| Union | Swedish Rugby Union | |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Claire Cruikshank | |
| Captain | Tove Viksten | |
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| World Rugby ranking | ||
| Current | 20 (as of 13 February 2023) | |
| Highest | 10 (2003) | |
| First international | ||
 Sweden 34-0 Netherlands  (Malmö, Sweden 1984) | ||
| Biggest win | ||
Sweden 67-0 Russia  (Enkoping, Sweden 3 May 2012) | ||
| Biggest defeat | ||
 United States 111-0 Sweden (Melrose, Scotland 11 April 1994) | ||
| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1991) | |
| Best result | 10th (1994) | |
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |  England | 96.18 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 90.56 |
| 3 | |  France | 87.89 |
| 4 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 86.27 |
| 5 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 81.61 |
| 6 | |  Wales | 76.67 |
| 7 | |  Italy | 75.61 |
| 8 | |  Scotland | 74.37 |
| 9 | | United States | 72.02 |
| 10 | |  Ireland | 71.52 |
| 11 | |  Japan | 69.38 |
| 12 | |  Spain | 64.89 |
| 13 | |  South Africa | 64.37 |
| 14 | | Russia | 61.10 |
| 15 | | Netherlands | 60.02 |
| 16 | |  Samoa | 59.57 |
| 17 | |  Fiji | 58.65 |
| 18 | |  Hong Kong | 58.31 |
| 19 | | Sweden | 56.01 |
| 20 | |  Kazakhstan | 55.97 |
| *Change from the previous week | |||
The Sweden women's national rugby union team (Swedish: Sveriges damlandslag i rugby union) are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.
History
Sweden are considered one of the pioneers of women’s test rugby. In 2017, they returned to the international 15s scene after a three-year absence.[2]
Sweden won the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.[3][4]
Records
Overall
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
1986 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Canada |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
 Czech Republic |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| England |
1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
 Finland |
2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| France |
1991 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
 Germany |
1989 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 70.00% |
| Italy |
1991 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.50% |
| Japan |
1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% |
| Kazakhstan |
1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands |
1984 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17.65% |
 Norway |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Portugal |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Russia |
1994 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Samoa |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Scotland |
1994 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00% |
| Spain |
2004 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00% |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| United States |
1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Wales |
2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
| Summary | 1984 | 83 | 31 | 0 | 52 | 37.34% |
World Cup
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |
Plate Quarter-final | N/A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 55 |
| 1994 |
Plate Final | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 206 |
| 1998 |
15th Place Playoff | 15th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 209 |
| 2002 |
Did Not Participate | |||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2010 |
11th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 131 |
| 2014 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 10th | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 171 | 601 |
Players
Recent squad
| 2022–2023 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy squad[5] | |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ↑ "Sweden women target World Cup on return to duty". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ↑ "Rugby Europe Round up - Sweden win Women's Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
- ↑ Birch, John (2022-03-12). "Sweden win European Trophy". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ↑ "Women's Trophy 2021/22". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
External links
- Svenska Rugbyförbundet - Official site (in Swedish)
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