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 | |||
Georgia 110–0 Switzerland (Tbilisi, Georgia; 1 February 2025) | |||
Website | www.suisserugby.com |
The Switzerland national rugby union team,[1] nicknamed The White Flowers (Edelweiss), is considered one of the tier three teams in European rugby. They 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 six countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the Six Nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup. They often play in all red, while their alternative kit is all white.