SWISS Cup '23 | 2. Round

• Rugby Club Luzern and the ‘’Luzern Honey Badgers’’ look forward to welcoming the Swiss Touch Rugby community to the beautiful city of Luzern on Saturday 24th June for the second Swiss Cup of 2023.
  
  
• We hope that this information pack provides you with everything that you need to know prior to the event - but if we have missed something, then please don’t hesitate to get in ‘’touch’’ - main contact is John Barton (john.barton@touchswitzerland.clubdesk.ch / 079 402 29 89)

Best option for SatNav is the following:

• Hallenbad Luzern, Zihlmattweg 46, 6005 Luzern
  
  

• A2 Exit Luzern-Kriens or Luzern-Horw

• Kriens Mattenhof or Allmend/Messe
  (approx. 4 mins from Luzern HB)

• Bus no. 20 to Zihlmattweg (approx. 11 mins from Luzern HB)
  
  

• Limited parking available at Allmend Süd 
  (see P6 and P7 on map)
  
  
• Better option is at Sportgebäude Parking, next to Hallenbad Luzern (Zihlmattweg) - 5 mins walk

SPORTING FACILITIES/SERVICES

• Details on draw / playing schedule / timings to follow from Touch Switzerland
   
• Likely mix of grass and astro-turf pitches (weather dependent)
   
• Changing rooms, showers, drinking water are available 
    
• Medical / physio services will be available throughout the day 
   
• Shade is limited during the day, so it is advisable for teams to bring their own tents / gazebos if sunny conditions

FOOD AND DRINK

• Pallino’s restaurant on-site will be open all day 
  //www.bocciodromo-luzern.com/restaurant.htm
   
• Shell garage (Migrolino), Nooch (Thai) and McDonalds are all within 5 minutes walk

ACOMMODATION

Multiple hotel options in Luzern but the following are good value:

• Luzern Backpackers https://www.backpackerslucerne.ch
• Ibis Kriens https://ibis-luzern-kriens.lucerne-hotels.com

In case your friends and family don’t want to watch touch rugby all day, there are plenty of attractions in the nearby area to keep them busy for part of the day:

• Luzern old town (4 mins by train to Luzern HB)
• Luzern Hallenbad (5 mins walk)
• Horw Badi (5 mins - Bus 20)
• Winkel Badi (10 mins - Bus 20)
• Luzern Transport Museum (25 mins - Bus 20 to HB then Bus 24, 8 or 6)

Pallino’s restaurant and beer garden is under new management, and they are very happy to welcome all players both throughout the day and after the tournament to begin your recovery!

There are also multiple restaurant / takeaway options in the area in case of other preferences.