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| 2018 Austin Elite season | |
| Year: | 2018 |
| League: | Major League Rugby |
| Coach: |  Alain Hyardet |
| Captain: | Andrew Suniula |
| Stadium: | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex (3,500) |
| Next Season: | 2019 |
| League Wins: | 3 |
| League Draws: | 0 |
| League Losses: | 5 |
| League Rank: | 5th overall |
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.
The Elite played their home matchups at Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.[4]
| 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 |
| April 21 | Round 1 | L 26–41 | |||
| April 28 | Round 2 | L 38–50 | |||
| May 3 | Round 3 | W 30–17 | |||
| May 11 | Round 4 | L 22–41 | |||
| May 25 | Round 6 | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex | W 31–5 | ||
| June 1 | Round 7 | Utah Warriors | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex | W 41–33 | |
| June 8 | Round 8 | Round Rock Multipurpose Complex | L 19–20 | ||
| June 17 | Round 9 | at San Diego Legion | L 10–24 |
| Major League Rugby | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | < | -- | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | TB | LB | Pts--> | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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). < | --If teams are level on points in the standings at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: Difference between points for and against Match result between tied teams Total number of tries scored in the competition --> Teams 1 to 4 (Green background) at the end of the regular season qualify for the semifinals. | |||||||||||||||||||||