2018 Austin Elite season
| 2018 Austin Elite season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Rugby Rank | 5th overall | |||
| 2018 record | Wins: 3; draws: 0; losses: 5 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach |  Alain Hyardet | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Round 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
[edit]Exhibition
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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Four points for a win, two for a draw, and no points for a bye. | ||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Ramsay, George (April 21, 2018). "Major League Rugby: A 'new future' for rugby in America". CNN. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Goff, Alex (September 12, 2017). "Austin Elite Signs Hyardet As New Head Coach". FloSports. 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.