Finland national rugby union team explained

Finland
Badge:Flag of Finland.svg
Badge Size:200px
Union:Suomen Rugbyliitto
Captain:Jussi Viljanen
Coach:Alastair Davies
Caps:Andras Devenyi (92)
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World Rugby Rank:78
World Rugby Rank Date:29 January 2024
First Game: 0 – 60
(1982-05-22)
Largest Win: 55 – 5
(2010-10-02)
Largest Loss: 100 – 0
(1987-10-10)
No World Cup Apps:0
World Rugby Max:71
World Rugby Min:82
World Rugby Max Year:2023
World Rugby Min Year:2022

The Finland national rugby union team represents Finland in men's international rugby union. The national side are ranked 71st in the world, as of 24 April 2023.[1]

History

Finland played their first ever rugby international in 1982 against Switzerland, which they lost. Finland went on to win their first international in 1991, defeating Norway 18 points to 3

They played Monaco in 2002. Finland's attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France began in Round 1 of the European tournaments. They faced Bulgaria in a two match series as part of the Round 1 group to determine which nation would advance. Bulgaria won the first game 42 points to 3 in Helsinki and won the second leg 50 to 3 in Sofia to knock Finland out of the tournament.

Record

Below is table of the representative rugby matches played by a Norway national XV at test level up until 11 May 2024:

AgainstPlayedWonLostDrawnWin percentage
2200%
1100100%
6231%
9180%
20200%
9360%
4400%
10100%
8530%
10100%
5140%
20200%
9180%
2110%
10100%
187110%
20200%
20200%
10100%
2110%
Total8729571%

Current squad

Current line-up for the 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Rugby Men's Rankings. World Rugby. 19 May 2022.