The Saints Rugby School is a

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team based in

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and is the junior team of

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It was formed in March 2006 and is now one of the top junior rugby teams 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 ...

History

The Saints were formed in September 2005 by Rugby Club Zug member and school teacher Elio Gallo and his former students Michael Schiavo and Alois Dober. Many players were from the local St. Michaels school, while others were from the local area and the international community in Zug. The team was then accepted into the North Switzerland Rugby Federationhttp://www.kollegium-stmichael.ch/kollegizug/schuelerseiten/rugby.htm (German) The team played their first game against

Zurich International School Zurich International School (ZIS) is an independent non-profit day school in Switzerland for students aged 3 to 18 in the greater Zurich area. Over 1,300 students from more than 50 countries are enrolled in the school. The school has two campuses: ...

's Junior Varsity team in October 2005 and then played games against Zurich International School's team and Wurenlos before the end of 2005. Their first coach Chris Wilkins left the team in early 2006 following differences with the club and the direction it was taking. Ian Fowler became the new coach of The Saints. The Saints hosted their first tournament in October 2006 in Unterageri. They won their first game against ZIS' Junior Varsity side, and beat three other teams en route to the final. They lost to ZIS in the final 7-5.http://www.zio.ch/rugby+u18+pain+and+glory/10679/detail.html (German) In October 2007, the Saints travelled to

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where they won a Swiss Rugby Federation Tournament for the first time, beating Milano in the final 17-0, conceding no tries en route to the final.

Players

Some players such as Jean Omaboe and Rob McCaskill have played for the club since its inception and are the club's longest serving players. Alois Dober, Nick Cutler and Antoine Keoltgen have represented

at youth level

Notable Past Players

2006/07 Awards

Image:Bild Schiavo.JPG, Michael Schiavo Most Committed Player 2007 Image:Viktor Agov.JPG, Victor Agov Most Improved Player 2007 Image:Eugene O'sullivan Kopie.JPG, Eugene O'Sullivan Best Player 2007

References

{{reflist Rugby union in Switzerland