2021 LA Giltinis season
Major League Rugby Rank1st West
2021 recordWins: 12; draws: 0; losses: 4
Team information
CEOAustralia Adam Gilchrist
CoachAustralia Darren Coleman
Captain
StadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
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The 2021 LA Giltinis season was the club's inaugural season in Major League Rugby.[1][2][3] Darren Coleman was the first coach of the club.[1] Dave Dennis was the club's first ever captain. The team finished the season first in the Western Conference standings and qualified for the 2021 Major League Rugby playoffs. The Giltinis won the Final against Rugby ATL.[3][4] The team was the second to win the championship in its first season, after Seattle Seawolves achieved it back in 2018, the inaugural season of Major League Rugby.

The LA Giltinis played their home matchups at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. Due to a scheduling conflict at the stadium, SoFi Stadium was used for a matchup against Utah Warriors.[5]

Schedule

2021 LA Giltinis match results
Date Round Opponent Venue Score
March 20 Round 1 New England Free Jacks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 42–27
March 28 Round 2 Seattle Seawolves Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 57–26
April 10 Round 4 at Toronto Arrows The Gold Mine W 43–16
April 17 Round 5 at Houston SaberCats Aveva Stadium W 48-33
April 24 Round 6 San Diego Legion Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 45-17
May 1 Round 7 Old Glory DC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 47-17
May 8 Round 8 at Rugby United New York Cochrane Stadium L 16-18
May 15 Round 9 Utah Warriors SoFi Stadium W 38-27
May 19 Round 10 at Austin Gilgronis Bold Stadium W 17-3
May 29 Round 11 at Rugby ATL Lupo Family Field L 12-17
June 13 Round 13 Houston SaberCats Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 52-5
June 20 Round 14 at San Diego Legion Torero Stadium W 19-13
June 27 Round 15 at Seattle Seawolves Starfire Sports Complex W 29-14
July 4 Round 16 New Orleans Gold Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 20-21
July 10 Round 17 Austin Gilgronis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 31-17
July 17 Round 18 at Utah Warriors Zions Bank Stadium L 29-34

Post season

See also: 2021 Major League Rugby playoffs
Date Round Opponent Home/Away Result
July 25 Western Conference Final Utah Warriors Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 17-13
August 1 MLR Final Rugby ATL Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 31-17

Standings

Season Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 LA Giltinis (CH) 16 12 0 4 545 305 +240 80 37 11 4 63
2 Utah Warriors (SF) 16 10 0 6 506 464 +42 72 65 13 4 57
3 Austin Gilgronis 16 9 0 7 389 317 +72 51 43 7 4 47
4 San Diego Legion 16 6 0 10 430 464 -34 61 63 9 5 38
5 Seattle Seawolves 16 4 0 12 343 461 -118 46 63 4 6 26
6 Houston SaberCats 16 2 0 14 274 550 -276 31 80 3 2 13
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 Playoffs
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (SF) Losing semi-finalists.
Last Updated: 18 July 2021

References

  1. ^ a b Pengelly, Martin (June 1, 2020). "Major League Rugby announces LA Giltinis, second team named for a drink". The Guardian. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Bruce, Sam (March 18, 2021). "Los Angeles has a professional rugby team? Meet the LA Giltinis". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Irish quartet help the LA Giltinis to Major League Rugby title". TheJournal.ie. August 2, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Giltinis win Major League Rugby championship in debut..." LA Times. August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Demeke, Matthew (May 10, 2021). "LA Giltinis To Play First Professional Rugby Match At SoFi Stadium". KLAC. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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