Nickname | Steinböcke | ||
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Union | Austrian Rugby Federation | ||
Head coach | Kurt Martin | ||
Captain | Robert Schneider | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 87 (as of 30 March 2023) | ||
Highest | 85 (23 November 2020) | ||
Lowest | 88 (29 July 2019) | ||
First international | |||
Hungary 23–9 Austria (3 May 1992[1]) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Austria 95–3 Kosovo (22 April 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Austria 0–78 Ukraine (14 May 1994) |
The Austria national rugby union team is a third tier rugby union playing nation. They began playing international rugby in the early 1990s. Thus far, Austria has not made an appearance at any of the World Cups.
The national side is ranked 87th in the world, as of 16 January 2023.[2]