Vienna Celtic RFC
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| Full name | Vienna Celtic Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Austrian Rugby Federation | |
| Nickname(s) | Celtic, Celts | |
| Founded | 1978 | |
| Region | Vienna, Austria | |
| Ground(s) | Sportareal Dirnelwiese | |
| Chairman |  Antonio de Vall |
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| Coach(es) |  Vicentiu Vacaru |
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| League(s) | Erste Österreichische Bundesliga | |
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Vienna Celtic RFC is an Austrian rugby club in Vienna. They are the oldest team in Austria.
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History [edit]
The club was founded on 19 January 1978 by a Scotsman, John Skinner, and two Austrians, Johann Schweiger and Bernhard Eigenberger.
Current Staff [edit]
- Chairman: Antonio de Vall
- Vice Chairman: Kyrill Lapin
- Secretary: Gerald Fuchs
- Treasurer: Andreas Zinschitz
- Financial Controller: Alfred Hansal
- Mens Team Manager: Lee Zeinzinger
- Youth Manager: Daan de Val
- Event Managers: Omar Nino El Agrebi , Chris Lynton-Evans
- Coach: Vicentiu Vacaru
Charity Work [edit]
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"
