Switzerland women's national rugby union team

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Switzerland
UnionSwiss Rugby Union
Head coachEmmanuel Revert
Barbara Frauenfeld
First
colours
Second
colours
World Rugby ranking
Current53 (as of 4 December 2023)
First international
Belgium  7–15   Switzerland
(Brussels; 04 September 2011)
Biggest win
Switzerland  80–0  Finland
(Sportanlage Schönenbüel, Unterägeri; 08 March 2014)
Biggest defeat
Finland  80–0   Switzerland
(Hamarin Sports Ground, Porvoo; 28 May 2022)

The Switzerland women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Switzerland, representing them at rugby union.

History

Although Switzerland was a regular entrant in the European sevens tournaments from 2003, it was not until 2009 that they formed a fifteens team. In 2011, after two years playing only against club sides from neighbouring countries, Switzerland became the 56th international test match playing team when they played Belgium at Kituro Rugby Club, Schaerbeek, near Brussels.

The team for the first test match was:

Atkinson, Bauer, Buob, Casparis, Da Silva, Diener, Hart, Haymoz, Herrmann, Hodel, Huerlimann, Kehl, Kehrli, Mancini, Martinot, Mc Namara, Munstermann, Oriwall, Reischauer (C), Sax, Ullmann, Walti.

Coaches: Muehlhofer, Prébandier.[1]

Results summary

(Full internationals only, updated to 24 April 2023)

Switzerland Internationals From 2011
Opponent First Match Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win %
 Belgium 2011 3 1 0 2 40 82 33.33%
 Czech Republic 2013 7 4 0 3 135 82 57.14%
 Finland 2012 5 4 0 1 147 90 80.00%
 Germany 2016 2 0 0 2 0 65 0.00%
 Netherlands 2014 2 0 0 2 0 94 0.00%
 Russia 2014 3 1 0 2 51 94 33.33%
 Sweden 2022 1 0 0 1 0 48 0.00%
Summary 2011 23 10 0 13 373 555 43.48%

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