2018 Austin Elite season

2018 Austin Elite season
Major League Rugby Rank5th overall
2018 recordWins: 3; draws: 0; losses: 5
Team information
CoachFrance Alain Hyardet
Captain
StadiumRound Rock Multipurpose Complex (3,500)
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The 2018 Austin Elite season was both the inaugural season for the club and the inaugural season of Major League Rugby in which the club competed.[1][2] Alain Hyardet was the first coach of the club.[3] Andrew Suniula was the club's first ever captain.

The Elite played their home matchups at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.[4]

Schedule

Exhibition

Date Opponent Home/Away Result
March 25 San Diego Legion° Home Lost, 24–32
March 31 at New Orleans Gold° Away Lost, 17–48
April 7 New Orleans Gold° Home Lost, 10–38

Regular season

2018 Austin Gilgronis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
April 21 Round 1 at Glendale Raptors Infinity Park L 26–41
April 28 Round 2 at Houston SaberCats Dyer Stadium L 38–50
May 3 Round 3 New Orleans Gold Round Rock Multipurpose Complex W 30–17
May 11 Round 4 at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium L 22–41
May 25 Round 6 San Diego Legion Round Rock Multipurpose Complex W 31–5
June 1 Round 7 Utah Warriors Round Rock Multipurpose Complex W 41–33
June 8 Round 8 Seattle Seawolves Round Rock Multipurpose Complex L 19–20
June 17 Round 9 at San Diego Legion Torero Stadium L 10–24

Standings

Major League Rugby
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 Glendale Raptors [P] 8 7 0 1 249 165 +84 6 0 34
2 Seattle Seawolves [C] 8 6 0 2 232 188 +44 4 1 29
3 San Diego Legion 8 5 0 3 214 201 +13 3 1 24
4 Utah Warriors 8 3 0 5 269 274 −5 7 3 22
5 Austin Elite 8 3 0 5 224 238 −14 5 1 18
6 New Orleans Gold 8 3 0 5 209 291 −82 4 1 17
7 Houston SaberCats 8 1 0 7 216 256 −40 3 4 11
Updated: June 23, 2018

Source: rugbyarchive.net Archived 2018-11-04 at the Wayback Machine

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. ^ Ramsay, George (April 21, 2018). "Major League Rugby: A 'new future' for rugby in America". CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ^ Goff, Alex (September 12, 2017). "Austin Elite Signs Hyardet As New Head Coach". FloSports. 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.