GilgronisRecap
The Houston SaberCats host state rivals the Austin Gilgronis for a turbulent game at SaberCats Stadium.
The Gilgronis had a bombshell drop just hours before this game, as Major League Rugby announced that the Austin Gilgronis had been disqualified from the 2022 MLR season for ‘a violation of league rules’. As a result, a number of Gilgronis players pulled out of the Austin lineup in an apparent response to MLR’s decision to disqualify the AGs. With the San Diego Legion on a bye, the Houston SaberCats were likely aware that they had all but secured a playoff spot.
Some of the frustrations may have added to the intra-state rivalry, with 3 cards being doled out at once including 2 reds (one per team). The Gilgronis did walk away with a bonus point victory in a 14-29 win in what is now the AGs final game of the 2022 season. The Gilgronis’ disqualification lifts their sister team the LA Giltinis into the #1 spot in the Western Conference, moving the Seattle Seawolves into a playoff slot.
This game would turn out to be the final game in the history of the Austin Elite/Herd/Gilgronis as the club was put up for sale following the disqualification, and were unable to find a buyer. The team effectively folded in October of 2022.
Details
| Date | Time | League | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2022 | 8:00 pm | Major League Rugby | MLR 2022 |
SaberCats
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frikkie de Beer 17 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Diego Fortuny 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aaron Mitchell 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Emmanuel Albert 19 | Lock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Will Crawford 20 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Gideon van Wyk | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Wynand Grassmann | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Willie Britz | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Nick Boyer | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Kian Meadon | Fly-half | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 2/2 | 4 |
| 11 | Marcos Moroni | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Matai Leuta 23 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Kisi Unufe 21 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Gerrie Labuschagne | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Zach Pangelinan 22 | Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Axel Zapata 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Alec McDonnell 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Juan Pablo Zeiss 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Maikeli Naromaitoga 4 | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Keni Nasoqeqe 5 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Zachary Short 13 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Robbie Povey 15 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Trace Bolstad 12 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 558 | 84 | 2/2 | 14 |
Gilgronis
| # | Player | Position | T | C | P | AC | DG | MG | Tackles | KS/KA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faka’osi Pifeleti 17 | Prop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Mason Koch 16 | Hooker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Namatahi Waa 18 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Cam Dodson | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Isaac Ross | Lock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Ronan Murphy 19 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Maclean Jones | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Michael de Waal 20 | Number 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Pele Cowley 21 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Mack Mason | Fly-half | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2/2 | 5 |
| 11 | Zinzan Elan-Puttick 23 | Wing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Bryce Campbell | Centre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Marcel Brache | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Conner Mooneyham | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Chris Mattina 22 | Centre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hugh Roach 2 | Hooker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Jake Turnbull 1 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | LaRome White 3 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Payton Telea-Ilalio 6 | Prop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Luke Beauchamp 8 | Flanker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Sidney Shoop 9 | Scrum-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Will Magie 15 | Fly-half | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 23 | Caleb Strum 11 | Wing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 419 | 205 | 2/3 | 29 |
Venue
| SaberCats Stadium |
|---|
| Aveva Stadium, 12131, Kirby Drive, Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77045, United States |