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The Swedish Rugby Union (Swedish: Svenska Rugbyförbundet) is the governing body for rugby union in Sweden. The Stockholm Rugby Union (Swedish: Stockholms Rugbyförbund) was founded on 29 May 1932. It is unclear exactly when it became the "Swedish Rugby Union", but it is supposed to have occurred sometime between 1932 and 1936. [1]
The Sweden national rugby union team represents Sweden in rugby union. 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.
The Allsvenskan is the highest tier of the national professional rugby union competition in Sweden. The first Swedish championship took place in 1943. The first Swedish championship took place in 1943.
Rugby union in Sweden is a minor but growing sport. The Swedish Rugby Union ( Swedish : Svenska Rugbyförbundet) was founded in 1932, and joined the IRB in 1988. [ 2 ]
Sweden are considered one of the pioneers of women's test rugby. In 2017, they returned to the international 15s scene after a three-year absence. [2] Sweden won the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy. [3] [4] In the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship they lost to the Netherlands, 59–0. [5]
Spartacus Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1968. At the driving seat were Göran Olsson, John Phelan and Willard Sartre. Back in those days, Spartacus only had a senior men's team. The situation is the same today, but of recent years we have had successful ladies and youth teams also.
Lugi Rugby football club is a rugby union club in Lund, Sweden. The club was founded in 1972 by John Nash, Perry Hadley, Giuseppe Garza and Calle Erlandsson as the rugby section of the Lunds Universitets Gymnastik och Idrottsförening (Lund University Gymnastics and Sports Club).. LUGI Lions play their home games at Centrala idrottsplatsen ...
Sweden competed in their first rugby league international on 30 October 2010 when they drew 20 - 20 against Norway. Robin Larsson was the first player to score a try for Sweden. Sweden earned their first international rugby league win in July 2013, beating Norway in the Nordic Cup 40–22 in Oslo. [3]