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. Alain Hyardet was the first coach of the club. Andrew Suniula was the club's first ever captain.
The Elite played their home matchups at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.
Schedule Exhibition 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 +2018 Austin Gilgronis match resultsDate Round OpponentVenueScore 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 Major League RugbyTeam 1 Glendale Raptors [P] 8 7 0 1 249 165 +84 6 0 342 Seattle Seawolves [C] 8 6 0 2 232 188 +44 4 1 293 San Diego Legion 8 5 0 3 214 201 +13 3 1 244 Utah Warriors 8 3 0 5 269 274 −5 7 3 225 Austin Elite 8 3 0 5 224 238 −14 5 1 186 New Orleans Gold 8 3 0 5 209 291 −82 4 1 177 Houston SaberCats 8 1 0 7 216 256 −40 3 4 11Updated: June 23, 2018 Source: rugbyarchive.net 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.
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