2018 Austin Elite season

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	Andrew Suniula;
Stadium	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex (3,500)

2018 recordWins: 3; draws: 0; losses: 5

Coach

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.

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

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

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TB	LB	Pts
Major League Rugby

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.

v t e Austin Gilgronis
2017–2022 Based in Austin, Texas Formerly: Austin Elite (2017–19), Austin Herd (2019–20)
Venues	Round Rock Multipurpose Complex (2018) Dell Diamond (2019) Toyota Field (alternate, 2019–2020) Bold Stadium (2020-present)
People	Captains Current squad Head coaches
Seasons	2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Exhibition