| Sweden[1] | |
| Badge: | Swedish Rugby Union logo.svg |
| Badge Size: | 160px |
| Union: | Svenska Rugbyförbundet |
| Captain: | Axel Kalling-Smith |
| Coach: | Alex Laybourne |
| Caps: | Tim Johansson (29) |
| Top Scorer: | Andreas Bruhn (18) |
| Pattern La1: | _navyborder |
| Pattern B1: | _navycollar |
| Body1: | F4E457 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _navyborder |
| Leftarm1: | F4E457 |
| Rightarm1: | F4E457 |
| Shorts1: | 1C1D43 |
| Socks1: | F4E457 |
| World Cup Apps: | 0 |
| World Rugby Rank: | 33 |
| World Rugby Rank Date: | April 08 2024 |
| First Game: |  Sweden 6–0 Denmark (23 October 1949) |
| Largest Win: | Luxembourg 3116 Sweden (5 May 2001) |
| Largest Loss: | Soviet Union 72–0 Sweden (1 July 1976) |
| Most Tries: | Andrew Daish (18) |
| Founded: | 1932 |
| League: | Rugby Europe Trophy |
| World Rugby Min Year: | 2016 |
| World Rugby Min: | 62 |
| World Rugby Max: | 34 |
| World Rugby Max Year: | 2024 |
The Sweden national rugby union team represents Sweden in rugby union.
Rugby has been played in Sweden since 1933, the first full international being played in 1949 against Denmark. The country celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008.
Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 48 members of Rugby Europe.
Sweden won Rugby Europe Division 2 in 2012 and Conference 1 North in 2022, beating the Czech Republic in the final league game of the season at Stockholm's Stadion, in front of more than 1,500 spectators, promoting them to the Rugby Europe Trophy, a league level consolidated in 22/23 with a third-placed finish.
The national side is ranked 33rd in the world (as of April 08, 2024).[2]
This is the Sweden team that beat Lithuania in Šiauliai on April 1, 2023:[3]
| Name | Club | Caps | Tries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Hannes Nylén | Enköpings RK | 7 | ||
| 14 Samuel Ekfeldt | Lugi Lions RFC | 2 | ||
| 13 Axel Kalling-Smith | RAMS RFC | 16 | 10 | |
| 12 Philip Murphy | Watsonians FC | 17 | 4 | |
| 11 Alfred Nordgren | Malmö RC | 13 | 3 | |
| 10 Tim Johansson | Enköpings RK | 16 | 6 | |
| 9 Philip Axelsson | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 4 | ||
| 1 Ale Loman | Lugi Lions RFC | 7 | ||
| 2 Casper Forsberg | Stockholm Exiles RFC | 4 | ||
| 3 Henrik Ek | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 10 | ||
| 4 Elias Granath | Newcastle University RFC | 7 | ||
| 5 Christopher Sidgwick | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 2 | ||
| 6 Arthur Marini | Paris Université Club  | 19 | 3 | |
| 7 Terry Vaa luta Fryxell | Stockholm Exiles RFC | 7 | 3 | |
| 8 Theodor Karlsson | Stockholm Exiles RFC | 11 | 4 | |
| Adam Christersson | Kalmar Södra IFR | 5 | ||
| Christopher Nilserius | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 11 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nahas | Erikslund Rugby | 4 | ||
| Raymond Kanyasa | Coventry Rugby | 2 | ||
| Sebastian Nockmar | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 4 | ||
| Christopher Vannerberg | Enköpings RK | 2 | ||
| Jack Duffy | Monkstown FC  | 15 | 2 | |
| Mattieu Spens-Cossin | Norrköpings RK Trojan | 8 |
| Name | tries | |
|---|---|---|
| Andreas Bruhn | 18 | |
| Kari Tapper | 16 | |
| Kanogo Njuru | 14 | |
| Ian Gowland | 13 | |
| Bobby Nave | 13 | |
| Alan Letele | 12 | |
| Johan Andersson | 11 | |
| Axel Kalling-Smith | 12 | |
| Thomas Arvidsson | 10 |
2019 promoted side ↑ 2019 relegated side ↓ WR = World Ranking May 2022
| Conference 1 North | WR | D | L | B | F | A | DIFF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 154 | 81 | 71 | 19 | ||
| ↓ | 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 142 | 70 | 72 | 15 | |
| ↑ | 63 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 74 | 109 | -35 | 5 | |
| 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 145 | -89 | 4 | ||
| 64 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 90 | -29 | 2 |
| DATE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 - 27 | 22/10/2022 | |||
| 37 - 17 | 29/10/2022 | |||
| 39 v 20 | 05/11/2022 | |||
| 12 v 69 | 05/11/2022 | |||
| 45 v 6 | 12/11/2022 | |||
| 32 v 59 | 12/03/2023 | |||
| 38 v 15 | 18/03/2023 | |||
| 37 v 39 | 25/03/2023 | |||
| 15 v 18 | 01/04/2023 | |||
| 22 v 32 | 01/04/2023 |
2022 promoted sides ↑ WR = current World Ranking (Apr 6 2023)
| Trophy | WR | D | L | B | F | A | DIFF | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 72 | 133 | 19 | ||
| 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 117 | 135 | -18 | 9 | ||
| ↑ | 39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 139 | -57 | 9 | |
| 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 122 | -25 | 7 | ||
| ↑ | 42 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 133 | -33 | 5 |
The following is a list of test matches since 2018, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled.[4]