Sweden national rugby union team

The Sweden national rugby union team (Swedish: Sveriges nationella rugbyunionslag) represents Sweden in men's international rugby union competitions, Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 47 members of Rugby Europe. They play in the Rugby Europe Conference 1 North. Sweden has been trying to qualify for the Rugby World Cup since the 1991 Rugby World Cup, but has yet to make it to the final competition. A majority of the players are native Swedes based in Swedish clubs but there are a growing numbers of players from the UK and Ireland that have qualified for Sweden through ancestral eligibility, and from other countries who have become eligible to play for Sweden through residency.

Sweden[1]
UnionSvenska Rugbyförbundet
Head coachAlex Laybourne
CaptainSami Paulsson
Top scorerIan Gowland (11)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current52 (as of 25 October 2021)
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)
Sweden v Luxembourg October 2021, Rugby Europe Conference

The national side is ranked 52nd in the world (as of 15 November 2021).[2]

World Cup record
  • 1987- date never qualified

Current squad

This was the Sweden squad announced in autumn 2021 in preparation for the match against Luxembourg:[3]

Name Club
Adam Christersson Kalmar Södra IFR
Ale Loman Lugi Lions RFC
Alex Melander Norrköpings RK Trojan
Alfred Meitmann Pingvin RC
Alfred Nordgren Harrogate RUFC
Arthur Marini Paris Université RC
Axel Kalling-Smith Ealing Trailfinders RC
Axel Spens-Cossin Norrköpings RK Trojan
Christopher Nilserius Norrköpings RK Trojan
Christopher Sidgwick Rugby Club St Gallen
Elias Granath Enköpings Rugbyklubb
Erik Sjöbeck Pingvin RC
Gustav Lindberg Malmö RC
Gwion Williams Chester RUFC
Henrik Ek Norrköpings RK Trojan
Jack Duffy Dolphin RFC
James Dewar Richmond FC
Jonas Zengler Norrköpings RK Trojan
Mattieu Spens-Cossin Norrköpings RK Trojan
Mike Davis Stockholm Exiles RFC
Mitchell Quoi Norrköpings RK Trojan
Philip Axelsson Norrköpings RK Trojan
Pontus Assarsson Richmond FC
Sami Paulsson Norrköpings RK Trojan
Samuel Ahlbäck Malmö RC
Sebastian Nockmar Norrköpings RK Trojan
Theodor Karlsson Stockholm Exiles|Stockholm Exiles RFC
Tom Milner Wimbledon RFC
Tom Rudling Enköpings Rugby Klubb
Vaa Iuta Fryxell Stockholm Exiles RFC

Final League Position 2018/19

2018 promoted side ↑, 2018 relegated side ↓ WR = World Ranking May 2019

Conference 1 North WR Pl W D L B F A DIFF Pts
 Ukraine 3743 0 1 2 108 68 4014
 Sweden 4843 0 1 1 140 65 7513
 Luxembourg ↑ 5942 0 2 1 63 59 49
 Hungary 6841 0 3 2 97 118 -216
 Moldova ↓ 5641 0 3 0 147 -98 -984

Current League Position 2021/22

2019 promoted side ↑ 2019 relegated side ↓ WR = current World Ranking

2019/20 season discontinued due to Covid19 outbreak.

Conference 1 North WR Pl W D L B F A DIFF Pts
 Czech Republic ↓ 3722 0 0 2 70 25 4510
 Sweden 5211 0 0 1 51 5 465
 Hungary 6410 0 1 0 13 31 00
 Latvia ↑ 6300 0 0 0 0 0 00
 Luxembourg 5820 0 2 0 17 90 -730

Competitive Results and Fixtures

The following is a list of test matches from the past four years, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled. [4]

Date Opponent Venue Competition Result
14 October 2017  Hungary Norrkōping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 12 – 10 W
28 October 2017  Ukraine Odessa, Ukraine Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 24 – 18 L
28 April 2018  Lithuania Kaunas, Lithuania Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 43 – 22 L
12 May 2018  Latvia Enköping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 50 – 27 W
20 October 2018  Moldova Norrkōping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 80 – 6 W
3 November 2018  Luxembourg Luxembourg Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 9 – 10 W
11 May 2019  Hungary Norrkōping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 36 – 27 W
19 May 2019  Ukraine Odessa, Ukraine Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 14 – 23 L
26 October 2019  Latvia Jurmala, Latvia International 22 – 26 W
2 November 2019  Luxembourg Malmö, Sweden International 0 – 13 L
23 October 2021  Luxembourg Norrköping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North 51 – 5 W
23 April 2022  Latvia Baldone, Latvia Rugby Europe Conference 1 North
7 May 2022  Hungary Budapest, Hungary Rugby Europe Conference 1 North
14 May 2022  Czech Republic Norrköping, Sweden Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

Records of International Matches

A record of all international matches Sweden has played.

Against Played Won Lost Drawn  % Won
 Andorra523040%
 Armenia1100100%
 Austria2200100%
 Belgium1248033.3%
 Croatia431075%
 Czech Republic624040%
 Czechoslovakia80710%
 Denmark493610373.5%
 East Germany30300%
 Finland3300100%
 Gibraltar10100%
 Germany413025%
 Hungary3300100%
 Israel3300100%
 Latvia1284064%
 Lithuania852162.5%
 Luxembourg761086%
 Malta413033.3%
 Moldova321066.66%
 Netherlands1911805.3%
 Norway7700100%
 Poland1411218%
 Portugal20200%
 Serbia and Montenegro532060%
 Soviet Union20200%
 Spain20200%
  Switzerland6600100%
 Tunisia10100%
 Ukraine60600%
 West Germany523040%
Total20710299652.1%

Honours

References
  1. "Sweden – World Rugby – Hall of Fame".
  2. "Men's Rankings | World Rugby".
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