The Swiss Rugby Federation ( )) is the national sports federation for

rugby union Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...

and sevens rugby in

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. Founded in 1972, the association has around 50 clubs and 180 teams. It has represented Switzerland in the

World Rugby World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international competit ...

Federation since 1988 and in the continental association

Rugby Europe Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...

since 1974. It currently runs the League A, League B, League C and League 1 national championships. The leading teams compete for the Swiss Cup in the League A, that for the 2012-2013 season is organized as follows : * Grasshoppers Club Zürich * Hermance Région Rugby Club * Lausanne Université Club Rugby * Nyon Rugby Club * Stade Lausanne Rugby Club * Rugby Club Avusy * Rugby Club Genève Plan-les-Ouates * UMB Rugby Lugano

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Fédération Suisse de Rugby
- official site Rugby union in Switzerland Rugby union governing bodies in Europe

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Tou ...

Organisations based in Bern Sports organizations established in 1972 {{Rugbyunion-stub

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