History of rugby union matches between Denmark and Sweden

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Denmark and Sweden have played each other at rugby union since 1949. A total of 53 matches have been played, with Sweden having won 40 times, Denmark having won 10 times and 3 matches having been drawn. [1]

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Denmark have played Sweden mostly in one-off annual non-tournament friendly matches, however more recently there have been significant meetings in international tournaments run by FIRA / Rugby Europe as well as Rugby World Cup qualification matches and the now defunct Nordic Cup regional tournament.

Overall Summary

VenuePlayedWon by
Denmark		Won by
Sweden		DrawnDenmark pointsSweden points
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Denmark		237142212326
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Sweden		262231161502
Neutral venue41305285
Overall5310403425913

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

RecordDenmarkSweden
Longest winning streak6
(27 September 1992 - 27 October 2001)		9
(21 September 1974 - 4 April 1985)
Largest points for
Home33 (27 October 2001)55 (9 April 2011)
Away21 (24 April 1991)37 (4 April 2010)
Largest winning margin
Home13 (27 May 1995)40 (9 April 2011)
Away8 (24 September 201729 (15 November 1981)
Neutral21 (26 September 1993)39 (20 April 1989)
Largest aggregate score
70 (Sweden 55-15 Denmark) (9 April 2011)


Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
13 October 1949 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm 6 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
219 November 1950 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 0 - 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
36 October 1951 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm 30 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
417 March 1953 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 16 - 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
52 October 1954 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 6 - 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
626 September 1958 Flag of Sweden.svg Norrköping 5 - 5DrawFriendly
74 October 1959 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 6 - 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
82 October 1960 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm 11 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
915 October 1961 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense 12 - 12DrawFriendly
107 October 1962 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 9 - 8 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1113 October 1963 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 6 - 0 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Friendly
1213 August 1964 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 14 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1313 June 1965 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 3 - 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1425 September 1966 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 18 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
151 October 1967 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 6 - 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1627 October 1968 Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborg 11 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1719 October 1969 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 9 - 9DrawFriendly
1827 September 1970 Flag of Sweden.svg Vänersborg 8 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
1923 May 1971 Flag of Denmark.svg Køge 5 - 18 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2013 August 1971 Flag of Sweden.svg Gothenburg 11 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Gothenburg Trophy [2]
2129 October 1972 Flag of Sweden.svg Västerås 26 - 12 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2227 October 1973 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 12 - 7 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Friendly
2321 September 1974 Flag of Sweden.svg Enköping 24 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2417 May 1975 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 9 - 20 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2518 May 1976 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad 3 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
263 September 1977 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense 3 - 26 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2720 May 1978 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 40 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
2813 September 1980 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus 4 - 20 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1980-81 FIRA Trophy Third Division
2915 November 1981 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 6 - 35 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1981-82 FIRA Trophy Third Division
3016 October 1982 Flag of Sweden.svg Lund 25 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
3104 April 1985 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 16 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
324 October 1986 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 12 - 11 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Friendly
3311 October 1987 Flag of Sweden.svg Eskilstuna 27 - 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1987 Nordic Cup
3419 October 1988 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 10 - 21 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1988 Nordic Cup
3520 April 1989 Flag of France.svg Tours 39 - 0 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
361 October 1989 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo 12 - 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1989 Nordic Cup
3726 May 1990 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 0 - 3 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
3830 September 1990 Flag of Finland.svg Toijala 29 - 17 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1990 Nordic Cup
3924 April 1991 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 23 - 21 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 2
4028 September 1991 Flag of Sweden.svg Karlstad 30 - 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 2
1991 Nordic Cup
4127 September 1992 Flag of Denmark.svg Aalborg 13 - 5 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1992 Nordic Cup
424 April 1993 Flag of Sweden.svg Trelleborg 13 - 15 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Friendly
4326 September 1993 Flag of Norway.svg Stavanger 26 - 5 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1993 Nordic Cup
4427 May 1995 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 16 - 3 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1995 Baltic Cup
4531 October 1998 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 19 - 9 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 1998-99 FIRA Tournament Division 3 Pool 3
4627 October 2001 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 33 - 21 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifying
475 November 2005 Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborg 16 - 14 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2004-06 European Nations Cup Third Division Pool A
4828 October 2006 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense 13 - 23 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A
493 November 2007 Flag of Sweden.svg Helsingborg 8 - 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A
504 April 2010 Flag of Denmark.svg 15 - 37 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly [3]
519 April 2011 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm 55 - 15 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2011 Viking Tri Nations
5224 September 2017 Flag of Sweden.svg Malmö 10 - 18 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Friendly [4]
5316 March 2025 Flag of Sweden.svg Häljarp 47 - 11 Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Friendly
544 April 2026 Flag of Sweden.svg Trelleborg 2025-26 Rugby Europe Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Sweden test rugby scores". Rugby International. 8 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Minor Tournaments 1971 Season: Overview –Gothenburg Trophy".
  3. ↑ "Test Matches 2010 Season: Overview – Minor Tests & Friendly Matches".
  4. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/posts/pfbid0UB73gnL9M592ScMc4ZemJki34zG3puz4ks6iJcL8avyqbLD9gksC9N2h7Jd1HCMbl?__cft__[0]=AZXqdAN58CpentWSDaVGycSgapVzxfQenq7EC5nLem3fu417eBd14EVZY2cavqy6VN7VgFrJoEo9QcSY3Zjxk69QDhg-99COGH0Kwvalzo6qms6T5Ch6SiIgVeA_uUPj7NdwIzXRgU4OYyR1fr77C2JvQIwrzducFyWbRrSQdU2GNw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R
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