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 48 members of Rugby Europe. They play in the Rugby Europe Conference 1 North.

Sweden[1]
UnionSvenska Rugbyförbundet
Head coachAlex Laybourne
CaptainSami Paulsson
Top scorerAndrew Daish (18)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current44 (as of April 25 2022)
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

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 44th in the world (as of 25 April 2022).[2]

Current squad

This was the Sweden team that played in April 2022 against Latvia:[3]

Name Club Caps Tries
1 Henrik Ek Norrköpings RK Trojan 4
2 Adam Christersson Kalmar Södra IFR 11
3 Pontus Assarsson Richmond FC 9
4 Arthur Marini Paris Université RC 12 2
5 Jonas Zengler Norrköpings RK Trojan 4
6 Theodor Karlsson Stockholm Exiles RFC 5
7 Vaa Luta Fryxell Stockholm Exiles RFC 1
8 Sami Paulsson Norrköpings RK Trojan 13 5
9 Jack Duffy Monkstown FC 9 2
10 Mattieu Spens-Cossin Norrköpings RK Trojan 2
11 Alfred Nordgren Harrogate RUFC 6 2
12 Philip Murphy Watsonians FC 11 2
13 Axel Kalling-Smith RAMS RFC 10 7
14 Samuel Ahlbäck Malmö RC 7 1
15 Alex Melander Norrköpings RK Trojan 7 7
Ale Loman Lugi Lions RFC 1
Christopher Nilserius Norrköpings RK Trojan 5 1
Tim Johansson Enköpings RK 10 6
Hannes Nylén Enköpings RK 1
Alexander Nahas Erikslund KF 1
Elias Granath Newcastle University RFC 1
Philip Axelsson Norrköpings RK Trojan 11
Sebastian Nockmar Norrköpings RK Trojan 4 1

Leading Try Scorers
Name tries
Andrew Daish 18
Kari Tapper 16
Kanogo Njuru 14
Ian Gowland 13
Bobby Nave 13
Alan Letele 12
Johan Andersson 11
Thomas Arvidsson 10
Hunter Jr Mabon 9
Jonas Hagstrom 7
David Ray 7
Axel Kalling-Smith 7
Alex Melander 7

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
 Sweden 4422 0 0 2 97 30 6710
 Czech Republic ↓ 3622 0 0 2 70 25 4510
 Latvia ↑ 6321 0 1 1 57 55 25
 Luxembourg 6141 0 3 0 56 145 -894
 Hungary 6420 0 2 1 36 61 -251

Competitive Results and Fixtures

The following is a list of test matches since 2018, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled. [4]

Date Opponent Venue Competition Result
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 25 - 46 W
7 May 2022  Hungary Budapest, Hungary Rugby Europe Conference 1 North
14 May 2022  Czech Republic Stockholm, 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%
 Latvia1394069%
 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".
  3. http://iof3.idrottonline.se/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/Nyheter/Senastenytt/HerrXVSkrallmotPolen/
  4. https://www.scorespro.com/rugby-union/europe/teams/sweden-MTAwNTAz/
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