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 63rd in the world, as of 1 June 2026. The team reached their highest ever ranking of 61st on the 11th of May 2026.
History Austria played their first official international on 3 May 1992 against Hungary, losing 23 points to nine. Austria had another fixture against Hungary that year, it was the first home game, which they lost 5:3, as well as two games against Slovenia. Austria's first win came against Slovenia on 21 November 1992, winning 9:5. Austria played nations such as Croatia and Ukraine as well as regulars Slovenia.
From 1996 on Austria began winning more games, and only lost a few sporadic matches in the late 1990s, as they were now beating the European sides that had beaten them in the early 1990s. During the 2000s Austria were now playing a larger variety of nations. After not winning one game in 2002, Austria went on to win every fixture in 2004, creating an undefeated streak which was broken by Denmark in 2005.
Current squad Squad for opening 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference match against Hungary. Caps & age not updated. Head coach: Kurt Martin
Record
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by an Austria national XV at test level up until 3 October 2026, updated after match with .
AgainstPlayedWonLostDrawnWin percentage 20200% 8800% 5320% 40400% 30300% 10100% 9360% 10100% 10100% 177100% 4130% 30300% 4130% 7250% 20200% 3120% 1100% 9351% 5230% 3300% 2513120% 20200% 30300% 1100100% 20200% 10100%Total12750761%
Coaches Name Years Didier Louvat 2004-2007 (in German) Gael Mouysset 2007–'2013David HolbyKurt Martin2021 -
References
External links Österreichischer Rugby Verband - Official Site