Vienna Celtic RFC
Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club (VCRFC) is an Austrian rugby club based in Vienna. It is the oldest team in Austria.
| Full name | Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Austrian Rugby Federation | |
| Nickname(s) | Celtic, Celts | |
| Founded | 1978 | |
| Region | Vienna, Austria | |
| Ground(s) | Austrian Rugby Centre Atzgersdorf 1230 Vienna, Steinergasse 12 | |
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| Captain(s) | Omar El Agrebi | |
| League(s) | Alpine Rugby Premierleague | |
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History
The club was founded on 19 January 1978 by a Scotsman, John Skinner, and two Austrians, Johann Schweiger and Bernhard Eigenberger. The club is located in Vienna. Vienna Celtic RFC is the oldest rugby club of Austria. The club has always been an international and social very active club. Over the years people from all over the world have been a part of the club. Based on the traditional core values of rugby, the Vienna Celtic RFC stands for: respect, discipline, enjoyment, tolerance, fairness, team spirit and solidarity.
In 2015 the club moved to its new home in Atzgersorf, in the 23rd district of Vienna at Steinergasse 12.
Current Staff
- Chairman: Antonio de Vall
- Vice Chairman: Dirk Stryjewski
- Secretary: Rupert Supp
- Treasurer: Johannes Winkler
- Men's Team Manager: Johannes Fiebrich
- Youth Manager: Dominik Wieland
- Marketing & PR: Martin Puchinger
- Coach: Steven Doyle
- Financial Controllers: Matthias Berekmeyer
Charity Work
Over the years the club started indulging in and organising charity events.
During the period of 1997 - 2010 Vienna Celtic realised a project in Zimbabwe where firstly a borehole and pump where provided to the community enabling access to clean water, later a school and additionally a clinic where then built.
Since 2005 the club also hosts an annual 10's rugby tournament donating all proceeds to the "Austrian bone marrow register"