2022 LA Giltinis season

2022 LA Giltinis season
Major League Rugby Rank2nd West
2022 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 5
Team information
CEOAustralia Adam Gilchrist
CoachAustralia Stephen Hoiles
Captain
StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
← 2021

The 2022 LA Giltinis season was the club's second and final season in Major League Rugby. Stephen Hoiles was the coach of the club for his first full year.[1] Dave Dennis was the captain the club for the second consecutive year. The team finished the season second in the Western Conference standings, but was later disqualified from competing in the 2022 Major League Rugby playoffs due to violating league rules.[2][3] The team was removed from the league for the 2023 season.[4]

The Giltinis played their home matchups at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

Schedule

2022 LA Giltinis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
February 5 Round 1 at Houston SaberCats Aveva Stadium L 11-21
February 11 Round 2 at Toronto Arrows Starlight Stadium W 31-16
February 27 Round 4 New England Free Jacks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 19-15
March 5 Round 5 at Austin Gilgronis Bold Stadium L 9-22
March 13 Round 6 Utah Warriors Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 19-28
March 19 Round 7 San Diego Legion Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 26-13
March 26 Round 8 at Seattle Seawolves Starfire Sports Complex W 31-12
April 3 Round 9 Dallas Jackals Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 47-7
April 10 Round 10 Rugby United New York Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 43-0
April 16 Round 11 Houston SaberCats Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 17-12
April 30 Round 13 at Rugby ATL Atlanta Silverbacks Park W 31-19
May 8 Round 14 Austin Gilgronis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 10-8
May 15 Round 15 at San Diego Legion SDSU Sports Deck L 27-31
May 21 Round 16 at Dallas Jackals Choctaw Stadium W 56-12
May 28 Round 17 at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium W 39-32
June 5 Round 18 Seattle Seawolves Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 27-35

Standings

MLR Western Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts Qualification
1 Austin Gilgronis[a] (D) 16 12 0 4 475 229 +246 64 27 9 1 58 Disqualified from postseason play
2 LA Giltinis[a] (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: [citation needed]
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. ^ a b Austin Gilgronis & LA Giltinis were disqualified from any 2022 postseason play.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Matt Giteau signs on for another season with LA Giltinis at age 39". The Guardian. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Major League Rugby in crisis as LA and Austin disqualified from playoffs". The Guardian. June 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ^ Payten, Iain (June 8, 2022). "Giteau-led LA Giltinis banned from US rugby competition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Major League Rugby Issues 2023 Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "MLR Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2022.