Wombats RC

Last updated
Wombats RC
Full nameWombats Rugby Club
UnionAustrian Rugby Federation
Founded2003
Location Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Ground(s)Neuklosterwiese
President Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin McLachlan
Coach(es) Flag of Austria.svg Michael Darr
Captain(s) Flag of Austria.svg Martin Leidl
League(s) Zweite Österreichische Bundesliga
Kit left arm.svg
Kit body.svg
Kit right arm.svg
Kit shorts.svg
Kit socks long.svg
Team kit

Wombats RC is an Austrian rugby club in Wiener Neustadt.

Contents

History

The club was founded in 2003 in the nearby town of Bad Fischau-Brunn by current president, Australian Colin McLachlan. A group of players gathered in the Flying Kangaroo pub and set about forming a club.

From 2007 up to 2010, they teamed up with RC Krems and played as the Niederösterreich XV.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Michael Neudecker Hooker Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Michael Darr Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Christopher Graf Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Christopher Hrast Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Martin Hörmandinger Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Lukas Kaiser Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Lukas Lechner Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Stefan Pauser Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Wolfgang Reiterer Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Manuel Soulek Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Andreas Stöger Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Bernd Ulrich Szekely Forward Flag of Austria.svg Austria
PlayerPositionUnion
Christopher Hirschegger Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Paul Hruschka Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Robin Lee Back Flag of England.svg England
Martin Leidl Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Peter Petrus Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Matthias Plaschka Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Thomas Schischeg Back Flag of Austria.svg Austria
Julian Smit Back Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stade Toulousain</span> French rugby union club, based in Toulouse

Stade Toulousain, also referred to as Toulouse, is a professional rugby union club based in Toulouse, France. They compete in the Top 14, France's top division of rugby, and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AS Béziers Hérault</span> Rugby team

Association Sportive Béziers Hérault, often referred to by rugby media simply by its location of Béziers, is a French rugby union club currently playing in the second level of the country's professional rugby system, Pro D2. They earned their most recent promotion as 2011 Fédérale 1 champions, but the club also won 11 Top 14 titles since its establishment in 1911.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">ASM Clermont Auvergne</span> French rugby union club

Association Sportive Montferrandaise Clermont Auvergne is a French rugby union club from Clermont-Ferrand in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes that currently competes in Top 14, the top level of the French league system. Clermont are two times French champions in 2009-10 and 2016-17. The rugby section is a part of a multi-sport club called AS Montferrand, which was founded in 1911 and adopted that name in 1919. Although the rugby section changed its name to the current ASM Clermont Auvergne in 2004, it is still frequently referred to as Montferrand both within and outside France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RC Toulonnais</span> French rugby union club

Rugby Club Toulonnais, also known as RCT but usually Toulon; Occitan: Rugbi Club Tolonenc) is a French professional rugby union club based in Toulon in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. A current participant in the first-tier Top 14 competition, they have won the national competition on four occasions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">US Montauban</span> French rugby union club, based in Montauban

US Montauban is a French rugby union club that currently competes in Rugby Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They have also competed at the top level, Top 14, in the past, most recently between 2007 and 2010. The club is based in Montauban in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne in Occitania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby Club Luxembourg</span> Rugby team

Rugby Club Luxembourg, abbreviated to RCL, is a rugby union club, based in Cessange, Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Luxembourg has no domestic league of its own, so RCL plays in neighbouring countries' leagues; they currently play in the German Rugby-Bundesliga, having previously competed in the Belgian and French National Leagues.

Rugby Club Nîmes Gard are a French rugby union club that currently compete in the Fédérale 2 competition, the third division of French rugby. They have in the past played in the higher divisions, and in 1991 were quarter-finalists of the top French championship. Nîmes were established in 1963 and play in red and green colours. The driving force behind the club has always been former Béziers captain Louis Gagnière, who as president took the club to the top division in the late eighties and early nineties. After a long battle with illness he has returned to the club and they are becoming strong contenders for the top level once again.

RC Olymp is a Ukrainian rugby club in Kharkiv. The team currently plays in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga. For the past few years the club has produced the majority of the Ukraine national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RC Bystrc</span> Rugby team

RC Bystrc is a Czech rugby club in Brno. As the name implies, they are based in the Bystrc district of the city. They currently play in the KB Extraliga, having won the KB První Liga in 2008.

NS Wanderers RC, formed in 1984, is a Malaysian rugby union club that plays in the city of Seremban in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It currently competes in the MRU Super League, the top level of the Malaysian rugby union league system.

Gödöllői Ördögök RC is a Hungarian rugby club in Gödöllő. They currently play in Nemzeti Bajnokság II.

Békéscsabai Benny Bulls RC is a Hungarian rugby club in Békéscsaba. They currently play in Hungarian National Championship I.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">RC Narbonne</span> French rugby union club, based in Narbonne

Racing Club de Narbonne Méditerannée is a French rugby union club that play in the second-level Pro D2.

RC Kredo-63 is a Ukrainian rugby club in Odessa. They currently play in the Ukraine Rugby Superliga, the top level of rugby union in Ukraine.

RC Armazi is a Georgian semi-professional rugby club from Marneuli, who plays in the Didi 10, the first division of Georgian rugby. Rugby club Armazi was founded in Tbilisi.

Batumi RC is a Georgian semi-professional rugby club from Batumi, who plays in the Didi 10, the first division of Georgian rugby and from the 2022 season they will have a professional team in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rugby Club Vannes</span> Rugby team

RC Vannes is a French rugby union club based in Vannes currently competing in Pro D2. Founded in 1950, they play in the Stade de la Rabine and traditionally wear blue and white jerseys.

RC Grivița București is a Romanian rugby union club currently playing in the Liga Națională de Rugby. They have won the Liga Națională de Rugby 12 times and the European Rugby Champions Cup in 1964.

RC Gura Humorului is a Romanian rugby union club currently playing in the Liga Națională de Rugby. It was founded in 2018.

RC Bârlad is a Romanian rugby union club currently playing in the Liga Națională de Rugby. It was founded in 1958 and won the Romanian Cup in 1986 and 1987.