Sweden women's national rugby union team explained

Sweden
Type:Women
Union:Swedish Rugby Union
Captain:Amanda Swartz
Coach:Tamara Taylor
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World Rugby Rank:20
World Rugby Rank Date:13 February 2023
First Game: 34-0
(Malmö, Sweden 1984)
Largest Win: 67-0
(Enkoping, Sweden 3 May 2012)
Largest Loss: 111-0
(Melrose, Scotland 11 April 1994)
World Cup Apps:4 (First in 1991)
World Cup Best:10th (1994)
World Rugby Max:10
World Rugby Max Year:2003

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

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.[1]

Sweden won the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.[2] [3] In the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship they lost to the Netherlands, 59–0.[4]

Records

Overall

See also: List of Sweden women's national rugby union team matches. (Full internationals only)

+ Rugby: Sweden internationals 1984-OpponentFirst gamePlayedWonDrawnLostPercentage
19863300100.00%
201010010.00%
20211100100.00%
198830030.00%
20114400100.00%
199140040.00%
19891070370.00%
1991830537.50%
1991210150.00%
199440040.00%
198417301417.65%
20061100100.00%
20221100100.00%
19944400100.00%
201310010.00%
199490090.00%
2004510420.00%
20221100100.00%
199410010.00%
2007310233.33%
Summary1984833105237.34%

World Cup

Players

Squad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.

PlayerPosition
Maja MeullerHooker
Hannah PerssonHooker
Jennifer SundqvistLoosehead Prop
Pauline SargTighthead Prop
Marielle AnderssonProp
Linn OlforserProp
Linnea FlymanLock
Cornelia NorenLock
Emma YtterbomLoose Forward
Elizabeth SonnenholznerLoose Forward
Elin SternerLoose Forward
Emma WedervangForward
Emma ThönssenForward
Olivia PalmgrenScrum-half
Linda HakanssonFirst Five-Eighths
Tess ProosCentre
Minonna NunstedtCentre
Sara JacobssonWing
Isabell WijkströmWing
Amanda Swartz (c)Fullback
Carina TrinhBack
Hanna BorgemyrBack
Sofya SmolinaBack

Coaching Staff

PositionName
Head CoachTamara Taylor
Assistant CoachPhil Kearns
ManagerRebecka Larsson
Team DoctorSofie Blume
PhysioAnabell Harris
Water CarrierNicklas Proos

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2017-10-20 . Sweden women target World Cup on return to duty . 2021-11-21 . www.rugbyworldcup.com . en.
  2. Web site: Rugby Europe Round up - Sweden win Women's Trophy . 2022-03-31 . Rugby Europe . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Birch . John . 2022-03-12 . Sweden win European Trophy . 2022-05-31 . Scrum Queens . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-02-04 . Netherlands v Sweden . 2024-02-10 . Rugby Europe . en-GB.

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