Norway national rugby union team
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| Union | Norges Rugbyforbund | |
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| Captain(s) | Robert Gannon | |
| Top scorer | Kristoffer Borsheim | |
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| First international | ||
 Denmark 30 -12 Norway  (1979-06-23) | ||
| Largest win | ||
Norway 86 - 5 Finland  (1989-10-01) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
 Sweden 98 - 0 Norway (1992-09-26) | ||
Norway national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 2D division of the European Nations Cup.
The team is ranked number 89 on the International Rugby Board's ranking as of March 2015.
Norway's once-captain and a rare professional player is Erik Lund, who played until 2010 at lock for Leeds Carnegie. Erik is the brother of England international Magnus Lund, and joined him at Biarritz Olympique in France from the fall of 2010. Lund had been unavailable to play for Norway since 2006, however played for Norway in May 2010 against Slovenia.
Current Squad
Norway's squad for the match against Luxembourg (19 October 2013).[1]
| Name | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Felix Krefting | LCM RugbyKlubb | |
| Even Ellingsen | Blindern RK | |
| Andreas Fyri | Oslo RK | |
| Michal Urbanski | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| Kim Robin Pettersen | ECB Rugby | |
| Alexander Rønning | Oslo Rugbyklubb | |
| Marcin Gadzinski | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| David Hume | Bergen Rugbyklubb | |
| Erlend Laukvik | NTNUI Rugby | |
| Axel Wilhelmsen | Oslo Rugbyklubb | |
| Dave Noonan | Oslo RK | |
| Alastair Reed | Oslo RK | |
| Sondre Gundersen | Stavanger RK | |
| Ryan Roberts | Rotherham Titans Template:Country data Eng | |
| Shelton Davis | ECB Rugby  | |
| Kristian Elgheim | Blindern RK | |
| Rob Gannon | Oslo RK | |
| Frederik Skovly | Oslo RK | |
| Anders Teigland | Bergen RK | |
| Andre Slaata | Bergen RK | |
| Thomas Bichard-Breaud | Oslo RK | |
| Simen Hammer | ECB Rugby | |
| Kristoffer Borsheim | Erritsø Rugbyklubb | |
| Alex Diessner | Stavanger RK |
Overall Record
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Armenia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Austria | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14% |
 Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Denmark | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7.69% |
| Finland | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87.5% |
 Hungary | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0% |
 Israel | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
 Latvia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
 Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% |
 Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
 Malta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
 Moldova | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Monaco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 Slovenia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 71 | 18 | 50 | 3 | 25.35% |
References
External links
- (Norwegian) Norges Rugbyforbund - Official Site
- IRB Page
- Norway on rugbydata.com
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