Switzerland national rugby union team
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| Union | Swiss Rugby Union |
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| Coach(es) | Philippe Filiatre  Andrew Mackenzie  Carter Croft 
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| First international | |
 Switzerland 4–23 Portugal  (11 April 1973) |
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| Largest win | |
 Bulgaria 9–90 Switzerland (14 October 2000) |
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| Largest defeat | |
 Spain 40–0 Switzerland (11 May 1993) |
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The Switzerland national rugby union team is a member of Rugby Europe and plays in the Division 2A of the European Nations Cup. Thus far Switzerland have not qualified for a Rugby World Cup. As of 18 November 2016, Switzerland is ranked 33rd in the World Rugby Rankings.
Switzerland played their first ever international rugby match on April 11, 1973 in Neuchatel against Portugal, losing 23–4. The following year they lost 10–18 to Belgium, and were then defeated by them 33–3 in 1975. After the second lost to Belgium, Switzerland won their first international rugby match; defeating Serbia-Montenegro 12–3 in Geneva. The only other win for Switzerland during the 1970s was a 7–4 victory over Luxembourg in 1977. In 1979 they were defeated 43–0 by Monaco and 31–0 by Portugal.
They however bounced back in 1980, defeating Luxembourg 10–7 in Berne, though they then lost close matches against Sweden and Belgium, and were again held to nil by Portugal in 1981, but got a victory over Denmark later that year. After losing to Belgium and Sweden in 1982, they then scored 60 unanswered points against Finland. They then lost nine games in a row from 1982 to 1986, then defeating Serbia-Montenegro 5–0 in May 1986.
In 1989, Switzerland attempted to qualify for the 1991 Rugby World Cup in England, playing in the European tournament – Round 2A. They finished third in the final standings of the round, winning one of their three fixtures. Switzerland also participated in the qualifying tournaments for the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa, making it past the preliminary round from the west group, but not advancing past Round 1.
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