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unusual facts about Switzerland women's national rugby union team


2014 Women's European Trophy

Five teams will take part, with Switzerland and the Czech Republic taking part in their first official tournament.


2002 Women's Rugby World Cup

The competition was won by defending champions, New Zealand.

Amy Garnett

On each occasion, England reached the final, only to lose to New Zealand; Garnett was a member of the starting fifteen in each final.

Clare Daniels

Her international debut was on 2 July 2005, when she refereed the Canada Cup match between Canada and Scotland.

Hungary women's national rugby union team

On 5 April 2010 they won the ENTC (Emerging Nations Training Camp) Test European Championship 7's which was held in the village of Zánka, Hungary.

Janni Arnth Jensen

At the girl's football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Arnth Jensen played in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

Jelena Čanković

In September 2013, Čanković made her debut for the senior Serbia women's national football team in a 9–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification defeat in Switzerland.

Kathy Flores

In 1991 the USA Rugby sanctioned Women's National Team would compile a 7-1 record at the first Women's Rugby World Cup championship with Flores on the pitch as a No. 8.

Kathy Flores is a former rugby union player from the United States and was the Head Coach of the U.S. Women's National Team until Jan. 2011 and currently Head Coach of the Brown Women's Rugby Team.

The U.S. Women's National Team made its first official international appearance at the Can-Am Rugby Tournament in 1987.

Kirsi Heikkinen

In the 2013 European Championship's qualification she refereed the Italy 1–0 Poland, Switzerland 4–3 Spain and Iceland 3–1 Norway games, signaling one penalty for Italy, Spain and Iceland each; the former was missed.

Melodie Robinson

Melodie Robinson (born 25 May 1973 in New Plymouth) is a New Zealand sports journalist and presenter, and former international rugby union player for the New Zealand women's national rugby union team.

New Zealand women's national rugby union team

The Black Ferns have used Verusco Technologies TryMaker video analysis system, as used by the All Blacks.

Nicole Bullo

Nicole Bullo (born July 18, 1987) is a Swiss ice hockey forward who plays internationally for the Switzerland women's national ice hockey team.

Switzerland women's ice hockey league

Several big names in women's hockey then come play in Switzerland such as Andria Hunter, Riikka Nieminen and France St. Louis to name a few.

Theresa Nielsen

At the girl's football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Nielsen scored in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.

USA Rugby

Mike Tolkin is the Head Coach of the men's national team.

Wendie Renard

She currently plays for the senior national team making her debut at the 2011 Cyprus Cup in a match against Switzerland.


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