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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Switzerland women's national rugby union team.
Switzerland
Shirt badge/Association crest
NicknameEdelweiss (The White Flowers)
EmblemEdelweiss
UnionFédération Suisse de Rugby
Head coachOlivier Nier
CaptainCyril Lin
Home stadiumTBC
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current28 (as of 4 February 2021)
Highest28 (2020, 2021)
Lowest67 (2010)
First international
Switzerland 4-23 Portugal
(Neuchâtel, Switzerland 11 April 1973)
Biggest win
Bulgaria 9–90 Switzerland
(Pernik, Bulgaria 14 October 2000)
Biggest defeat
Morocco 43–0 Switzerland
(Casablanca, Morocco 25 March 1979)
Websitewww.suisserugby.com

The Switzerland national rugby union team (Template:Lang-fr Template:Lang-de Template:Lang-it) represents Switzerland in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The White Flowers (Edelweiss), is considered one of the stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the 6 nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup and often play in all red while their away kit is all white.

History

Switzerland played their first ever international rugby match on April 11, 1973 in Neuchâtel against Portugal, losing 23–4. The following year they lost 10–18 to Belgium, and were then defeated by them 33–3 in 1975. After the second lost to Belgium, Switzerland won their first international rugby match; defeating Serbia-Montenegro 12–3 in Geneva. The only other win for Switzerland during the 1970s was a 7–4 victory over Luxembourg in 1977. In 1979 they were defeated 43–0 by Morocco and 31–0 by Portugal.

They however bounced back in 1980, defeating Luxembourg 10–7 in Berne, though they then lost close matches against Sweden and Belgium, and were again held to nil by Portugal in 1981, but got a victory over Denmark later that year. After losing to Belgium and Sweden in 1982, they then scored 60 unanswered points against Finland. They then lost nine games in a row from 1982 to 1986, then defeating Serbia-Montenegro 5–0 in May 1986.

In 1989, Switzerland attempted to qualify for the 1991 Rugby World Cup in England, playing in the European tournament – Round 2A. They finished third in the final standings of the round, winning one of their three fixtures. Switzerland also participated in the qualifying tournaments for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, making it past the preliminary round from the west group, but not advancing past Round 1.

Switzerland finished third (out of six nations) in Pool 1 of Round 1 of the European qualification tournaments for the 1999 Rugby World Cup in Wales, winning and drawing one game out of four fixtures. Switzerland had more success in the qualifying tournaments for the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia, finishing at the top of Pool B in Round 1 and advancing to Round 2, but were unable to advance to Round 3. In attempting to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France, Switzerland finished fourth in Pool D of Round 2 of the European qualification process.

Switzerland also failed to qualify for the 2011 or 2015 Rugby World Cups.

In 2016 Switzerland reached the second division (Rugby Europe Trophy, formerly Division 1B) of the ENC for the first time since the divisional structure was implemented in 2000, after winning Division 2A over the 2014-16 two-year cycle.

Record

World Cup

World Cup record World Cup Qualification record
Year Round P W D L F A P W D L F A
AustraliaNew Zealand 1987 Not Invited Not Invited
United KingdomIrelandFrance 1991 Did not qualify 3 1 0 2 49 74
South Africa 1995 5 1 0 4 20 122
Wales 1999 4 1 1 2 40 50
Australia 2003 9 5 0 4 297 171
France 2007 4 1 1 2 77 51
New Zealand 2011 6 2 0 4 79 102
England 2015 4 3 0 1 92 75
Japan 2019 5 3 0 2 140 122
France 2023 Automatically eliminated
Total 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 17 2 21 794 767

European Competitions Since 2000

Season Division G W D L PF PA +/− Pts Pos
2000 European Nations Cup Third Division 4 1 0 3 47 60 -13 6 3rd
2002-04 European Nations Cup Second Division Pool B 8 5 3 0 145 95 +50 21 1st
2004-06 European Nations Cup Third Division Pool A 4 1 0 3 34 87 -53 8 3rd
2006-08 European Nations Cup Third Division 3A 8 4 0 4 150 129 +24 16 3rd
2008-10 European Nations Cup Third Division 3A 7 2 0 5 79 112 -33 11 5th
2010-12 European Nations Cup Second Division 2B 8 7 0 1 253 77 +176 34 1st
2012-14 European Nations Cup Second Division 2A 8 4 1 3 170 159 +11 21 2nd
2014-16 European Nations Cup Second Division 2A 8 7 0 1 223 120 +103 33 1st
2016-17 Rugby Europe Trophy 5 3 0 2 140 122 +18 13 3rd
2017-18 Rugby Europe Trophy 5 2 0 3 109 122 -13 11 4th
2018-19 Rugby Europe Trophy 5 3 0 2 108 138 -20 12 3rd
2019-20 Rugby Europe Trophy 5 2 2 1 93 52 +41 14 2nd
2021-22* Rugby Europe Trophy 2 0 0 2 45 65 -20 0 6th
Men's World Rugby Rankings
Top 30 as of 25 November 2024[1]
Rank Change[i] Team Points
1 Steady  South Africa 092.78
2 Steady  Ireland 090.78
3 Steady  New Zealand 090.36
4 Steady  France 088.51
5 Steady  Argentina 084.97
6 Steady  Scotland 083.34
7 Steady  England 082.31
8 Steady  Australia 081.52
9 Steady  Fiji 080.07
10 Steady  Italy 078.64
11 Steady  Wales 074.01
12 Steady  Georgia 073.85
13 Steady  Japan 072.95
14 Steady  Samoa 072.68
15 Steady  United States 070.02
16 Steady  Portugal 068.82
17 Increase1  Uruguay 067.06
18 Decrease1  Spain 065.98
19 Steady  Tonga 065.46
20 Steady  Romania 063.01
21 Steady  Chile 061.72
22 Steady  Hong Kong 059.49
23 Steady  Canada 059.18
24 Steady  Netherlands 058.56
25 Steady  Russia 058.06
26 Steady  Namibia 057.87
27 Steady  Zimbabwe 057.16
28 Steady  Brazil 056.53
29 Steady  Belgium 056.51
30 Steady   Switzerland 056.04
  1. ^ Change from the previous week
Source: World Rugby[1]
Graph updated to 25 November 2024

Overall

Switzerland national rugby union team results as of 22 November 2021, following match against Poland.

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win % For Aga Diff
 Andorra 8 6 0 2 75.0 142 94 +48
 Armenia 4 3 0 1 75.0 92 78 +14
 Austria 3 3 0 0 100.0 79 32 +47
 Belgium 12 3 0 9 25.0 123 189 –66
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 0 100 43 6 +37
 Bulgaria 3 3 0 0 100 181 20 +161
 Croatia 7 5 0 2 71.4 163 104 +61
 Czech Republic 4 1 0 3 25 58 91 –33
 Czechoslovakia 3 0 0 3 0 24 51 –27
 Denmark 10 4 2 4 40 182 165 +17
 Finland 1 1 0 0 100 60 0 +60
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 0 42 44 –2
 Germany 7 1 0 6 14 103 209 –106
 Hungary 1 1 0 0 100 61 23 +38
 Israel 7 5 0 2 71.4 170 64 +106
 Latvia 4 1 0 3 25.0 34 82 –48
 Lithuania 5 1 0 4 20 96 129 –33
 Luxembourg 7 7 0 0 100 139 43 +96
 Malta 5 3 0 2 60 93 79 +14
 Moldova 1 1 0 0 100 29 26 +3
 Monaco 1 1 0 0 100 20 16 +4
 Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 0 43 –43
 Netherlands 6 0 1 5 0 86 169 –83
 Poland 3 0 0 3 0 48 72 –24
 Portugal 5 0 0 5 0 14 153 –139
 Serbia 15 4 1 10 26.7 165 224 –59
 Slovenia 5 3 1 1 60 176 68 +108
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 0 40 –40
 Sweden 6 0 0 6 0 41 119 –78
 Tunisia 3 0 0 3 0 6 46 –40
 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 33.3 72 78 –6
 West Germany 4 0 0 4 0 22 84 –62
Total 141 58 7 76 41.13% 2425 2441 –16

Recent Matches

Current squad

The following players have been selected for the 2021–22 Rugby Europe Trophy match against Poland Poland on 22 November 2021.[2]

Caps update: 22 November 2021, after match against Poland Poland.

Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Dominic Gorman Prop 12 Switzerland Yverdon RC
Nathan Pelsy Hooker 15 France US Annecy
Vincent Vial Prop (1994-06-21) 21 June 1994 (age 30) 11 France CS Vienne
Christian Rohrig Lock 6 Switzerland GC Zürich
Romin Vivarie Lock 2 Switzerland Lausanne University
Antoine Salino Back row 2 Switzerland Servette RC
Tim Vögtli Back row 21 Switzerland GC Zürich
Cyril Lin (c) Number 8 35 Switzerland Nyon RC
William Meyer Scrum-half 3 France Rumilly
Jules Porcher Fly-half 6 France RC Aubenas Vals
Hugo Malyon Wing 6 France RC Suresnes
Jess Roberson Centre 2 Switzerland GC Zürich
Tommaso Volta Centre 2 Switzerland Hermance RRC
Lucas Heinrich Wing 26 Switzerland Servette RC
Jolan Vincent Fullback 2 France US Nantua Haut Bugey
Maxime Luçon Hooker 26 France CA Pontarlier
Manu Ronza ?? 9 Switzerland Lausanne University
Andri Koeferli Back row 1 Switzerland GC Zürich
Nicolas Lugeon Lock 5 Switzerland Stade Lausanne RC
Gaëtan Moser Centre 1 Switzerland Servette RC
Nathan Thomas Wing 4 Switzerland Nyon RC
Hugh Kisielewski ?? 9 Switzerland GC Zürich
Alexandre Grillon ?? 1 Switzerland Lausanne University

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Player Pos Date of birth (age) Caps Club Latest call-up
Ludovic Peruisset Back row France US Annecy v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Donovan O’Grady Fly-half 16 February 1993 (age 28) v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Leni Favre Bonvin Wing v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Julien Gaillard Switzerland Nyon RC v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Leo Luginbuhl v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Hadrien Bobillier v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021
Benjamin Xhemaili Switzerland GC Zürich v. Lithuania Lithuania, 13 November 2021

Current coaching staff

The current coaching staff of the Swiss national team:[3]

Name Nationality Role
Yann Benoit   SUI Manager
Olivier Nier France FRA Head coach
Mathieu Guyou   SUI Assistant coach
Dr Mathieu Saubade   SUI Team doctor
Allyocha Delaunay   SUI Physiotherapist

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Poland vs Switzerland Match Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Poland vs Switzerland Game Sheet" (PDF). Rugby Europe. 20 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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