The Sweden national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA – Association of European Rugby and plays in the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division. 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 UK and Ireland that have qualified for Sweden through ancestral eligibility and foreigner that have become eligible to play for Sweden through residency.
[edit] World Cup record
- 1987 – No qualifying tournament held
- 1991 - Did not qualify
- 1995 - Did not qualify
- 1999 - Did not qualify
- 2003 - Did not qualify
- 2007 - Did not qualify
- 2011 - Did not qualify
[edit] Current Squad
This was the Sweden squad for the match with Croatia, on 29 October, 2011[1]:
[edit] Schedule and Recent Results
The following is a list of matches from the past three years, as well as any future matches that have been officially scheduled.
| Date |
Opponent |
Venue |
Competition |
Result |
| 18 April, 2009 |
Netherlands |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
24 – 36 L |
| 02 May, 2009 |
Croatia |
Split, Croatia |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
13 – 23 L |
| 31 October, 2009 |
Netherlands |
Trelleborg, Sweden |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
16 – 19 L |
| 07 November, 2009 |
Malta |
Paola, Malta |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
23 – 25 L |
| 17 April, 2010 |
Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
27 – 31 L |
| 01 May, 2010 |
Croatia |
Enkoping, Sweden |
2008–2010 European Nations Cup Second Division |
17 – 14 W |
| 23 October, 2010 |
Croatia |
Split, Croatia |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
32 – 13 W |
| 06 November, 2010 |
Lithuania |
Trelleborg, Sweden |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
26 – 22 W |
| 09 April, 2011 |
Denmark |
Södertälje, Sweden |
2011 Viking Tri-Nations |
55 – 15 W |
| 07 May, 2011 |
Malta |
Stockholm, Sweden |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
24 – 13 W |
| 14 May, 2011 |
Latvia |
Riga, Latvia |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
54 – 29 W |
| 03 September, 2011 |
Norway |
Bergen, Norway |
2011 Viking Tri-Nations |
18 – 7 W |
| 22 October, 2011 |
Lithuania |
Kaunas, Lithuania |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
30 – 30 D |
| 29 October, 2011 |
Croatia |
Enköping, Sweden |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
24 – 18 W |
| 21 April, 2012 |
Malta |
Valetta, Malta |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
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| 05 May, 2012 |
Latvia |
Enköping, Sweden |
2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division |
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[edit] Records of International Matches
Sweden's test match record against all nations:[2]
[edit] References
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Sweden > Head To Head Table". rugbydata.com. http://www.rugbydata.com/sweden/h2htable. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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