2019 Austin Elite season

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.

2019 Austin Elite season
Major League Rugby Rank9th overall
2019 recordWins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 16
Team information
CoachFrance Alain Hyardet
Captain
StadiumDell Diamond (11,500)
Toyota Field (Alternate)
(Capacity: 8,296)
< 2018 2020 >

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
DateOpponentHome/AwayResult
January 11Houston SaberCatsAwayWon, 14–10
January 19Dallas RedsAwayPostponed

Regular season
2019 Austin Gilgronis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
January 26Round1Houston SaberCatsDell DiamondL 20–21
February 1Round 2Utah WarriorsDell DiamondL 9–17
February 8Round 3Toronto ArrowsDell DiamondL 19–23
February 17Round 4Glendale RaptorsDell DiamondL 13–24
February 23Round 5San Diego LegionDell DiamondL 17–45
March 9Round 7at Glendale RaptorsInfinity ParkL 19–38
March 16Round 8Seattle SeawolvesDell DiamondL 17–29
March 23Round 9at New Orleans GoldArchbishop Shaw StadiumL 31–35
March 30Round 10Rugby United New YorkToyota FieldL 11–19
April 7Round 11at San Diego LegionTorero StadiumL 15–45
April 27Round 14at Utah WarriorsZions Bank StadiumL 19–35
May 4Round 15at New Orleans GoldArchbishop Shaw StadiumL 14–26
May 9Round 12[5]Toronto ArrowsAlumni FieldL 13–24
May 19Round 17Rugby United New YorkMCU ParkL 7–27
May 25Round 18Houston SaberCatsAveva StadiumL 15–36
June 2Round 19Seattle SeawolvesStarfire Sports ComplexL 26–38

Standings
Major League Rugby
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TB LB Pts
1 San Diego Legion 161213457296+1618361
2 Seattle Seawolves 161114498407+9110258
3 Toronto Arrows 161105472362+1109457
4 Rugby United New York 161105411320+917354
5 New Orleans Gold 16907463403+6011653
6 Glendale Raptors 16727456463−710143
7 Houston SaberCats 166010343496−1515130
8 Utah Warriors 162212381517−1364521
9 Austin Elite 160016263482−219235
Updated: June 2, 2019

Source:

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.
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