Austin Gilgronis


The Austin Gilgronis is a professional rugby union team based in Austin, Texas, United States. The team was founded in 2017 as the Austin Elite, and competes in Major League Rugby.

History

On 19 September 2019 after extensive polling at the end of the 2019 campaign, the team opted to re-name itself the Herd. The logo remained the same although the orange color action was removed indicating a shift away from using orange for the upcoming season.
Prior to the 2020 season, the team came under new ownership and were renamed the Gilgronis.

Home field

The team currently plays at the Circuit of the Americas, having previously played at Dell Diamond and the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex in Round Rock, Texas.

Broadcasts

2019 home games were shown on Facebook Watch which is Facebook’s video-on-demand service. Lincoln Rose and Kit McConnico were the on-air talent.

Sponsorship

Colors and logo

As the Austin Herd the jersey was sky blue, black and white. The initial team logo features the stylized head of a Texas Longhorn bull with a Lone Star on its forehead. The mascot is a bull-like character named Dozer.
The team's current name, Gilgronis, is the name of a cocktail created by the owners. The home kit is orange, and the away kit is white. The current logo is the club's initials, followed by an "'s".

Players and personnel

Current squad

The following players have been reported for Austin for the 2020 season:

Head coaches

Season standings

2018 season

° = Exhibition games

2019 season

Exhibition

Regular season

2020 season

On March 12, 2020, MLR announced the season would go on hiatus immediately for 30 days due to fears surrounding the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic. It was cancelled the following week

Regular season