Switzerland women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Switzerland national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Switzerland women's national rugby sevens team.

Switzerland

Union	Swiss Rugby Union
Head coach	Emmanuel Revert Barbara Frauenfeld
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	55 (as of 2 June 2025)
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.

Results summary

See also: List of Switzerland women's national rugby union team matches

(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%

External links

• Fédération Suisse de Rugby - Official Site
• Official swiss XV's women's national rugby union team
• Official Swiss Women's Rugby facebook page