2019 Austin Elite season
| 2019 Austin Elite season | ||||
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| Major League Rugby Rank | 9th overall | |||
| 2019 record | Wins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 16 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach |  Alain Hyardet | |||
| Captain | ||||
| 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
| 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
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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
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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] | ||||||||||||||
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Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. | ||||||||||||||
References
- ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Goff, Alex (September 24, 2019). "MLR Signings, Name Changes, And A Quick Release". FloSports. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Herd – Rebranded as Austin Gilgronis". Texas Happens. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Killough, Kirby (November 14, 2018). "Dell Diamond to host 6 home games for Austin Elite Rugby 2019 season". Community Impact. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Arrows' home game against Austin postponed due to weather-related flight issues". Canadian Press. April 14, 2019. Retrieved June 30, 2022.