LA Giltinis

The LA Giltinis were a Major League Rugby team based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

[1] The Giltinis were based in El Segundo, California, and played at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

A potential Los Angeles expansion bid for MLR, led by LA Coast Rugby and Adam Gilchrist, was announced in 2018 with plans for the team to enter the league in 2019.

[1] In its first season, the Giltinis posted a 12–4 record, hosted, and defeated Rugby ATL in the MLR final, winning the shield.

[4] During the 2022 season, MLR announced that the Giltinis and the Gilgronis—both owned by Gilchrist—were disqualified from the playoffs due to a violation of league rules, allegedly including salary cap issues.