2020 Austin Gilgronis season
Major League Rugby Rank5th West
2020 recordWins: 1; draws: 1; losses: 3
Team information
CEOAustralia Adam Gilchrist
CoachNew Zealand Brent Semmons
Captain
  • South Africa Zinzan Elan-Puttick
StadiumBold Stadium (5,036)
Toyota Field (Alternate)
(Capacity: 8,296)
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The 2020 Austin Gilgronis season was the club's third season in Major League Rugby.[1] The 2020 season was the program's first season under the name Austin Gilgronis, having competed under the name Austin Elite for its first two season.[1][2][3] Brent Semmons was the coach of the club for the first year.[2] Zinzan Elan-Puttick was the captain the club for the first year as well. The season was later canceled in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The Gilgronis played their home matchups at Bold Stadium in Austin, Texas for the first time since playing in Round Rock the past two seasons.[3] The program used an alternate stadium to host a game in San Antonio at Toyota Field.

Schedule

2020 Austin Gilgronis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
February 9Round 1Toronto ArrowsBold StadiumL 10–38
February 15Round 2at Rugby United New YorkSam Boyd StadiumL 31–49
February 22Round 3Utah WarriorsBold StadiumD 20–20
February 29Round 4Old Glory DCToyota FieldL 19–28
March 7Round 5at Houston SaberCatsAveva StadiumW 24–20

Standings

Season Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1San Diego Legion 5500161108+5321133023
2Utah Warriors 5212125134-915182012
3Colorado Raptors 520398130-321116019
4Seattle Seawolves 5104138162-241522228
5Austin Gilgronis 5113104155-511319107
6Houston SaberCats 510499116-171112026
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order
  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

Green background indicates teams in position for the Conference Finals
 Blue background indicates teams in position for the Conference Semi-Finals
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Last Updated: March 7, 2020

References

  1. 1 2 Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Rees, Alex (January 7, 2020). "Austin Herd Building Bridges, Gearing Up For Turnaround Year". FloSports. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Rees, Alex (January 29, 2020). "Austin Herd Bought Out, Change Name To Austin Gilgronis". FloSports. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Major League Rugby cancels remainder of 2020 campaign". Yahoo!. March 19, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
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