2022 LA Giltinis season

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2022 LA Giltinis season
Major League Rugby Rank2nd West
2022 recordWins: 11; draws: 0; losses: 5
Team information
CEO Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Gilchrist
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Hoiles
Captain
Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
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The 2022 LA Giltinis season was the club's second and final season in Major League Rugby. Stephen Hoiles was the coach of the club for his first full year. [1] Dave Dennis was the captain the club for the second consecutive year. The team finished the season second in the Western Conference standings, but was later disqualified from competing in the 2022 Major League Rugby playoffs due to violating league rules. [2] [3] The team was removed from the league for the 2023 season. [4]

Contents

The Giltinis played their home matchups at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.

Schedule

2022 LA Giltinis match results
DateRoundOpponentVenueScore
February 5Round 1at Houston SaberCats Aveva Stadium L 11-21
February 11Round 2at Toronto Arrows Starlight Stadium W 31-16
February 27Round 4 New England Free Jacks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 19-15
March 5Round 5at Austin Gilgronis Bold Stadium L 9-22
March 13Round 6 Utah Warriors Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumL 19-28
March 19Round 7 San Diego Legion Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 26-13
March 26Round 8at Seattle Seawolves Starfire Sports Complex W 31-12
April 3Round 9 Dallas Jackals Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 47-7
April 10Round 10 Rugby United New York Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 43-0
April 16Round 11Houston SaberCatsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 17-12
April 30Round 13at Rugby ATL Atlanta Silverbacks Park W 31-19
May 8Round 14Austin GilgronisLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 10-8
May 15Round 15at San Diego Legion SDSU Sports Deck L 27-31
May 21Round 16at Dallas Jackals Choctaw Stadium W 56-12
May 28Round 17at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium W 39-32
June 5Round 18Seattle SeawolvesLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumL 27-35

Standings

MLR Western Conference
PWDLPFPAPDTFTATBLBPts
Austin Gilgronis (D)161204475229+24664279158
LA Giltinis (D)161105443283+16061369154
Houston SaberCats (SF)16907408393+1561538448
Seattle Seawolves (RU)16907435354+7354456446
San Diego Legion 16808475428+4759548343
Utah Warriors 165011424395+2957566733
Dallas Jackals 160016198752-55427112224
Tiebreakers

If teams are level at any stage, tiebreaker criteria are as follows (coin tosses or draw of lots will be used if those below fail):

  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 Western Conference Finals
Blue background indicates teams in position for the Western Conference Semi-Finals
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Austin Gilgronis & LA Giltinis were disqualified (D) from any 2022 postseason play. [5]
Last Updated: June 6, 2022

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References

  1. ↑ "Matt Giteau signs on for another season with LA Giltinis at age 39". The Guardian. January 25, 2022. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Major League Rugby in crisis as LA and Austin disqualified from playoffs". The Guardian. June 7, 2022. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ↑ Payten, Iain (June 8, 2022). "Giteau-led LA Giltinis banned from US rugby competition". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Major League Rugby Issues 2023 Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "MLR Competition Update". Major League Rugby. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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