January 2026
The first training sessions
The future Guardians came together for the first time. Many were complete beginners; everyone learned side by side.
Our history
From an ideato a team.
In a few remarkable months, a group of strangers learned rugby together, became teammates and built an inclusive sporting community in Geneva.
Where it began
A club built together.
Before there was a full season, there was a simple idea: create a place in Geneva where LGBTQIA+ people and allies could discover rugby, improve and belong.
Most of the first Guardians had never played rugby. They learned together, supported one another and shaped the club as it grew - from its identity and jerseys to its place in the wider rugby community.
Season one
The moments that made us.
5 February 2026
The association is founded
The Geneva Guardians Rugby Club became a Swiss non-profit sports association, giving the new community an independent structure and a shared direction.
8 April 2026
Our first real rugby pitch
Training on a proper rugby pitch in Meyrin marked a turning point. The idea was beginning to feel like a rugby club.
Spring 2026
Learning with other teams
A first joint training session created new connections and helped the Guardians learn from the wider rugby community.
June 2026
Pride Rugby by the Lake
Rugby, visibility and community came together by the lake in one of the defining moments of the first season.
June 2026
Our first trip beyond Geneva
The team travelled to Nyon for a shared training with KromaNyon - its first rugby trip outside the canton.
June 2026
Our first Geneva Pride
The Guardians marched together, representing inclusive rugby and showing that the sport can belong to everyone.
July 2026
Connecting Geneva's LGBTQIA+ sports clubs
An interclub gathering brought local LGBTQIA+ sports communities together around inclusion, friendship and solidarity.
15 July 2026
Celebrating the first season
The team looked back on six months of rugby, friendship and collective effort - then turned its attention to what could come next.
A first-season snapshot
Six months of momentum.
By the end-of-season celebration on 15 July 2026, the Guardians had grown from an idea into a diverse and active club.
The first official jersey design was shaped collectively and chosen through a vote involving members and the public - another expression of a club identity built together.
46members by 15 July 2026
27training sessions
20nationalities represented
A place in the game
Growing recognition.
During its first season, the club built lasting connections across Geneva, Switzerland and international inclusive rugby. Official affiliation with Swiss Rugby made the Guardians the first LGBTIQA+ rugby club in Switzerland affiliated with the national federation.
ACGRPart of Geneva's cantonal rugby community
IGRConnected to the international inclusive rugby movement
Swiss RugbyOfficially affiliated with the national federation
EGLSFConnected to the European LGBTQIA+ sports movement