The 1. Rugby Bundesliga is the top level of domestic club rugby union competition in Austria.

History The competition was first contested in 1992, with RC Wien as the first champions.

For the 1993/1994 season, the four strongest Austrian teams competed with two Slovenian teams in the Alpenliga (Alps League), which replaced the Bundesliga. This arrangement was repeated in the 1994/1995 season, with three Austrian teams playing against two Slovenian teams and RK Sisak from Croatia.

The 1995/1996 season was the first time 1. and 2. Bundesligen were played, but reverted to a single league for all clubs in 1996/1997 because of the progress made by the newer clubs. The difference in playing standards was however, too large, and the following two seasons saw three of the Viennese clubs - RC Wien, Vienna Celtic, and RC Lycee - take on three Czech clubs in the Austro-Moravian League. This meant that the remaining clubs battled it out for the Bundesliga.

Current teams 2019–20 season

ClubCityStadiumDonauViennaSportareal DirnelwieseGrazGrazViktor Franz PlatzSlovan BratislavaBratislavaSRC WienViennaSportareal DirnelwieseVienna CelticViennaSportareal DirnelwieseWombatsWiener Neustadt

Results The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Austrian Rugby Federation (ÖRV) - in German YearChampionScoreRunner-upPlace1993RC Wien19941995RC Wien1996RC Wien1997RC Wien1998RC Wien1999RC Wien2000RC Wien2001RC Wien2002RC Wien2003RC Donau2004RC Donau2005RC Donau32-0Austria at rugby-encyclopedie.comVienna Celtic RFCHohe Warte Stadium, Vienna2006RC Donau25-17RC Lycée Français de VienneGroßmugl2007RC Donau26-0Vienna Celtic RFCHohe Warte Stadium, Vienna2008RC Donau31-10RC InnsbruckHohe Warte Stadium, Vienna2009RC Donau33-0RC InnsbruckHohe Warte Stadium, Vienna2010RC DonauWon after penalty shoot-outRC Stade ViennoisSportklub Stadium, Vienna

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years RC Wien9N/A 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 RC Donau80 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Regions The following table lists the Austrian rugby champions by region. Region Titles Winning clubs 17 Wien (9), Donau (8)

See also Rugby union in Austria

References

External links Official website