Forthcoming matches in League A

Date and time	Venue	Home team	Visiting team
Sat 03.03, 15.00 Hrs	Chens-le-Pont	Hermance RRC	RC Yverdon
Sat 17.03, 13.00 Hrs	Colovray	RC Nyon	Hermance RRC
Sat 17.03, 15.00 Hrs	Yverdon	RC Yverdon	RC Fribourg
Sat 17.03, 15.00 Hrs	Saint-Genis	RC CMSG	GC Zürich
Sat 17.03, 15.00 Hrs	Chavannes-près-Renens	Stade Lausanne	RC Genève
Sat 17.03, 15.00 Hrs	Dorigny	Lausanne UC	RC Avusy
Sat 24.03, 15.00 Hrs	Chavannes-près-Renens	Stade Lausanne	Lausanne UC
Sat 24.03, 15.00 Hrs	Saint-Genis	RC CMSG	Hermance RRC
Sat 24.03, 15.00 Hrs	Yverdon	RC Yverdon	GC Zürich
Sat 24.03, 15.00 Hrs	Athenaz	RC Avusy	RC Genève

The NLA championship is for the title of Swiss Champions and decides on the side to be relegated to NLB. Geneva PLC RC are the current title holders. The applicable rules of the game are those of the IRB.

8 teams participate in the championship which takes place in 2 phases :

Preliminary phase

All of the teams play each other at home and away. The method of awarding points for each match played is as follows.

• Match won : 4 pts
• Match drawn : 2 pts
• Match lost : 0 pt
• 1 bonus point for having scored 4 tries or more
• 1 bonus point for a match lost by 7 points or less
• Withdrawal: -1 point in the table for the withdrawing team; 4 points for the winning team
• Technical withdraw: no points in the league table for the withdrawing team; 4 points for the winning team
• Red card: -1 point per red card starting from the 3rd one in the season

The league table rankings are determined according to the following criteria :

• 1. The number of points gained
• 2. The number of red cards
• 3. The best team on a head-to-head basis
• 4. The number of tries scored
• 5. The drawing of lots

On completion of the preliminary phase, the teams that are placed 1st to 6th take part in the final phase, whilst the 8th placed team is relegated to NLB.

Final phase

The final phase is played in 3 rounds on a knock-out basis. In the event of equality in points the following criteria apply to determine the winner.

• 1. At the end of normal time - a. The fewest number of players sent off during the match
  - b. The greatest number of tries scored during the match
  - c. The greatest number of penalty kicks during the match
• 2. At the end of 2 periods of extra-time 2 x 15 min
  - a. The fewest number of players sent off during the match
  - b. The greatest number of tries scored during the match
  - c. The greatest number of penalty kicks during the match
• 3. The greatest number of successful penalty kicks

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