Sweden women's national rugby union team
Union | Swedish Rugby Union | |
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Head coach | Tamara Taylor | |
Captain | Amanda Swartz | |
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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 |
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1 | England | 96.90 | |
2 | Canada | 89.13 | |
3 | New Zealand | 88.96 | |
4 | France | 87.27 | |
5 | Australia | 78.36 | |
6 | Scotland | 75.99 | |
7 | United States | 74.57 | |
8 | Wales | 74.28 | |
9 | Italy | 74.26 | |
10 | Ireland | 73.53 | |
11 | Japan | 69.67 | |
12 | South Africa | 65.17 | |
13 | Spain | 65.15 | |
14 | Russia | 61.10 | |
15 | Fiji | 59.74 | |
16 | Netherlands | 58.98 | |
17 | Hong Kong | 58.76 | |
18 | Samoa | 58.48 | |
19 | Kazakhstan | 55.23 | |
20 | Sweden | 52.72 | |
*Change from the previous week |
The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.
History[edit]
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] In the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship they lost to the Netherlands, 59–0.[5]
Records[edit]
Overall[edit]
(Full internationals only)
Opponent | First game | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Percentage |
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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% |
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[edit]
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | PF | PA |
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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[edit]
Squad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.[5]
Player | Position |
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Maja Meuller | Hooker |
Hannah Persson | Hooker |
Jennifer Sundqvist | Loosehead Prop |
Pauline Sarg | Tighthead Prop |
Marielle Andersson | Prop |
Linn Olforser | Prop |
Linnea Flyman | Lock |
Cornelia Noren | Lock |
Emma Ytterbom | Loose Forward |
Elizabeth Sonnenholzner | Loose Forward |
Elin Sterner | Loose Forward |
Emma Wedervang | Forward |
Emma Thönssen | Forward |
Olivia Palmgren | Scrum-half |
Linda Hakansson | First Five-Eighths |
Tess Proos | Centre |
Minonna Nunstedt | Centre |
Sara Jacobsson | Wing |
Isabell Wijkström | Wing |
Amanda Swartz (c) | Fullback |
Carina Trinh | Back |
Hanna Borgemyr | Back |
Sofya Smolina | Back |
Coaching Staff[edit]
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Tamara Taylor |
Assistant Coach | Phil Kearns |
Manager | Rebecka Larsson |
Team Doctor | Sofie Blume |
Physio | Anabell Harris |
Water Carrier | Nicklas Proos |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Netherlands v Sweden". Rugby Europe. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
External links[edit]
- Svenska Rugbyförbundet - Official site (in Swedish)