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
CEO Adam Gilchrist
Coach Sam Harris
Captain
StadiumBold Stadium (5,036)
← 2021

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

Schedule
2022 Austin Gilgronis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
February 5Round 1Dallas JackalsBold StadiumW 43-7
February 12Round 2Old Glory DCBold StadiumW 57-12
February 19Round 3Utah WarriorsBold StadiumW 24-10
February 26Round 4at Seattle SeawolvesStarfire Sports ComplexW 25-18
March 5Round 5LA GiltinisBold StadiumW 22-9
March 12Round 6at Rugby ATLAtlanta Silverbacks ParkL 14-29
March 19Round 7New England Free JacksBold StadiumL 17-25
April 3Round 9Houston SaberCatsBold StadiumW 43-5
April 10Round 10at San Diego LegionSDSU Sports DeckW 35-21
April 16Round 11at Dallas JackalsChoctaw StadiumW 55-3
April 23Round 12at New Orleans GoldThe Gold MineW 32-10
May 1Round 13Seattle SeawolvesBold StadiumW 17-6
May 8Round 14at LA GiltinisLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumL 8-10
May 21Round 16at Utah WarriorsZions Bank StadiumL 8-22
May 28Round 17San Diego LegionBold StadiumW 44-28
June 3Round 18at Houston SaberCatsAveva StadiumW 29-14

Standings
MLR Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Austin Gilgronis[lower-alpha 1] (D) 16 12 0 4 475 229 +246 64 27 9 1 58 Disqualified from postseason play
2 LA Giltinis[lower-alpha 1] (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:
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. 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.
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