Wombats RC

Wombats RC

Full name	Wombats Rugby Club
Union	Austrian Rugby Federation
Founded	2003
Location	Wiener Neustadt, Austria
Ground(s)	Neuklosterwiese
President	Colin McLachlan
Coach(es)	Michael Darr
Captain(s)	Martin Leidl
League(s)	Zweite Österreichische Bundesliga
Team kit

Wombats RC is an Austrian rugby club in Wiener Neustadt.

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 under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union Michael Neudecker Hooker Austria Michael Darr Forward Austria Christopher Graf Forward Austria Christopher Hrast Forward Austria Martin Hörmandinger Forward Austria Lukas Kaiser Forward Austria Lukas Lechner Forward Austria Stefan Pauser Forward Austria Wolfgang Reiterer Forward Austria Manuel Soulek Forward Austria Andreas Stöger Forward Austria Bernd Ulrich Szekely Forward Austria

Player Position Union Christopher Hirschegger Back Austria Paul Hruschka Back Austria Robin Lee Back England Martin Leidl Back Austria Peter Petrus Back Austria Matthias Plaschka Back Austria Thomas Schischeg Back Austria Julian Smit Back South Africa

External links

• Official website