Sweden national rugby sevens team

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The Sweden national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. Sweden won the 2017 Rugby Europe Sevens Trophy to qualify for the 2018 Grand Prix Sevens.

Sweden competed in the qualifying rounds of the 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Catania, Sicily where they lost to Taiwan and failed to qualify.

 
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31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia won
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe lost
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia won
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan lost
 
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan won
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden lost
 
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 26
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 10
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong won
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic lost
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong won
 
31 May 1992 - Catania, Sicily
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain lost
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain won
 
 
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal lost
 

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