| Austria | |
| Badge: | Austria rugby logo.png |
| Badge Size: | 180px |
| Union: | Austrian Rugby Federation |
| Nickname: | Steinböcke |
| Coach: | Kurt Martin |
| From: | 2018 |
| Captain: | Robert Schneider |
| Leftarm1: | 000 |
| Body1: | 000 |
| Rightarm1: | 000 |
| Shorts1: | 000 |
| Socks1: | 000 |
| Leftarm2: | F00 |
| Body2: | F00 |
| Rightarm2: | F00 |
| Shorts2: | 000 |
| Socks2: | 000 |
| World Rugby Rank: | 87 |
| World Rugby Rank Date: | 30 March 2023 |
| First Game: | 239 (3 May 1992[1]) |
| Largest Win: | 953 (22 April 2023) |
| Largest Loss: | 078 (14 May 1994) |
| World Rugby Max: | 85 |
| World Rugby Min: | 88 |
| World Rugby Max Date: | 23 November 2020 |
| World Rugby Min Date: | 29 July 2019 |
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]
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.
Squad for opening 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference match against Hungary.
Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by the Austria national XV at test level up until 13 April 2024:
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | % | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | % | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | % | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | % | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | % | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | % | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | % | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | % | ||
| 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | % | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | % | ||
| 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | % | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | ||
| Total | 96 | 32 | 63 | 1 | % |
| Name | Years | |
|---|---|---|
| Didier Louvat | 2004-2007[3] | |
| Gael Mouysset | 2007–'2013 |