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2021 Austin Gilgronis season

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2021 Austin Gilgronis season
Major League Rugby Rank3rd West
2021 recordWins: 9; draws: 0; losses: 7
Team information
CEOAustralia Adam Gilchrist
CoachNew Zealand Sam Harris
Captain
StadiumBold Stadium (5,036)
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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.

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

Schedule

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2021 Austin Gilgronis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
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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Season Standings
Western Conference
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):
  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

Green background indicates teams in position for the Playoffs
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.

Last Updated: 18 July 2021

References

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  1. ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Leffler, David (May 2022). "An Inside Look at Austin's Red-Hot Rugby Team". Austin Monthly. Retrieved June 28, 2022.