| 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: | 31 |
| World Rugby Rank Date: | 16 November 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: | 31 |
| 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 31st in the world (as of November 11, 2024).[2]
This is the Sweden team that beat Lithuania in Panevėžys on November 2, 2024:
| Club | ||
| Ale Loman | Nottingham RFC | |
| Armir Kozhani | Kalmar Södra IFR | |
| Petter Stråle Heelge | RFC Livonia | |
| Adrian Wadden | Oakville Crusaders | |
| Oscar Larsson | Pingvin RC | |
| Arthur Marini | Drancy Saint Denis Rugby | |
| Terry Vaa Iuta Fryxell | Stockholm Exiles RFC | |
| Theodor Karlsson | Stockholm Exiles RFC | |
| Jack Tatu | Livonia RFC | |
| Tim Johansson | RFC Livonia | |
| Samuel Ekfeldt | Stockholm Exiles RFC | |
| Axel Kalling-Smith | RAMS RFC | |
| Alfred Nordgren | RFC Livonia | |
| Samuel Ahlbeck | Malmö RC | |
| Robin Fransson | Enköpings RK | |
| Adam Christersson | Kalmar Södra IFR | |
| Alexander Nahas | Erikslund KF | |
| Viktor Cordes | Lugi Lions RFC | |
| Elias Granath | Dings Crusaders RFC | |
| Oliver Nilsson | Amsterdam Student Rugby Association | |
| Philip Axelsson | Lugi Lions RFC | |
| Jonatan Hector | Spartacus RUFC | |
| David Hill | Stockholm Exiles RFC |
| 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.[3]