+2957566733
7 Dallas Jackals 16001619875255427112224
Updated to match(es) played on June 6, 2022. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 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
    (D) Disqualified from postseason play; (SF) Losing semi-finalist; (RU) Runners-up.
    Notes:
  1. 1 2 Austin Gilgronis & LA Giltinis were disqualified from any 2022 postseason play. [4]

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. "Major League Rugby Issues 2023 Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. "MLR Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2022.