Norway national rugby union team

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Norway
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UnionNorges Rugbyforbund
Head coachAndrew Evans
CaptainErik Cavan
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First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current106 (as of 4 November 2024)
Highest105 (2024)
First international
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 30–12 Norway Flag of Norway.svg
(1979-06-23)
Biggest win
Flag of Norway.svg Norway 86–5 Finland Flag of Finland.svg
(1 October 1989)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 98–0 Norway Flag of Norway.svg
(26 September 1992)

Norway national rugby union team (Norwegian: Norges nasjonale rugbyunionsteam) represents Norway in men's international rugby union competitions, It's a member of the Rugby Europe and plays in Rugby Europe's Conference 2- North Championship.

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Norway's once-captain and a rare professional player is Erik Lund, who played until 2010 at lock for Leeds Carnegie. Erik is the brother of England international Magnus Lund, and joined him at Biarritz Olympique in France from autumn 2010. Lund had been unavailable to play for Norway since 2006, however played for Norway in May 2010 against Slovenia.

The national side is ranked 100th in the world (as of 19 of march 2025).

Current squad

Norway's Training Squad for the 2016/17 Rugby Europe Conference 2- North Championship. Norway lost to Hungary; 41-7 (32-0), on 22 April in Eztergom. They defeated Estonia, 43-16 (17-13) on 6 May, in Oslo.

NamePositionClubCountry of Birth
Bastian FrommProp Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of Germany.svg
Levan AbramishviliPropStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Georgia.svg
Lloyd HopkinPropBergen Rugbyklubb Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Mats HallerudProp Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Even Syrdahl EllingsenHooker Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
James BuncleHookerStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Lasse Eri MarthinsenHooker NTNUI Rugby Flag of Norway.svg
Merwan BoughalemHookerOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of France.svg
Axel WilhelmsenLockStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Magnus AnderssonLockOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Sweden.svg
Martin SkovlyLockOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Lars ThorkildsenFlankerHorten Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Pascal RaclinFlankerOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of France.svg
Jakob Ofsthus HenriksonFlanker- Flag of Norway.svg
Andrew Fraser-SmithNumber 8 Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of England.svg
Fredrik SkovlyNumber 8Oslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Erik CavanNumber 8 GHA RFC Flag of Scotland.svg
Charles Henry Francis Pembroke-BirssHalfbackOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Jon Michael MoultonHalfback Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Thierry DavyHalfback Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of France.svg
Adriaan BothaFlyhalfOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of South Africa.svg
Aleksander Næss-ClarkeFlyhalfHorten Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Erlend Høen LaukvikCentreOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Espen HøgsetCentre Blindern Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Kristoffer BorsheimCentreStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Mattias LindqvistCentre NTNUI Rugby Flag of Sweden.svg
Thomas Bichard-BreaudCentreOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Carlos RodriguezWingStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Spain.svg
Fredtrik NorthunWingStavanger Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg
Tobias Carcary NygaardWing NTNUI Rugby Flag of Norway.svg
Francis Ramon James Skaret HuntFullbackOslo Rugbyklubb Flag of Norway.svg

Coaching staff

NamePosition
Flag of Ireland.svg Richard WhiteHead coach
Flag of Ireland.svg Robert GannonAssistant coach
Flag of England.svg Glynn SoutheeAssistant coach
Flag of Germany.svg Karina BreuerManager

Overall Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Norway national XV at test level up until 10 May 2025, updated after match with Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark.

AgainstPlayedWonLostDrawnWin percentage
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 40400%
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 10100%
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1054150%
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1100100%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2200100%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 523040%
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 10100%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2111914.76%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 3300100%
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 19118057.89%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 10100%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 10100%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 60600%
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 514020%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 60600%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 30300%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 514020%
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 10010%
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 10100%
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 10100%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10100%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 10100%
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20200%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 70700%
Total1082778325%

References