The 2020 Austin Gilgronis season was the club's third season in Major League Rugby.[1] The 2020 season was the program's first season under the name Austin Gilgronis, having competed under the name Austin Elite for its first two season.[1][2][3] Brent Semmons was the coach of the club for the first year.[2] Zinzan Elan-Puttick was the captain the club for the first year as well. The season was later canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
| 2020 Austin Gilgronis season | ||||
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| Major League Rugby Rank | 5th West | |||
| 2020 record | Wins: 1; draws: 1; losses: 3 | |||
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| CEO |  Adam Gilchrist | |||
| Coach |  Brent Semmons | |||
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| Stadium | Bold Stadium (5,036) Toyota Field (Alternate) (Capacity: 8,296) | |||
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The Gilgronis played their home matchups at Bold Stadium in Austin, Texas for the first time since playing in Round Rock the past two seasons.[3] The program used an alternate stadium to host a game in San Antonio at Toyota Field.
Schedule
edit| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score |
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| February 9 | Round 1 | Toronto Arrows | Bold Stadium | L 10–38 |
| February 15 | Round 2 | at Rugby United New York | Sam Boyd Stadium | L 31–49 |
| February 22 | Round 3 | Utah Warriors | Bold Stadium | D 20–20 |
| February 29 | Round 4 | Old Glory DC | Toyota Field | L 19–28 |
| March 7 | Round 5 | at Houston SaberCats | Aveva Stadium | W 24–20 |
Standings
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | |||
| 1 | San Diego Legion | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 108 | +53 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 | |||
| 2 | Utah Warriors | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 134 | -9 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |||
| 3 | Colorado Raptors | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 130 | -32 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Seattle Seawolves | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 138 | 162 | -24 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Austin Gilgronis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 104 | 155 | -51 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 6 | Houston SaberCats | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 116 | -17 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order
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Green background indicates teams in position for the Conference Finals | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Rees, Alex (January 7, 2020). "Austin Herd Building Bridges, Gearing Up For Turnaround Year". FloSports. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b Rees, Alex (January 29, 2020). "Austin Herd Bought Out, Change Name To Austin Gilgronis". FloSports. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign". Yahoo!. March 19, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2022.