Sweden_national_rugby_union_team

Sweden^[1]
Union	Svenska Rugbyförbundet
Head coach	Alex Laybourne
Captain	Axel Kalling-Smith
Top scorer	Andreas Bruhn (18)
	First colours
	First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	33 (as of April 08 2024)
Highest	34 (2024)
Lowest	62 (2016)
First international
	Sweden 6–0 Denmark ; (23 October 1949)
Biggest win
	Luxembourg 3–116 Sweden ; (5 May 2001)
Biggest defeat
	Soviet Union 72–0 Sweden ; (1 July 1976)
World Cup
Appearances	0

Sweden national rugby union team

Men's national rugby union team representing Sweden

The Sweden national rugby union team (Swedish: Sveriges herrlandslag i rugby union) represents Sweden in rugby union.

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Sami Paulsson rolls into the picture after Sweden beat Czechia 28–18 at Stockholm's Stadion on May 14th 2022, winning Conference 1 North

Rugby has been played in Sweden since 1933, the first full international being played in 1949 against Denmark. The country celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008.

Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 48 members of Rugby Europe.

Sweden won Rugby Europe Division 2 in 2012 and Conference 1 North in 2022, beating the Czech Republic in the final league game of the season at Stockholm's Stadion, in front of more than 1,500 spectators, promoting them to the Rugby Europe Trophy, a league level consolidated in 22/23 with a third-placed finish.

The national side is ranked 33rd in the world (as of April 08, 2024).^[2]

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"Sweden – World Rugby – Hall of Fame".

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"Men's Rankings | World Rugby".

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http://iof3.idrottonline.se/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/Nyheter/Senastenytt/HerrXVSkrallmotPolen/ ^{[dead link]}

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https://www.scorespro.com/rugby-union/europe/teams/sweden-MTAwNTAz/ ^{[bare URL]}

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Name	Club	Caps	Tries
15 Hannes Nylén	Enköpings RK	7
14 Samuel Ekfeldt	Lugi Lions RFC	2
13 Axel Kalling-Smith	RAMS RFC	16	10
12 Philip Murphy	Watsonians FC	17	4
11 Alfred Nordgren	Malmö RC	13	3
10 Tim Johansson	Enköpings RK	16	6
9 Philip Axelsson	Norrköpings RK Trojan	4
1 Ale Loman	Lugi Lions RFC	7
2 Casper Forsberg	Stockholm Exiles RFC	4
3 Henrik Ek	Norrköpings RK Trojan	10
4 Elias Granath	Newcastle University RFC	7
5 Christopher Sidgwick	Norrköpings RK Trojan	2
6 Arthur Marini	Paris Université Club	19	3
7 Terry Vaa luta Fryxell	Stockholm Exiles RFC	7	3
8 Theodor Karlsson	Stockholm Exiles RFC	11	4
Adam Christersson	Kalmar Södra IFR	5
Christopher Nilserius	Norrköpings RK Trojan	11	1
Alexander Nahas	Erikslund Rugby	4
Raymond Kanyasa	Coventry Rugby	2
Sebastian Nockmar	Norrköpings RK Trojan	4
Christopher Vannerberg	Enköpings RK	2
Jack Duffy	Monkstown FC	15	2
Mattieu Spens-Cossin	Norrköpings RK Trojan	8

Name	tries
Andreas Bruhn	18
Kari Tapper	16
Kanogo Njuru	14
Ian Gowland	13
Bobby Nave	13
Alan Letele	12
Johan Andersson	11
Axel Kalling-Smith	12
Thomas Arvidsson	10

Conference 1 North	WR	Pl	W	L	B	F	A	DIFF	Pts
Sweden	38	4	4	0	3	154	81	71	19
Czech Republic ↓	37	4	3	1	3	142	70	72	15
Latvia ↑	63	3	1	2	1	74	109	-35	5
Luxembourg	61	4	1	3	0	56	145	-89	4
Hungary	64	3	0	3	2	61	90	-29	2

			DATE
Croatia	22 - 27	Ukraine	22/10/2022
Sweden	37 - 17	Croatia	29/10/2022
Lithuania	39 v 20	Ukraine	05/11/2022
Sweden	12 v 69	Switzerland	05/11/2022
Switzerland	45 v 6	Lithuania	12/11/2022
Ukraine	32 v 59	Switzerland	12/03/2023
Ukraine	38 v 15	Sweden	18/03/2023
Lithuania	37 v 39	Croatia	25/03/2023
Lithuania	15 v 18	Sweden	01/04/2023
Croatia	22 v 32	Switzerland	01/04/2023

Trophy	WR	Pl	W	L	B	F	A	DIFF	Pts
Switzerland	27	4	4	0	3	205	72	133	19
Ukraine	36	4	2	2	1	117	135	-18	9
Sweden ↑	39	4	2	2	1	82	139	-57	9
Lithuania	52	4	1	3	3	97	122	-25	7
Croatia ↑	42	4	1	3	1	100	133	-33	5

Sweden_national_rugby_union_team

Sweden national rugby union team

Current squad

Leading Try Scorers

Rugby Europe Conference 1 North Champions 2021/22

Rugby Europe Trophy Fixtures and Results 2022/23

Final League Table 2022/23

Results and Fixtures

Record

Honours

References

External links

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Date	Opponent	Venue	Competition		Result
14 October 2017	Hungary	Norrkōping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	12 - 10
28 October 2017	Ukraine	Odesa, Ukraine	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	29 - 8
28 April 2018	Lithuania	Kaunas, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	43 - 22
12 May 2018	Latvia	Enköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	50 - 27
20 October 2018	Moldova	Norrkōping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	80 - 6
3 November 2018	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	9 - 10
11 May 2019	Hungary	Norrkōping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	36 - 27
19 May 2019	Ukraine	Odesa, Ukraine	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	23 - 14
26 October 2019	Latvia	Jurmala, Latvia	International	W	22 - 26
2 November 2019	Luxembourg	Malmö, Sweden	International	L	0 - 13
23 October 2021	Luxembourg	Norrköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	51 - 5
23 April 2022	Latvia	Baldone, Latvia	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	25 - 46
7 May 2022	Hungary	Budapest, Hungary	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	25 - 29
14 May 2022	Czech Republic	Stockholm, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	28 - 18
October 29, 2022	Croatia	Stockholm, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	37 - 17
November 5, 2022	Switzerland	Malmö, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	12 - 69
March 18, 2023	Ukraine	Split, Croatia	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	38 - 15
April 1, 2023	Lithuania	Siauliai, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	15 - 18
28 October 2023	Czech Republic	Stockholm, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	48 - 37
4 November 2023	Switzerland	Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	23 - 12
18 November 2023	Croatia	Makarska, Croatia	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	20 - 22
23 March 2024	Lithuania	Siauliai, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	8 - 27
6 April 2024	Ukraine	Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	36 - 24

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Andorra	5	2	3	0	40%
Armenia	1	1	0	0	100%
Austria	2	2	0	0	100%
Belgium	12	4	8	0	33.33%
Croatia	6	5	1	0	83.33%
Czech Republic	8	4	4	0	50%
Czechoslovakia	8	0	7	1	0%
Denmark	49	36	10	3	73.47%
East Germany	3	0	3	0	0%
Finland	3	3	0	0	100%
Gibraltar	1	0	1	0	0%
Germany	4	1	3	0	25%
Hungary	4	4	0	0	100%
Israel	3	3	0	0	100%
Latvia	13	9	4	0	69.23%
Lithuania	10	7	2	1	60%
Luxembourg	7	6	1	0	85.71%
Malta	4	1	3	0	25%
Moldova	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Netherlands	19	1	18	0	5.26%
Norway	7	7	0	0	100%
Poland	14	1	12	1	7.14%
Portugal	2	0	2	0	0%
Serbia and Montenegro	5	3	2	0	60%
Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	0%
Spain	2	0	2	0	0%
Switzerland	8	6	2	0	75%
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	0%
Ukraine	8	1	7	0	12.5%
West Germany	5	2	3	0	40%
Total	214	107	101	6	50%