2022 Austin Gilgronis season

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]

2022 Austin Gilgronis season
Major League Rugby Rank1st West
2022 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 4
Team information
CEOAustralia Adam Gilchrist
CoachNew Zealand Sam Harris
Captain
StadiumBold Stadium (5,036)
← 2021

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

Schedule

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

Standings

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MLR Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Austin Gilgronis[a] (D) 16 12 0 4 475 229 +246 64 27 9 1 58 Disqualified from postseason play
2 LA Giltinis[a] (D) 16 11 0 5 443 283 +160 61 36 9 1 54
3 Houston SaberCats (SF) 16 9 0 7 408 393 +15 61 53 8 4 48 Western Conference Finals
4 Seattle Seawolves (RU) 16 9 0 7 435 354 +81 54 45 6 4 46 Western Conference Semi-Finals
5 San Diego Legion 16 8 0 8 475 428 +47 59 54 8 3 43
6 Utah Warriors 16 5 0 11 424 395 +29 57 56 6 7 33
7 Dallas Jackals 16 0 0 16 198 752 −554 27 112 2 2 4
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. ^ a b Austin Gilgronis & LA Giltinis were disqualified from any 2022 postseason play.[4]

References

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  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.