The Denmark national rugby union team is governed by Dansk Rugby Union and has been playing international rugby since 1949. DRU now has nearly 2,500 members in more than 30 clubs. The

DRU Superliga The DRU Superliga is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Denmark. The Danish First division has 11 clubs in total divided in 2 pools. The clubs that reach the Top 3 from each Division 1 pool (East and West) go through to th ...

is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in Denmark. Most of the national team's players play in the local league, however a handful of them play in amateur clubs in England, Sweden and France. There are no professional players that play for Denmark. The national side is ranked 75th in the world, as of 16 January 2023.

History

Rugby Union had been played in Denmark since 1931, but the Danish Rugby Union wasn't formed till 1950. DRU joined the

Sports Confederation of Denmark The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark ( da, Danmarks Idrætsforbund, ''DIF'') is the National Olympic Committee representing Denmark. List of presidents The following is a list of presidents since its creation in 190 ...

in 1971 and later that year the

FIRA-AER Rugby Europe is the administrative body for rugby union in Europe. It was formed in 1999 to promote, develop, organise, and administer the game of rugby in Europe under the authority of World Rugby (the sport's global governing body). However, it ...

(European rugby union). In 1974 DRU co-founded the Nordic Rugby Union (now Scandinavian Rugby Union) and in 1988 DRU joined the IRB (

International Rugby Board World Rugby is the world governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international rug ...

). The Danish 1st XV (known as Drusse) participates every year in the European nation tournament (EM). In Europe below the premier rugby nations, the remaining countries are divided into six divisions, where Denmark is located in the second division. Championship tournaments determines seeding for World Cup qualifying pools. Denmark debuted in World Cup competition in Andorra, October 1992 (1995 classification). The Danish national team reached the second round of the most recent World Cup qualifiers having never qualified fully.

Overall Record

Current squad

* Caps & Age not updated. * Head Coach: Junaire Brown * Managers: Palle Andersen & Ruben Garcia Pedersen * Assistant Coaches: Chris Adby & Rich Groom * Physios: Lea Barfoed, Sune Hougaard Nielsen, Manuela Milanesi & Nacho Vidondo

References

External links

Dansk Rugby Union
– Official Site
Denmark
on rugbydata.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Denmark National Rugby Union Team Rugby union in Denmark European national rugby union teams Teams in European Nations Cup (rugby union)