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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 ...
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 ]
The first competitive rugby league on Swedish soil was the 2nd annual Scandinavian Nines Tournament, hosted by Spartacus Reds in Gothenburg in April 2010. [1] Following the success of the 9's competition, a domestic league was founded in 2011, comprising three teams - Borås Ravens, Spartacus Reds and Gothenburg Lions.
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]
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] It became ...
Sweden women's national sevens team represents Sweden in Rugby sevens. They competed at the 2019 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kazan, Russia. They finished ninth overall and did not qualify for Tokyo 2020. [1] Sweden placed third at the 2021 Rugby Europe Women's Sevens Trophy in Zagreb, Croatia. [2]
The following is a list of Sweden women's national rugby union team international matches. Overall Sweden's overall international match record against all nations ...
The Sweden national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. Sweden won the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy to qualify for the 2018 Grand Prix Sevens.. Sweden competed in the qualifying rounds of the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Catania, Sicily where they lost to Taiwan and failed to qualify.