Sweden women's national rugby union team
Appearance
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 | ||
(Malmö, Sweden 1984) | ||
Biggest win | ||
(Enkoping, Sweden 3 May 2012) | ||
Biggest defeat | ||
(Melrose, Scotland 11 April 1994) | ||
World Cup | ||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1991) | |
Best result | 10th (1994) |
Rank | Change* | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 96.90 | ||
2 | 89.13 | ||
3 | 88.96 | ||
4 | 87.27 | ||
5 | 78.36 | ||
6 | 75.99 | ||
7 | 74.57 | ||
8 | 74.28 | ||
9 | 74.26 | ||
10 | 73.53 | ||
11 | 69.98 | ||
12 | 65.17 | ||
13 | 65.15 | ||
14 | 61.19 | ||
15 | 61.10 | ||
16 | 58.98 | ||
17 | 58.76 | ||
18 | 58.48 | ||
19 | 55.23 | ||
20 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
1988 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
1991 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | |
1989 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 70.00% | |
1991 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37.50% | |
1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00% | |
1994 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% | |
1984 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17.65% | |
2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
1994 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
1994 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.00% | |
2004 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.00% | |
2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | |
1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plate Quarter-final | N/A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 55 | |
Plate Final | 10th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | 206 | |
15th Place Playoff | 15th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 209 | |
Did Not Participate | ||||||||
11th Place Playoff | 12th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 131 | |
Did not qualify | ||||||||
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 |
---|---|
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 1 July 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)