The 2021 Austin Gilgronis season was the club's fourth season in Major League Rugby.[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.
| 2021 Austin Gilgronis season | ||||
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| Major League Rugby Rank | 3rd West | |||
| 2021 record | Wins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 7 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO |  Adam Gilchrist | |||
| Coach |  Sam Harris | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Bold Stadium (5,036) | |||
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The Gilgronis played their home matchups at Bold Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Schedule
edit| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Score |
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| March 20 | Round 1 | Utah Warriors | Bold Stadium | L 28–30 |
| March 28 | Round 2 | San Diego Legion | Bold Stadium | L 11–14 |
| April 3 | Round 3 | Houston SaberCats | Bold Stadium | W 26–0 |
| April 10 | Round 4 | at New Orleans Gold | The Gold Mine | W 18–15 |
| April 17 | Round 5 | Rugby ATL | Bold Stadium | W 17-15 |
| April 25 | Round 6 | Seattle Seawolves | Bold Stadium | W 42-15 |
| May 8 | Round 8 | at New England Free Jacks | Union Point Sports Complex | L 18-22 |
| May 15 | Round 9 | Rugby United New York | Bold Stadium | W 16-9 |
| May 19 | Round 10 | LA Giltinis | Bold Stadium | L 3-17 |
| May 29 | Round 11 | at Utah Warriors | Zions Bank Stadium | L 24-45 |
| June 5 | Round 12 | at Houston SaberCats | Aveva Stadium | W 28-9 |
| June 12 | Round 13 | Toronto Arrows | Bold Stadium | W 47-21 |
| June 20 | Round 14 | at Seattle Seawolves | Starfire Sports Complex | W 36-31 |
| June 26 | Round 15 | at San Diego Legion | Torero Stadium | W 33-14 |
| July 10 | Round 17 | at LA Giltinis | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | L 17-31 |
| July 17 | Round 18 | at Old Glory DC | Segra Field | L 25-29 |
Standings
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| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TF | TA | TB | LB | Pts | ||
| 1 | LA Giltinis (CH) | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 545 | 305 | +240 | 80 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 63 | ||
| 2 | Utah Warriors (SF) | 16 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 506 | 464 | +42 | 72 | 65 | 13 | 4 | 57 | ||
| 3 | Austin Gilgronis | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 389 | 317 | +72 | 51 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 47 | ||
| 4 | San Diego Legion | 16 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 430 | 464 | -34 | 61 | 63 | 9 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 5 | Seattle Seawolves | 16 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 343 | 461 | -118 | 46 | 63 | 4 | 6 | 26 | ||
| 6 | Houston SaberCats | 16 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 274 | 550 | -276 | 31 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 13 | ||
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):
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Green background indicates teams in position for the Playoffs
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References
edit- ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
- ^ Leffler, David (May 2022). "An Inside Look at Austin's Red-Hot Rugby Team". Austin Monthly. Retrieved June 28, 2022.