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2. Rugby Bundesliga (Austria)
The 2. Rugby Bundesliga is the second level of domestic club rugby union competition in Austria. Wombats RC of Wiener Neustadt is the only separate club in the league, the rest of the teams being the second teams of the 1. Rugby Bundesliga clubs. History The 2. Rugby Bundesliga was first played in the 1995/1996 season. Current teams 2010-11 season Results ''The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Austrian Rugby Federation (ÖRV) - in German '' See also *Rugby union in Austria Rugby union in Austria is a minor but growing sport. The national team is currently ranked 79th in the World Rugby's world rankings, which ranks only the top ninety-five countries. Traditionally, Austrian rugby has been strongest amongst student ... References External links Official site Rugby union in Austria {{Rugbyunion-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the Comparison of rugby league and rugby union, two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an Rugby ball, oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped Goal (sports)#Structure, goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wombats RC
Wombats RC is an Austrian rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ... club in Wiener Neustadt. History The club was founded in 2003 in the nearby town of Bad Fischau-Brunn by current president, Australian Colin McLachlan. A group of players gathered in the Flying Kangaroo pub and set about forming a club. From 2007 up to 2010, they teamed up with RC Krems and played as the Niederösterreich XV. Players Current squad External links *{{official website Rugby union teams in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Innsbruck
RC Innsbruck is an Austrian rugby club in Innsbruck, founded in 1997. Titles * Austrian Sevens Championships :: 2006 Players Current squad Internationally Capped Players External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Innsbruck, RC Rugby union teams in Austria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna Celtic RFC
“Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club”, or Vienna Celtic RFC for short, is Austria's oldest Austrian rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ... club, located in the 23rd district of Vienna. The club currently represents the current championship team in the top Austrian men's division (ARC Premiership, season 19/20), but it also has a long tradition of training young players (boys and girls). General The name "Vienna Celtic" refers on the one hand to the common roots of the "ancestors" of the club, who came from Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the former Noricum (Noricum was a Celtic kingdom in the area of today’s Austria) and on the other hand to the very appropriate meaning of the name, "Celts": Keltoi = the brave (pronounced "Keltic"). The club is located on the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RC Donau
Rugby Union Donau Wien is an Austrian rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ... club in Vienna. History The club was founded in 1989 as a youth team of RC Wien. Later that year they won the first Austrian Youth Championships, which they won again in 1991. As the players grew older, they progressed to the RC Wien senior team. They merged with RC Wien in 1999, although Wien had separate teams up until 2002. Honours RC Wien * Bundesliga ** 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 * Austro-Moravia Cup ** 1997, 1998 Rugby Union Donau Wien 2013/2014 * Staatsmeister Bundesliga * Austrian Sevens Championships Woman 2012/2013 * Staatsmeister Bundesliga * Austrian Sevens Championships Woman 2011/2012 * Staatsmeister Bundesliga * Austrian Sevens Championships W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Club Stade Viennois
Stade Rugby Club Wien, also referred to as Stade, is an Austrian rugby club from Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST .... Stade is one of the most prestigious rugby clubs in Austria, having been runners-up in the Austrian Championship 2005, 2010 and 2013. Their home ground is the ASKÖ Brigittenau. The club colours are pink and dark blue. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stade Rugby Club Wien, Rugby Club Rugby union teams in Austria Sport in Vienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt (; ; Central Bavarian: ''Weana Neistod'') is a city located south of Vienna, in the state of Lower Austria, in northeast Austria. It is a self-governed city and the seat of the district administration of Wiener Neustadt-Land District. The city is the site of one of the world's oldest military academies, the Theresian Military Academy, which was established by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in 1751 to train officers for the Austrian army. History The area once belonged to the County of Pitten, which had been inherited by Margrave Ottokar III of Styria in 1158. After the dynasty of the Otakars became extinct with the death of his son Ottokar IV, the Duchy of Styria passed to the Austrian House of Babenberg according to the Georgenberg Pact. Duke Leopold V of Austria established the town in 1194 and financed the construction of a fortress close to the Hungarian border with the ransom paid for the English king Richard the Lionheart, whom he had previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innsbruck
Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving pre-Roman place names show that the area has been populated continuously. In the 4th century the Romans established the army station Veldidena (the name survives in today's urban district Wilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In Austria
Rugby union in Austria is a minor but growing sport. The national team is currently ranked 79th in the World Rugby's world rankings, which ranks only the top ninety-five countries. Traditionally, Austrian rugby has been strongest amongst students, particularly in Vienna. Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p63 However, it has faced fierce competition from soccer and skiing. Governing body The governing body for Austria is Rugby Österreich, which was founded in 1990, and affiliated to the IRB in 1992. History Like neighbouring Germany, Austrian rugby has a surprisingly long history, dating back to 1900 , but the game's English image meant that its development was hindered by the events of the early 20th Century, particularly the two world wars, and the rise of two major far right movements. The first documented game of rugby played in Austria took place on 14 April 1912. The sport was being brought to Austria by two Englishmen hoping t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
