Sweden national rugby union team

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Sweden[1]
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionSvenska Rugbyförbundet
Head coach
CaptainSami Paulsson
Top scorerIan Gowland (11)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current52 (as of 25 October 2021)
First international
Sweden Sweden 6–0 Denmark Denmark
(23 October 1949)
Biggest win
Luxembourg 3–116 Sweden
(5 May 2001)
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union Soviet Union 72–0 Sweden Sweden
(1 July 1976)
Sweden v Luxembourg October 2021, Rugby Europe Conference

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 . 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.

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

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 37 4 3 0 1 2 108 68 40 14
 Sweden 48 4 3 0 1 1 140 65 75 13
 Luxembourg ↑ 59 4 2 0 2 1 63 59 4 9
 Hungary 68 4 1 0 3 2 97 118 -21 6
 Moldova ↓ 56 4 1 0 3 0 147 -98 -98 4

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 ↓ 37 2 2 0 0 2 70 25 45 10
 Sweden 52 1 1 0 0 1 51 5 46 5
 Hungary 64 1 0 0 1 0 13 31 0 0
 Latvia ↑ 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Luxembourg 58 2 0 0 2 0 17 90 -73 0

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
 Andorra 5 2 3 0 40%
 Armenia 1 1 0 0 100%
 Austria 2 2 0 0 100%
 Belgium 12 4 8 0 33.3%
 Croatia 4 3 1 0 75%
 Czech Republic 6 2 4 0 40%
 Czechoslovakia 8 0 7 1 0%
 Denmark 49 36 10 3 73.5%
 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 3 3 0 0 100%
 Israel 3 3 0 0 100%
 Latvia 12 8 4 0 64%
 Lithuania 8 5 2 1 62.5%
 Luxembourg 7 6 1 0 86%
 Malta 4 1 3 0 33.3%
 Moldova 3 2 1 0 66.66%
 Netherlands 19 1 18 0 5.3%
 Norway 7 7 0 0 100%
 Poland 14 1 12 1 8%
 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 6 6 0 0 100%
 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 0%
 Ukraine 6 0 6 0 0%
 West Germany 5 2 3 0 40%
Total 207 102 99 6 52.1%

Honours[]

  • European Nations Cup Second Division champions: 2012

References[]

  1. ^ "Sweden – World Rugby – Hall of Fame".
  2. ^ "Men's Rankings | World Rugby".
  3. ^ http://iof3.idrottonline.se/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/Nyheter/Senastenytt/HerrXVSkrallmotPolen/[dead link]
  4. ^ [1]

External links[]

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