The club plays in the Swiss first division where it is one of the most successful teams in the country's history, behind Hermance RRC.

The earliest recorded match in Switzerland was in 1869 and if they were still in existence, Lausanne RFC could have claimed to be as old as Blackheath.

After a dispute between players, coaches and management, the president removed the club from all competitions.

In the autumn of 2000, a new management took control of the club, bringing in ex-England B,[8] Ireland A,[9] Northampton and Gloucester[10] second row, John Etheridge, as coach.

In 2014 CERN re-enforced the coaching setup with the ex-Romanian national squad captain Ioan Doja who represented his country at the World Cup,[11] also playing teams such as for Oyonnax.