Rugby has been played in Sweden since 1933, the first full international being played in 1949 against Denmark. The country celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008. Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 48 members of

Rugby Europe 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 ...

. Sweden won Rugby Europe Division 2 in 2012 and Conference 1 North in 2022, beating the Czech Republic in the final league game of the season at Stockholm's Stadion, in front of more than 1,500 spectators, promoting them to the Rugby Europe Trophy. The national side is ranked 41st in the world (as of November 7, 2022).

Current squad

This is the Sweden team that lost to Switzerland in Malmö on November 5th, 2022:

Leading Try Scorers

Rugby Europe Conference 1 North Champions 2021/22

2019 promoted side ↑ 2019 relegated side ↓ WR = World Ranking May 2022

Rugby Europe Trophy Fixtures and Results 2022/23

Current League Table 2022/23

2022 promoted sides ↑ WR = current World Ranking (Nov 2 2022) As a result of Rugby Europe reorganisation the Trophy competition will be spread over 2 seasons, 22/23 and 23/24, before any promotion or relegation.

Results and Fixtures

The following is a list of test matches since 2018, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled. https://www.scorespro.com/rugby-union/europe/teams/sweden-MTAwNTAz/ {, class="wikitable" {, , - ! Date ! Opponent ! Venue ! Competition ! ! Result , - style="background:#fcc;" , 28 April 2018 , , align="center" , Kaunas, Lithuania , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , L , 43 - 22 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 12 May 2018 , , align="center" , Enköping, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 50 - 27 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 20 October 2018 , , align="center" , Norrkōping, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 80 - 6 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 3 November 2018 , , align="center" , Luxembourg , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 9 - 10 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 11 May 2019 , , align="center" , Norrkōping, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 36 - 27 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 19 May 2019 , , align="center" , Odessa, Ukraine , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , L , 14 - 23 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 26 October 2019 , , align="center" , Jurmala, Latvia , align="center" , International , W , 22 - 26 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 2 November 2019 , , align="center" , Malmö, Sweden , align="center" , International , L , 14 23 – L , 0 - 13 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 23 October 2021 , , align="center" , Norrköping, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 14 23 – L , 51 - 5 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 23 April 2022 , , align="center" , Baldone, Latvia , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 14 23 – L , 25 - 46 , - style="background:#dfd;" , - , 7 May 2022 , , align="center" , Budapest, Hungary , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 25 - 29 , - style="background:#dfd;" , 14 May 2022 , , align="center" , Stockholm, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Conference 1 North , W , 28 - 18 , - style="background:#dfd;" , October 29, 2022 , , align="center" , Stockholm, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Trophy , W , 37 - 17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , November 5, 2022 , , align="center" , Malmö, Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Trophy , L , 12 - 69 , - style="background:#ccc;" , March 25, 2023 , , align="center" , Croatia , align="center" , Rugby Europe Trophy , , , - style="background:#ccc;" , April 1, 2023 , , align="center" , Sweden , align="center" , Rugby Europe Trophy , ,

Records of International Matches

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Honours

* 2012 Champions European Nations Cup Division 2 *2022 Champions Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

References

External links

{{Swedish national teams Teams in European Nations Cup (rugby union) European national rugby union teams

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