2022 LA Giltinis season explained

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2022 LA Giltinis season
Year:2022
League:Major League Rugby
Ceo: Adam Gilchrist
Coach: Stephen Hoiles
Captain: Dave Dennis
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (77,500)
Prev Season:2021
League Wins:11
League Draws:0
League Losses:5
League Rank:2nd West

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]

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

Schedule

2022 LA Giltinis match results!Date !Round !Opponent!Venue!Score
February 5 Round 1 L 11-21
February 11 Round 2 W 31-16
February 27 Round 4 W 19-15
March 5 Round 5 L 9-22
March 13 Round 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 19-28
March 19 Round 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 26-13
March 26 Round 8 W 31-12
April 3 Round 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 47-7
April 10 Round 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 43-0
April 16 Round 11 Houston SaberCats Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 17-12
April 30 Round 13 W 31-19
May 8 Round 14 Austin Gilgronis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum W 10-8
May 15 Round 15 at San Diego Legion L 27-31
May 21 Round 16 at Dallas Jackals W 56-12
May 28 Round 17 at Utah Warriors W 39-32
June 5 Round 18 Seattle Seawolves Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum L 27-35

Standings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 25, 2022. Matt Giteau signs on for another season with LA Giltinis at age 39. July 8, 2022. The Guardian. en. July 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708222312/https://www.espn.com/rugby/story/_/id/33146010/matt-giteau-signs-another-season-la-giltinis-age-39. live.
  2. Web site: June 7, 2022. Major League Rugby in crisis as LA and Austin disqualified from playoffs. July 8, 2022. The Guardian. en. June 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220628064545/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jun/07/major-league-rugby-crisis-la-giltinis-austin-gilgronis-disqualified. live.
  3. Web site: Iain. Payten. June 8, 2022. Giteau-led LA Giltinis banned from US rugby competition. July 8, 2022. The Sydney Morning Herald. en. July 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708222313/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/giteau-led-la-giltinis-banned-from-us-rugby-competition-20220608-p5arxu.html. live.
  4. Web site: Major League Rugby Issues 2023 Competition Update . Major League Rugby . 19 June 2023.