The Swiss Rugby Federation (french: Fédération Suisse de Rugby it, Federazione Svizzera di Rugby german: Schweizerischer Rugby Verband)) is the governing body for
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
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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
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Lausanne Université Club Rugby
* Nyon Rugby Club
* Stade Lausanne Rugby Club
* Rugby Club Avusy
* Rugby Club Genève Plan-les-Ouates
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UMB Rugby Lugano
UMB Rugby Lugano is a rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on r ...
See also
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Switzerland national rugby union team
The Switzerland national rugby union team (french: Equipe Nationale Suisse de Rugby à XV german: Schweizer Rugby-Union-Nationalmannschaft it, Nazionale di Rugby XV della Svizzera) represents Switzerland in men's international rugby union compe ...
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Nyon Rugby Club
Nyon Rugby Club is a Swiss rugby union football club based in Nyon, situated on the shores of lake Geneva between Geneva and Lausanne. The club was founded in 1972 and is a member of the l'Association des Sociétés Sportives Nyonnaises, the Assoc ...
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Rugby Club CERN
Rugby Club CERN - Meyrin - St Genis (RC CMSG) are a semi-professional Swiss rugby union club situated on the French–Swiss border, northwest of Geneva. The club plays in the Swiss first division where it is one of the most successful teams in th ...
References
External links
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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 league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
*** Wheelchair rugby league
** Rugby union: 1 ...
Organisations based in Bern
Sports organizations established in 1972
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