The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of
Sweden
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, representing them at
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 ...
. 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.
Sweden won the
2021–2022 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.
Records
Overall
''(Full internationals only)''
World Cup
Players
Recent squad
See also
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Rugby union in Sweden
Rugby union in Sweden is a minor but growing sport. The Swedish Rugby Union ( sv, Svenska Rugbyförbundet) was founded in 1932, and joined the IRB in 1988.Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) p75
History
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References
External links
Svenska Rugbyförbundet- Official site
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European national women's rugby union teams
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 ...