2021 LA Giltinis season

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.

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 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 20Round 1New England Free JacksLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 42–27
March 28Round 2Seattle SeawolvesLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 57–26
April 10Round 4at Toronto ArrowsThe Gold MineW 43–16
April 17Round 5at Houston SaberCatsAveva StadiumW 48-33
April 24Round 6San Diego LegionLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 45-17
May 1Round 7Old Glory DCLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 47-17
May 8Round 8at Rugby United New YorkCochrane StadiumL 16-18
May 15Round 9Utah WarriorsSoFi StadiumW 38-27
May 19Round 10at Austin GilgronisBold StadiumW 17-3
May 29Round 11at Rugby ATLLupo Family FieldL 12-17
June 13Round 13Houston SaberCatsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 52-5
June 20Round 14at San Diego LegionTorero StadiumW 19-13
June 27Round 15at Seattle SeawolvesStarfire Sports ComplexW 29-14
July 4Round 16New Orleans GoldLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumL 20-21
July 10Round 17Austin GilgronisLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 31-17
July 17Round 18at Utah WarriorsZions Bank StadiumL 29-34

Post season
See also: 2021 Major League Rugby playoffs
DateRoundOpponentHome/AwayResult
July 25Western Conference FinalUtah WarriorsLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 17-13
August 1MLR FinalRugby ATLLos Angeles Memorial ColiseumW 31-17

Standings
Season Standings
Western Conference
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1LA Giltinis (CH) 161204545305+240803711463
2Utah Warriors (SF) 161006506464+42726513457
3Austin Gilgronis 16907389317+7251437447
4San Diego Legion 166010430464-3461639538
5Seattle Seawolves 164012343461-11846634626
6Houston SaberCats 162014274550-27631803213
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. 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. "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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