Nickname | Edelweiss (The White Flowers) | ||
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Emblem | Edelweiss | ||
Union | Fédération Suisse de Rugby | ||
Head coach | Olivier Nier | ||
Captain | Cyril Lin | ||
Home stadium | TBC | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 27 (as of 5 february 2024) | ||
Highest | 26 (2023) | ||
Lowest | 67 (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) | |||
Website | www.suisserugby.com |
The Switzerland national rugby union team (French: Equipe Nationale Suisse de Rugby à XV German: Schweizer Rugby-Union-Nationalmannschaft Italian: Nazionale di Rugby XV della Svizzera) 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 alternative kit is all white.