Rugby Europe Men's Championship 2026
Switzerland is about to face Georgia in their first #REC26 match at home! Tickets are on sales now
Watch live
All Swiss home games are streamed live via RTS. Please follow this link https://www.rts.ch/sport/directs/whatson:8394122892812.html (Switzerland vs Georgia)
The Men's Rugby European Championship will return in February and March 2026, following an exciting 2025 season that saw Georgia emerge victorious after a 46-28 victory over Spain in the final in Tbilisi. Georgia proved to be an unstoppable force throughout the tournament. In their first season at championship level, Switzerland put in promising performances – securing a memorable away win in Heidelberg, where they defeated Germany 20-17 thanks to a last-minute drop goal by Jules Porcher – and gained valuable experience against Europe's best teams. Switzerland will start next year's competition in 8th place.
The two pools are composed of the same nations as last season.
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Switzerland's fixtures will be as follows:
| Pool | Round | Home | Away | Day | Date | KO Local | City | Venue |
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| A | 1 | SWITZERLAND | GEORGIA | Sun | 2026-02-08 | 13:00 | Yverdon | Stade Municipal |
| A | 1 | SPAIN | SWITZERLAND | Sat | 2026-02-14 | 20:00 | Palencia | Estadio Nueva Balastera |
| A | 1 | SWITZERLAND | NETHERLANDS | Sun | 2026-02-22 | 13:00 | Yverdon | Stade Municipal |
Ticketing
Tickets are available as of early December 2025 via the Suisse Rugby Website
>> Ticketing REC2026 (online ticket sales end on February 7th @ 23:00)
Tickets can be purchased on matchday at the stadium.
The first game again Georgia will kick off at 13h00 at Stade Municipal in Yverdon-les-Bains.
Stade Municipal
Rue des Pêcheurs 16
1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
The stadium will open the gates at 11h30 on match day. Pre-Sale tickets are available for CHF 15.- for adults, youngster < 18 years have free access. Tickets can also be purchased on-site on match day for CHF 20.- Bring family and friends!
Semi-Finals
The semi-finals will take place on 7-8 March on the soil of the teams finishing first and third of each pool.
There is still plenty on the line in the 2026 edition, with Spain pushing Georgia last season and at the other end of the table it will be confirmed which team be relegated to Trophy division, based on the the combined results of 2025 and 2026 tournaments.
Currently in the Trophy division there is a fierce battle to get promotion to the next Rugby Europe Championship as the teams complete their two-year cycle, with Poland and Sweden vying for top-spot.
All games will be live-streamed on rugbyeurope.tv platform. The list of other TV broadcasters will be announced in due course.