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For the men's team, see Finland national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Finland women's national rugby sevens team.

Finland
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionSuomen Rugbyliitto
Head coachJake Pratley
CaptainHanna Visuri
Most capsUlla Tuomainen (19)
Top scorerAnna Soiluva (92)
Top try scorerAnna Soiluva (11)
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current42 (as of 23 October 2022)
First international
 Finland 12-12 Norway 
(Brussels, Belgium 11 April 2007)
Biggest win
 Finland 80-0 Switzerland 
(Porvoo, Finland 28 May 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Spain 119-0 Finland 
(Galicia, Spain 30 April 2011)

The Finland women's national rugby union team represents Finland internationally in rugby union. They made their international debut in 2007.

History

Results summary

(Full internationals only)

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost % Win
 Germany 3 1 0 2 33.33%
 Luxembourg 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Norway 2 1 1 0 50.00%
 Romania 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Russia 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Sweden 4 0 0 4 0.00%
  Switzerland 5 1 0 4 20.0%
Total 22 4 1 17 18.2%

Results

For information about the status of international games, see Women's international rugby union § International women's matches.

Full internationals

2007-04-11 FIRA
Norway 12-12 Finland
Boitsfort, Belgium
2007-04-13 FIRA
Germany 32-0 Finland
Liège, Belgium
2007-04-15 FIRA
Finland 14-7 Luxembourg
Tervuren, Belgium
2008-05-19 FIRA
Finland 5-13 Romania
Utrecht, Netherlands
2008-05-19 FIRA
Finland 0-39 Russia
Utrecht, Netherlands
2008-05-21 FIRA
Finland 3-39 Germany
Driebergen, Netherlands
2008-05-23 FIRA
Finland 5-12 Romania
Amsterdam
2009-10-24
Norway 5-22 Finland
Oslo
2011-04-30 FIRA
Spain 119-0 Finland
University of Coruña
2011-05-02 FIRA
Finland 0-20 Sweden
A Malata Ferrol
2011-05-07 FIRA
Finland 5-22 Russia
INEF Bastiagueiro
2012-05-03 FIRA
Netherlands 105-0 Finland
Enkoping, Sweden
2012-05-07 FIRA
Finland 17-45 Russia
Enkoping, Sweden
2012-10-06
Finland 5-15  Switzerland
Myllypuro Park, Helsinki, Finland
2014-03-08
Switzerland 80-0 Finland
Unterägeri, Switerland
2017-10-21
Finland 10–39 Sweden
Eerikkilä Areena, Tammela, Finland
2018-10-13 RET
Finland  5–20 [1]  Switzerland
Helsinki, Finland
2019-03-16 RET
Czech Republic  15-0  Finland
Tatra Smichov, Prague, Czech Republic
2019-10-12 RET
Finland  5-5 [2] Czech Republic
Myllypuro Urheilupuisto, Helsinki, Finland
2019-11-02 RET
Sweden  19-7 [3] Finland
Malmö, Sweden
2019-11-23 RET
Switzerland  32-0 [4] Finland
Yverdon, Switerzland
2021-10-16 RET
Finland  10-24 [5] Sweden
Myllypuro Urheilupuisto, Helsinki, Finland
2021-11-06 RET
Czech Republic  39-12 [6] Finland
Tatra Smichov, Prague, Czech Republic
2022-05-28 RET
Finland  80–0 [7]  Switzerland
Hamarin Sports Ground, Porvoo, Finland
2022-10-22 RET
Finland  43-5 [8] Germany
Myllypuron Nurmikenttä, Helsinki, Finland

Other matches

2007-04-12
French Universities France42-15 Finland
Frameries, Belgium
2008-05-21
Finland 0-29France France Defence
Driebergen, Netherlands
2009-05-22
Sweden A 16-19 Finland
Södertälje
2011-05-04
Finland 3-109 France A
INEF Bastiaqueiro

Players

Current squad

On 21 October 2022, Finland head coach Jake Pratley named a 23-player squad for the game against Germany.

  • Caps updated as of 25 October 2022
Player Position Caps Club/Province
Sarianna Haavisto Prop 7 Tampere RC
Nelli Huttunen Hooker 1 Warriors RC
Liisa Lemettilä Prop 3 Helsinki RC
Ulla Tuomainen Lock 19 Helsinki RC
Hanna Visuri (C) Lock 7 Tampere RC
Reetta Tenhu Flanker 11 Jyväskylä RC
Lilli Tikkanen Flanker 3 Warriors RC
Anna Soiluva Number 8 15 Tampere RC
Hanna Timonen Wing 1 Saimaa Sharks RC
Jenna Koivumäki Fly half 3 Helsinki RC
Heidi Hennessy Centre 4 Helsinki RC
Ida Herrgård (VC) Centre 9 Warriors RC
Julia Kiekeben Wing 2 Helsinki RC
Saara Kukkurainen Flanker 1 Saimaa Sharks RC
Emmi Ovaskainen Fullback 2 Helsinki RC
Emilia Snåre Prop 1 Warriors RC
Riikka Rasimus Prop 4 Helsinki RC
Sanna Reinikainen Wing 1 Helsinki RC
Kati Heikkonen Lock 6 Turku Swans RC
Elisa Salonen Lock 7 Tampere RC
Essi Kara Flanker 1 Helsinki RC
Venla Lehtonen Scrum Half 3 Saimaa Sharks RC
Mira Saarikoski Scrum Half 3 Helsinki RC
  • Head Coach: Jake Pratley
  • Backs Coach: Richard Hennessy
  • Forwards Coach: Leonardo Fierro
  • Assistant Coach: Mikko Moilanen
  • Physio: Riikka Nortia
  • Team Manager: Niina Tikkanen

See also

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 - XV Women Trophy: Finland 5–20 Switzerland". Rugby Europe. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 - XV Women Trophy: Finland 5:5 Czechia". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "2019-20 - XV Women Trophy: Sweden 19:7 Finland". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 - XV Women Trophy: Switerland 32:0 Finland". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 - XV Women Trophy: Finland 10:24 Sweden". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  6. ^ "2021-22 - XV Women Trophy: Czechia 39:12 Finland". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  7. ^ "2021-22 - XV Women Trophy: Finland 80:0 Switzerland". Rugby Europe. 1 June 2022.
  8. ^ "2022-23 - XV Women Trophy: Finland 43:5 Germany". Rugby Europe. 23 October 2022.
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