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Switzerland face off against Portugal in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Fri 5th February 2027 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 00:00. In South Africa it’s at 02:00 SAST, 13:00 NZST in New Zealand, 11:00 AEST in Australia and 16:00 EST in the US.
This is the first time Switzerland and Portugal play each other but Portugal are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Portugal sits at 14 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Switzerland holds 28.
The two sides are separated by 14 places in the rankings with Switzerland in position 28 and Portugal in position 14 as such Portugal are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Switzerland vs Portugal will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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