| 2019 Austin Elite season | ||||
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| Major League Rugby Rank | 9th overall | |||
| 2019 record | Wins: 0; draws: 0; losses: 16 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| Coach |  Alain Hyardet | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Dell Diamond (11,500) Toyota Field (Alternate) (Capacity: 8,296) | |||
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The 2019 Austin Elite season was club's second season in Major League Rugby.[1] The 2019 season was the program's last season under the name Austin Elite. In September 2019, the program announced the club to be renamed to Austin Herd, but was later changed to Austin Gilgronis, due to new ownership.[2][3] Alain Hyardet was the coach of the club for the second consecutive year. Ben Mitchell was the captain the club for the first year.
The Elite played their home matchups at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas.[4] The program used an alternate stadium to host a game in San Antonio at Toyota Field.
Austin Elite finished the season winless and became the first time in Major League Rugby to do so.[2]
- ^ Cantu, Rick (March 18, 2022). "New-look Gilgronis..." Austin American Statesman. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b Goff, Alex (September 24, 2019). "MLR Signings, Name Changes, And A Quick Release". FloSports. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Austin Herd – Rebranded as Austin Gilgronis". Texas Happens. 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.