Rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
is a minor, but growing, sport in
Denmark
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The
Danish Rugby Union
The Danish Rugby Union (DRU) () is the governing body for rugby union in Denmark. Rugby began being played in Denmark in 1931 but it was not until 1950 that the DRU was established. In 1971 the DRU joined FIRA - Association of European Rugby fol ...
dates back to 1950, and joined the IRB in 1988.
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History
Denmark is normally considered the second nation in Nordic rugby, after Sweden
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.[ Until 1980, they had never beaten Sweden, but since then,
the silverware has been shared fairly equal, and in 1995 beat the touring side of Welsh Districts.][
Rugby has been played in Denmark since 1931.][''Rugby'' in Den Store Danske]
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Levels of development in Denmark in the 1970s, were extremely uneven. For example, in 1973, when Comet met Lyndo in a match in Copenhagen, the scoreline was 194-0.[Cotton, p67]
The Danes have a fairly robust amateur struction, which comprises over thirty clubs, and 3,000 registered players.
See also
* Denmark national rugby union team
* Denmark women's national rugby union team
External links
World Rugby Denmark page
Official union page
Denmark Rugby news
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References
* Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) ''The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records''. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing.
* Richards, Huw ''A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union'' (Mainstream Publishing
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