The Austria women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Austria, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 2004.
History Austria has been participating in the FIRA-AER European Championships since 2005. First Captain of the Austrian Women's National Team was Renee Carmine-Jones (originally from Canada, in Austria since 1984) who officially initiated Women's Rugby for the Union and set up the women's national team (Season 2003/2004), built up women's rugby at Celtic Rugby Football Club and, at the request of the Union President following their first Test against the Czech Republic, set up the second women's team at Rugby Club Donau and has been developing the women's game in Austria, now with 5 National (Frauen Bundesliga) League team, and in her region ever since through her Regional League and Emerging Nations Training Camps for the bottom 15-20 Nations of Europe.
Results summary
(Full internationals only, updated to 28 April 2023) + Austria Internationals From 2004 Opponent First Match Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win % 2004 3 1 2 0 30 17 33.33%202610015550% Summary 2004 4 1 2 1 35 72 25% Results
Full internationals WonLostDraw
Test Date Opponent Venue Event Ref1 2004-06-05 5 5 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Test 2 2005-04-30 5 5 Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Test 3 2025-11-23 20 7 BLZ Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria 2025–26 REC4 2026-02-22 5 55 Sinj 2025–26 REC
Other matches Date Opponent Opponent Venue Ref2007-06-24 / 17 7 / Bavaria Grossmugl, Austria
Austrian National Women's League Teams
FRU Schoenbrunn (Frauen Rugby Union - Vienna Union of Celtic and Donau Women's Teams) WRCI (Women's Rugby Club Innsbruck) RC Graz (Women's Rugby Team Graz) RC Krems (Women's Rugby Team Krems) RC Spartans Melk (Women's Rugby Team Melk)
List of Coaches Coach: Christopher Jones (March–June 2004) Co-Coach: Renee Carmine-Jones (Sept.2003-June 2004) Coach: Thomas Brinninger (Sept.2004-April 2005) Co-Coach: Renee Carmine-Jones (Sept.2004-April 2005) Coach: Renee Carmine-Jones (April 2005-present) Co-Coach: Philipp Grausam (April 2005-June 2006) Co-Coach: Gordon Chiu (March 2010-June 2010)
List of Captains +CaptainYearsRenee Carmine-Jones2003–2005; 2007Catherine Teisset2006Eva Weissenböck2008–2012
See also Rugby union in Austria
External links Österreichischer Rugby Verband - Official Site Women's Rugby Austria - Official Women's site
References