Sweden national rugby league team

Sweden

Nickname	Barbarians
Governing body	Rugby League Sweden
Region	Europe
Head coach	Ashley Brown
Captain	Fabian Wikander
RLIF ranking	31st
First international
Sweden 20 - 20 Norway  (Gothenburg, Sweden; 30 October 2010)
Biggest win
Sweden 38 - 12  Denmark (Kävlinge, Sweden; 17 August 2013)
Biggest defeat
Denmark 122 - 8  Sweden (Copenhagen, Denmark; 28 April 2012)

The Sweden national rugby league team (nicknamed the Barbarians) was founded in 2008.

For more Swedish stats, news, team results and more visit Sweden's RLEF Page.

History

Rugby League in Sweden was founded by Scott Edwards in 2008. 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.^[2]

Sweden competed in their first rugby league international on 30 October 2010 when they drew 20 - 20 against Norway. Robin Larsson was the first player to score a try for Sweden.

Sweden earnt their first international rugby league win in July 2013, beating Norway in the Nordic Cup 40-22 in Oslo. ^[3] Later in the year, Sweden would win their first ever silverware, after they beat Denmark in August. This victory secured Sweden's first ever Nordic cup title.

In 2015 Impact Prowear became the proud sponsors of Sweden Rugby League providing the kits for both the National team as well as all 4 domestic teams in the Impact Prowear Swedish Rugby League for the next three seasons.

All-time results record

RLIF World Rankings
Official Rankings as of December 2015[4]
Rank	Change	Team	Points
1		New Zealand	897.00
2		Australia	719.00
3		England	655.00
4		Samoa	280.00
5		France	209.00
6		Ireland	162.00
7		Fiji	147.00
8		Wales	132.00
9		Scotland	121.00
10		United States	102.00
11		Serbia	72.00
12		Italy	65.00
13		Canada	62.00
14		Papua New Guinea	60.00
15		Russia	46.00
16		Tonga	40.00
17		Belgium	40.00
18		Malta	32.00
19		Germany	28.00
20		Lebanon	27.00
21		Spain	26.00
22		Cook Islands	23.00
23		Ukraine	22.00
24		Greece	21.00
25		Denmark	20.00
26		Norway	19.00
27		Jamaica	16.00
28		Netherlands	15.00
29		Sweden	15.00
30		Czech Republic	14.00
31		South Africa	13.00
32		Niue	4.00
33		Hungary	2.00
34		Latvia	2.00
35		Morocco	0.00

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against	Last Meeting
Norway	2010	4	2	1	1	94	90	2014
Denmark	2011	5	1	0	4	76	354	2014

Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance
30 August 2014	Sweden def. Norway 24-12	Nordic Cup	Kävlinge, Sweden	Not known[5]
16 August 2014	Denmark def. Sweden 44-6	Nordic Cup	Copenhagen, Denmark	Not known
17 August 2013	Sweden def. Denmark 38-12	Nordic Cup	Kävlinge, Sweden	Not known
24 July 2013	Sweden def. Norway 40-22	Nordic Cup	Oslo, Norway	Not known[6]
28 July 2012	Norway def. Sweden 36-10	Nordic Cup	Stockholm, Sweden	Not known[7]
28 April 2012	Denmark def. Sweden 122-8	Test match	Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	500+[8]
2 July 2011	Denmark XIII def. Sweden 52-18	Nordic Cup	Spartacus Rugby Club, Gothenburg, Sweden	Not known[9]
30 October 2010	Sweden drew Norway 20-20	Nordic Cup	Spartacus Rugby Club, Gothenburg	Not known[10]

References

1. "Scandinavian 9’s Rugby League". Spartacus RUFC. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
2. "Swedish Rugby League point to steady progress". RLEF. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
3. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000510
4. RLIF Rankings.
5. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000589
6. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000510
7. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000395
8. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000354
9. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000213
10. http://www.rlef.eu.com/other/report?RLE00000103

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