PRESENTING | MATEO COCHRANE

Three nationalities, one reliable player we can always count on. 🦁💙

Name: Mateo Cochrane
Age: 22
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss / 🇦🇷 Argentinian / 🇬🇧 Northern Irish
Job: Student / Real Estate Manager
Position: Center / Wing
Previous Club: None
At RUZ since: 2024

💪 Rugby Strength: Playing Blind / Kicking
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: Scoring on my debut for RUZ
🍝 Favourite Food: Lasagne
❤️ Why RUZ: Family
🍺 What people should know: I like beers
👑 Rugby Idol: 2018 Jacob Stockdale
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Burn @a___burn
🏊 If not Rugby: Synchronised Swimming
🎯 Season Goal: Score every game
☕ Match Ritual: Coffee and Ibuprofen
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Sele
🍹 Post-Match Drink: Unamás
🎵 Motivating Song: Bashi – Bring en Hei
👀 Teammate to keep an eye on: Alessandro Cavatorta @alecavatorta

From scoring on his debut to targeting a try every game 🔥 Mateo is ready to deliver! ...

PRESENTIN | PATRICK LEMME

Fresh Power straight outta Schaffhausen! @rugby_schaffhausen | A lock with the stealth of a weasel, the appetite of a forward and a tendency to overthink absolutely everything. 😂🏉

Name: Patrick Lemme
Age: 30
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 98 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss / 🇩🇪 German
Job: Laboratory Technician
Position: Lock / No. 8
Previous Club: Rugby Schaffhausen
At RUZ since: 2024

💪 Rugby Strength: Sneaking through like a weasel
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: Winning the league
🥩 Favourite Food: Meat
❤️ Why RUZ: Like a family
🤔 What people should know: Thinks too much
👑 Rugby Idol: C. J. Perenara
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Burn @a___burn
🏒 If not Rugby: Ice Hockey / Schwingen
🎯 Season Goal: Get fit and reach the finals
🍝 Match Ritual: A good pot of pasta, a bit of chocolate and Powerade
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Sele
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Beer
🎵 Motivating Song: Back in Blood – Debauchery
👀 Teammate to keep an eye on: Roman Schwarzenbach @romandointhings

Time to get fit and make a run for those finals. 🦁💙 ...

The first and only Italian who breaks spaghetti and sometimes puts Pineapple on his Pizza. 🇮🇹🍻

Name: Edoardo Gambini
Age: 38
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 82 kg
Nationality: 🇮🇹 Italian
Job: Aerospace Engineer
Position: Flanker / Fullback
Previous Club: Rolls-Royce RFC
At RUZ since: 2021

💪 Rugby Strength: Always Staying Calm
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: The Third Half
🍆 Favourite Food: Melanzane alla Parmigiana
❤️ Why RUZ: Easygoing Environment
🎿 What people should know: I like skiing
👑 Rugby Idol: Matt Giteau
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Rafu
🎿 If not Rugby: Skiing
🎯 Season Goal: Playing as many games as possible
🍳 Match Ritual: Good Breakfast
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Eoin
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Birra
🎵 Motivating Song: Domino
👀 Teammate to keep an eye on: Matias @mati.scocci

Keeping calm, chasing tackles and looking forward to the third half 🔥
Edoardo brings a lot Italian flair to the RUZ family. 🦁💙 ...

PRESENTING | MATIAS SCOCCIMARRO

Argentinian roots, destructive crashes and one clear goal: making it to the Swiss Final. 💥🇦🇷

Name: Matias Scoccimarro
Age: 33
Height: 177 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss / 🇦🇷 Argentinian
Job: Security
Position: Hooker / Loosehead Prop
Previous Club: None
At RUZ since: 2023

💪 Rugby Strength: Destructive Crashes
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: First game against Winterthur — winning 81–0 at Utogrund
🥩 Favourite Food: Asado
❤️ Why RUZ: Family Spirit
🇦🇷 What people should know: Arrived in Switzerland from Argentina at the age of 9
👑 Rugby Idols: Agustín Creevy & Marcos Kremer
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Andreas Burn @a___burn
🏈 If not Rugby: CrossFit & American Football
🎯 Season Goal: Play the Swiss Final
🎧 Match Ritual: Listen to Music
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Mik @mik_lvs
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Cerveza
🎵 Motivating Song: FIFA Sound – Game Time
👀 Teammate to keep an eye on: Mik @mik_lvs

Matias brings the power, the passion and the family spirit. Now let’s get that Swiss Final! 🦁💙 ...

PRESENTING | LUKAS GRUMMT

22 years old, quick on his feet and always looking for a way to improve his game. ⚡🏉

Name: Lukas Grummt
Age: 22
Height: 184 cm
Weight: 86 kg
Nationality: 🇩🇪 German
Job: Student
Position: Center / Wing
Previous Club: Konstanz
At RUZ since: 2025

💪 Rugby Strength: Running fast
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: First kick went 20 meters up and 0 meters forward
🥩 Favourite Food: Steak
❤️ Why RUZ: Tackle
🏃 What people should know: I train for Ironman
👑 Rugby Idol: Cheslin Kolbe
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Mateo Cochrane @mateco03_zh
🏐 If not Rugby: Volleyball
🎯 Season Goal: Getting the MVP
🍳 Match Ritual: Omelette in the morning
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Sele
🥤 Post-Match Drink: Cola Zero with ice and lemon
🎵 Motivating Song: Rock
👀 Teammate to keep an eye on: Mik @mik_lvs

Fast, competitive and chasing that MVP title⚠️ ...

PRESENTING | HENRI YÜKSEL

New face at RUZ, but plenty of rugby experience and apparently a pre-match ritual that involves staring at the floor till kick off.

Name: Henri Yüksel
Age: 35
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 89 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss / 🇫🇷 French / 🇹🇷 Turkish
Job: Account Manager
Position: Flanker
Previous Clubs: RFC Basel, Gordonstoun School
At RUZ since: 2026

💪 Rugby Strength: Yes.
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing a game against the local team on the Orkney Islands
🐸 Favourite Food: Frog Legs
❤️ Why RUZ: Born in Basel
👑 Rugby Idol: Thierry Dusautoir
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Orange Umbrella @real_orange_umbrella
🏓 If not Rugby: Ping Pong
🎯 Season Goal: Play as many games as my body allows me to
👀 Match Ritual: Stare at the floor
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Sele
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Pint of Guinness
🎵 Motivating Song: Before I Forget – Slipknot

From Basel to Zürich ⚠️ Henri is ready for a new chapter with RUZ. 🦁💙 ...

Presenting | VINCENT ISLER

New club, three positions and one very clear strength: making sure everyone on the pitch hears him. 😂🏉

Name: Vincent Isler
Age: 33
Height: 178 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss
Job: Film Composer / Teacher
Position: Scrum Half / Center / Wing
Previous Club: Eagle Rock Athletic Club (USA)
At RUZ since: 2026

💪 Strength: Yelling across the pitch
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: First Try Scored
🍣 Favourite Food: Sushi
❤️ Why RUZ: Community
👑 Rugby Idol: Aaron Smith
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Mateo Cochrane @mateco03_zh
🥊 If not Rugby: Boxing
🎯 Season Goal: Playing all Games — Injury Free
🥣 Match Ritual: Oatmeal & unholy amounts of caffeine
😬 Least favourite person to tackle: Sele @selethomas3
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Pint of Guinness
🎵 Motivating Song: A Question of Trust – NIN & Boys Noize

From Eagle Rock to RUZ | Welcome to the family @vincentislermusic 🦁💙 ...

Presenting | Mario Frey

Since 2009 at RUZ | Flanker/No. 8 and Pastis enthusiast. 🥃

Age: 42
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Nationality: 🇨🇭 Swiss
Position: Flanker / No. 8
At RUZ since: 2009

💪 Strength: Tackles & Turnovers
🏉 Favourite Rugby Moment: Founding RUZ
🍕 Favourite Food: Pizza
❤️ Why RUZ: The people
👑 Rugby Idol: Andy Goode
😂 Funniest at RUZ: Burn @a___burn
🏒 If not Rugby: Ice Hockey
🎯 Season Goal: Play for the Second Team
🥃 Match Ritual: Pastis before the game
😬 Least favourite to tackle: Roman @romandointhings
🍺 Post-Match Drink: Beer
🎵 Motivating Song: Schmetterling – Team Scheisse
👀 Keep an eye on: Roman @romandointhings

🔥42. 17 years of RUZ. Still tackling. Still drinking Pastis. 🦁 ...

🏉 150 CAPS. 150 MAL RUZ. 🖤🤍💙

Wir gratulieren unserem @meffyooo ganz herzlich zu unglaublichen 150 Caps für Rugby Union Zürich! 🔥

150 Spiele voller Einsatz, Leidenschaft, Teamgeist und unzähligen Geschichten auf und NEBEN dem Platz.

Wir bedanken uns, für deinen jahrelangen Einsatz für unseren Verein, deine Energie und dafür, dass du RUZ weiterhin mitprägst. 😈

Congratulations, Mättu!! What a milestone! 👏

#RUZ #RugbyUnionZurich #150Caps #foreverpresidente #zurichrugby ...

Alle sind in unserem Training willkommen!!
Letsgo 26/27🔥

#ruzfamilia #rugbyforlife #rugbyunion #ruzlibertad ...