1. Rugby Bundesliga
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The 1. Rugby Bundesliga is the top level of domestic club rugby union competition in Austria.
History
[edit]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 were 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
[edit]2019-20 season
| Club | City | Stadium |
|---|---|---|
| Donau | Vienna | Sportareal Dirnelwiese |
| Graz | Graz | Viktor Franz Platz |
| Slovan Bratislava | Bratislava | |
| SRC Wien | Vienna | Sportareal Dirnelwiese |
| Vienna Celtic | Vienna | Sportareal Dirnelwiese[a 1] |
| Wombats | Wiener Neustadt |
- ^ Have also played matches at ASKÖ Sportplatz Atzgersdorf and Neuklosterwiese in Wiener Neustadt.
Results
[edit]The scores in blue are links to accounts of finals on the site of the Austrian Rugby Federation (ÖRV) - in German
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Place |
| 1993 | RC Wien | |||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1995 | RC Wien | |||
| 1996 | RC Wien | |||
| 1997 | RC Wien | |||
| 1998 | RC Wien | |||
| 1999 | RC Wien | |||
| 2000 | RC Wien | |||
| 2001 | RC Wien | |||
| 2002 | RC Wien | |||
| 2003 | RC Donau | |||
| 2004 | RC Donau | |||
| 2005 | RC Donau | 32-0[1] | Vienna Celtic RFC | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna |
| 2006 | RC Donau | 25-17 | RC Lycée Francais de Vienne | Großmugl |
| 2007 | RC Donau | 26-0 | Vienna Celtic RFC | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna |
| 2008 | RC Donau | 31-10 | RC Innsbruck | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna |
| 2009 | RC Donau | 33-0 | RC Innsbruck | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna |
| 2010 | RC Donau[2] | 6-6 | RC Stade Viennois | Sportklub Stadium, Vienna |
Performance by club
[edit]| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| RC Wien | 9 | N/A | 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
| RC Donau | 8 | 0 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Regions
[edit]The following table lists the Austrian rugby champions by region.
| Region | Titles | Winning clubs |
|---|---|---|
 Vienna
|
17 | Wien (9), Donau (8) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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