The first Austrian Women’s Rugby 7s Series of 2025 is in the books!
On Saturday, march 22nd we met our team mates from Rugby Club Krems and Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club at Krems’ home pitch in beautiful Wachau.
Coming back into the spring leg of the season on 5th place of the table we were placed in a pool with the team from Rugby Union Donau Wien and the Styrian-Carinthian Dolphins (mixed team from RC Graz, ARC Leoben and RC Tigers).
Kicking off, we hit the pitch with a bang. The opening to our game day was a tidy 22-5 win over the Donau women.
Against the Dolphins, we couldn’t keep up the drive and had to accept a big and painful defeat (0 – 34).
With every team in the group landing one win and one loss, it all came down to points difference. Since we had the lowest we met the second mix-team from Graz / Leoben / Klagenfurt, the Kernöltigers. Fueled by determination and maybe a little leftover rage, we took a strong 38-17 win and took 5th place home.
A big shoutout goes to Bernadette Kern from Rugby Club Krems. She put on a great performance for her home crowd, scored multiple tries and hit it with a few try saving tackles. Also, kudos to the Players from Vienna Celtic who put on the green Leoben-jersey for the day to help out with the Kernöltigers – that’s what true rugby spirit is all about.
Big thanks to Rugby Club Krems for the great hosting and vibes – good job on your first women’s rugby event since 2016 😉
Final results:
- vs Rugby Union Donau Wien: 22-5
- vs Dolphins (RG Graz / ARC Leoben / RC Tigers): 0-34
- vs Kernöltigers (RG Graz / ARC Leoben / RC Tigers): 38-17
Tournament ranking:
- Stade Rugby Club
- SG Wombats RC / Spartans RC
- SG Dolphins
- RU Donau
- SG Valkyries / Celtic / Krems
- SG Kernöltigers