2019 Austin Elite season

2019 Austin Elite season
Major League Rugby Rank	9th overall
2019 record	Wins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 16
Team information
Coach	Alain Hyardet
Captain	Ben Mitchell
Stadium	Dell Diamond (11,500) Toyota Field (Alternate) (Capacity: 8,296)
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The 2019 Austin Elite season was club's second season in Major League Rugby.[1] The 2019 season was the program's last season under the name Austin Elite. In September 2019, the program announced the club to be renamed to Austin Herd, but was later changed to Austin Gilgronis, due to new ownership.[2][3] Alain Hyardet was the coach of the club for the second consecutive year. Ben Mitchell was the captain the club for the first year.

The Elite played their home matchups at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.[4] The program used an alternate stadium to host a game in San Antonio at Toyota Field.

Austin Elite finished the season winless and became the first time in Major League Rugby to do so.[2]

Schedule

Exhibition

Date	Opponent	Home/Away	Result
January 11	Houston SaberCats	Away	Won, 14–10
January 19	Dallas Reds	Away	Postponed

Regular season

2019 Austin Gilgronis match results

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Score
January 26	Round1	Houston SaberCats	Dell Diamond	L 20–21
February 1	Round 2	Utah Warriors	Dell Diamond	L 9–17
February 8	Round 3	Toronto Arrows	Dell Diamond	L 19–23
February 17	Round 4	Glendale Raptors	Dell Diamond	L 13–24
February 23	Round 5	San Diego Legion	Dell Diamond	L 17–45
March 9	Round 7	at Glendale Raptors	Infinity Park	L 19–38
March 16	Round 8	Seattle Seawolves	Dell Diamond	L 17–29
March 23	Round 9	at New Orleans Gold	Archbishop Shaw Stadium	L 31–35
March 30	Round 10	Rugby United New York	Toyota Field	L 11–19
April 7	Round 11	at San Diego Legion	Torero Stadium	L 15–45
April 27	Round 14	at Utah Warriors	Zions Bank Stadium	L 19–35
May 4	Round 15	at New Orleans Gold	Archbishop Shaw Stadium	L 14–26
May 9	Round 12[5]	Toronto Arrows	Alumni Field	L 13–24
May 19	Round 17	Rugby United New York	MCU Park	L 7–27
May 25	Round 18	Houston SaberCats	Aveva Stadium	L 15–36
June 2	Round 19	Seattle Seawolves	Starfire Sports Complex	L 26–38

Standings

Major League Rugby
Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
1	San Diego Legion	16	12	1	3	457	296	+161	8	3	61
2	Seattle Seawolves	16	11	1	4	498	407	+91	10	2	58
3	Toronto Arrows	16	11	0	5	472	362	+110	9	4	57
4	Rugby United New York	16	11	0	5	411	320	+91	7	3	54
5	New Orleans Gold	16	9	0	7	463	403	+60	11	6	53
6	Glendale Raptors	16	7	2	7	456	463	−7	10	1	43
7	Houston SaberCats	16	6	0	10	343	496	−151	5	1	30
8	Utah Warriors	16	2	2	12	381	517	−136	4	5	21
9	Austin Elite	16	0	0	16	263	482	−219	2	3	5
Updated: June 2, 2019 Source: [1]
Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. One bonus point for scoring four or more tries (TB). One bonus point for losing by seven or less (LB).  • Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the regular season qualify for the semifinals.

References

1. Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
2. Goff, Alex (September 24, 2019). "MLR Signings, Name Changes, And A Quick Release". FloSports. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
3. "Austin Herd – Rebranded as Austin Gilgronis". Texas Happens. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
4. Killough, Kirby (November 14, 2018). "Dell Diamond to host 6 home games for Austin Elite Rugby 2019 season". Community Impact. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
5. "Arrows' home game against Austin postponed due to weather-related flight issues". Canadian Press. April 14, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2022.