Sweden national rugby union team

Sweden ^[1]

Union	Svenska Rugbyförbundet
Head coach	Alex Laybourne
Captain	Philip Murphy
Top scorer	Axel Kalling-Smith (23)
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	31 [2] (as of 25 September 2025)
Highest	30 (2024)
Lowest	62 (2016)
First international
Sweden 6–0 Denmark (23 October 1949)
Biggest win
Luxembourg 3–116 Sweden (5 May 2001)
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union 72–0 Sweden (1 July 1976)
World Cup
Appearances	0

Sami Paulsson rolls into the picture after Sweden beat Czechia 28–18 at Stockholm's Stadion on May 14th 2022, winning Conference 1 North

The Sweden men's national rugby union team represents Sweden in rugby union. They currently compete in the Rugby Europe Trophy division, two levels of competition below the Six Nations.

History

Main article: Rugby union in Sweden

The national team is governed by the Swedish Rugby Union. Rugby has been played in Sweden since 1933. The first full international was played in 1949 against neighbours Denmark, a game Sweden won 6-0. Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 48 members of Rugby Europe.

Sweden celebrated its 75th anniversary as a rugby nation in 2008.

Sweden have won several FIRA / Rugby Europe divisional competitions throughout their history, notably achieving Grand Slams in 1981-82 and 2021-2022. They also won five straight editions of the regional Nordic Cup between 1987 and 1991. Sweden have not yet successfully qualified for the Rugby World Cup.

In recent years the team has enjoyed a sustained period of relative success, having risen to their highest ever world ranking of 30th and going unbeaten in calendar year 2024. Following promotion to the Trophy in 2022, they have consolidated their position at this level having finished second in the table for three straight seasons, losing only to Switzerland and Poland.

In May 2025 the team was invited to compete in the inaugural Granite Trophy, a challenge match set up to showcase a newly formed combined Channel Islands rugby team composed of players drawn from Jersey and Guernsey.

Age grade and sevens

The Swedish Rugby Union also administers age grade rugby for both sexes; a women's national team and a Sevens national team.

Home ground

Sweden currently play international matches primarily at the purpose built Trelleborg Rugby Arena, home of Pingvin RC. Built to replace Pingvin's former home Pilevallen ^[3] , on which Pilehallen now stands, it was completed in 2024 and features an all-wooden covered grandstand and clubhouse.

In previous seasons games have also been played at Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Malmö Stadium and Bollspelaren  [ sv ] in Norrköping.

Current squad

Sweden draws its players both from its domestic clubs as well as players competing abroad.

The following players were selected for the games vs Croatia, Lithuania and Czechia in Autumn 2025: ^[4]

Forwards	Position	Club
Vilhelm Carlsson	Lock	Stockholm Exiles
Adam Christersson	Hooker	Kalmar Södra IFR  [ sv ]
Lukas Edström	Flanker	Newcastle University
Vaa Pusateri Iuta "Tezza" Fryxell	Number 8	Stockholm Exiles
Elias Granath	Lock	Enköping RC
Nils Granath	Second Row	Enköping RC
Theodor Karlsson	Flanker	Stockholm Exiles
Armir Kozhani	Hooker	Kalmar Södra IFR  [ sv ]
Kyle Manson Kullin	Prop	Stockholm Exiles
Gustav Lindberg	Prop	Malmö RC
Ale Loman	Prop	Nottingham RFC
		Leicester Tigers (loan)
Arthur Marini	Flanker	Rugby Club de Drancy  [ fr ]
Alexander Nahas	Prop	Erikslunds KF
Will Nielsen	Prop	St. Joseph's RFC
Oliver Nilsson	Flanker	ASRV Ascrum  [ nl ]
Aron Qvarnström	Flanker	Spartacus RUFC
Anthony Rafael	Flanker / Number 8	Stockholm Exiles
Christopher Sidgwick	Lock	NRK Troján
Christopher Vannerberg	Lock	GTO RC77
Levan Xhizasnishvili	Prop / Hooker	Stockholm Exiles

Backs	Position	Club
Samuel Ahlbeck	Wing	Malmö RC
Joar Blanck	Outside half	Dunvant RFC
James Cole	Scrum half	Stockholm Exiles
Mathis De Chavaille	Wing	CM Floirac Rugby
Samuel Ekfeldt	Centre / Wing	Stockholm Exiles
Robin Fransson	Fullback	Enköpings RK
Jonathan Hector	Wing	Vänersborgs RK
David Hill	Wing	Stockholm Exiles
Tim Johansson	Outside half	RK Livonia
Axel Kalling-Smith (VC)	Centre	Rams RFC
Philip Murphy (C)	Centre	Trinity College Dublin
Hannes Nylén	Fullback	Enköpings RK
Eskil Flawn Orpana	Wing / Fullback	Pingvin RC
Jack Tatu Robertsson	Outside Half	RK Livonia

The following players have had at least one call-up to the senior squad since September 2024: ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Player	Position	Club
Linus Ahlgren	Flanker	Pingvin RC
Viktor Cordes	Prop	Lugi Rugbyklubb
Petter Stråhle Heelge	Prop	RK Livonia
Oscar Larsson	Lock	Malmö RC
Christopher Nilsérius	Prop / Hooker	Enköpings RK
Mattias Nilsson	Scrum half	Club San Cirano
Alfred Nordgren	Wing	Malmö RC
Elias Pettifor	Prop	Spartacus RUFC
Adrian Wadden	Lock	Oakville Crusaders

Leading Try Scorers

Name	tries
Axel Kalling-Smith	24
Ian Gowland	21
Andreas Bruhn	18
Kari Tapper	16
Kanogo Njuru	14
Bobby Nave	13
Alan Letele	12
Theodor Karlsson	12
Johan Andersson	11
Alfred Nordgren	10
Thomas Arvidsson	10

Current Season Matches

2025-26 Rugby Europe Trophy

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25 October 2025 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sweden	57 - 12	Croatia
Try: E Granath 10' c Loman 36' m De Chavaille 42' m, 76' c Aron Qvarnström 52' c Fryxell 66' c Hector 70' c Kalling-Smith 80' m Con: Tatu-Robertsson (6/9) 11', 21', 53', 67', 71', 77'	Report	Try: Mau'u 3' m Galic 40+1' c Con: Newton (1/2) 40+2'

Trelleborg Rugby Arena Referee: Adrian Pawlik

Notes:

• Joar Blanck and Levan Khizanishvili made their full team debuts
• Axel Kalling-Smith scored his 23rd try for Sweden, extending the national team record

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1 November 2025 14:00 CET (UTC+1)

Sweden	38 - 3	Lithuania
Try: Marini 3' c Rafael 33' c Eckfeldt 38' m, 50' c Kalling-Smith 59' m O Nilsson 67' c Con: Tatu-Robertsson (4/6) 4', 34', 51', 61', 68'	Report	Pen: Taujanskas 23'

Trelleborg Rugby Arena Referee: Papuna Chiqaberidze

Notes:

• First international try for Anthony Rafael
• First international try for Oliver Nilsson
• First international tries for Samuel Eckfeldt
• Axel Kalling-Smith scored his 24th try for Sweden, extending the national team record
• First time Sweden had kept the opposition from scoring a try since November 2018 match v Luxembourg

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15 November 2025 20:15 CET (UTC+1)

Czech Republic	v	Sweden

Marketa Stadium, Prague Referee: TBA

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4 April 2026 TBA

Sweden	v	Denmark

Trelleborg Rugby Arena Referee: TBA

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11 April 2026 TBA

Poland	v	Sweden

TBA Referee: TBA

Trophy	WR	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Sweden	30	2	2	0	0	95	15	80	15	2	2	0	10
Poland	29	2	2	0	0	88	14	74	13	1	2	0	10
Czech Republic	34	1	1	0	0	55	33	22	7	5	0	0	4
Croatia	41	3	1	0	2	81	138	-57	13	20	0	0	0
Denmark ↑	60	2	0	0	2	32	83	-51	4	13	0	0	0
Lithuania	55	2	0	0	2	11	79	-68	1	13	0	0	0

Key:
↑ 2025 promoted side
WR World Ranking as of September 2025

Recent Results

The following is a list of test and representative matches since 2018. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

Season	Date	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result	Score
2017 - 2018	14 October 2017	Hungary	Bollspelaren  [ sv ], Norrköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	12 - 10
	28 October 2017	Ukraine	Spartak Stadium, Odesa, Ukraine	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	29 - 8
	14 April 2018	Dorking RFC	Brockham, Surrey, England	Non-cap friendly	W	74 - 5
	28 April 2018	Lithuania	Centrinis Stadionas, Telšiai, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	43 - 22
	12 May 2018	Latvia	Enköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	50 - 27
2018 - 2019	20 October 2018	Moldova	Bollspelaren  [ sv ], Norrköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	80 - 6
	3 November 2018	Luxembourg	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	9 - 10
	11 May 2019	Hungary	Bollspelaren  [ sv ], Norrköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	36 - 27
	19 May 2019	Ukraine	Spartak Stadium, Odesa, Ukraine	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	L	23 - 14
2019 - 2020	26 October 2019	Latvia	Sloka Stadium, Jurmala, Latvia	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North †	W	22 - 26
	2 November 2019	Luxembourg	Malmö Stadion, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North †	L	0 - 13
	Remainder of season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2020 - 2021	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 - 2022	23 October 2021	Luxembourg	Bollspelaren  [ sv ], Norrköping, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	51 - 5
	23 April 2022	Latvia	Baldones Stadions, Baldone, Latvia	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	25 - 46
	7 May 2022	Hungary	Budapest Rugby Center, Hungary	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	25 - 29
	14 May 2022	Czech Republic	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	W	28 - 18
2022 - 2023	October 29, 2022	Croatia	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	37 - 17
	November 5, 2022	Switzerland	Malmö Stadion, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	12 - 69
	March 18, 2023	Ukraine	Stadion Stari plac, Split, Croatia ‡	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	38 - 15
	April 1, 2023	Lithuania	Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	15 - 18
2023 - 2024	28 October 2023	Czech Republic	Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	48 - 37
	4 November 2023	Switzerland	Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	23 - 12
	18 November 2023	Croatia	Gradski sportski centar, Makarska, Croatia	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	20 - 22
	23 March 2024	Lithuania	Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	8 - 27
	6 April 2024	Ukraine	Östervangsstadion  [ sv ], Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	36 - 24
2024 - 2025	27 October 2024	Czech Republic	Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	22 - 16
	2 November 2024	Lithuania	Aukštaitija Stadium, Lithuania	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	19 - 46
	16 November 2024	Croatia	NSC Stjepan Spajic, Zagreb, Croatia	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	31 - 42
	16 March 2025	Denmark	Häljarp, Sweden	Non-cap Friendly [17]	W	47 - 11 [18]
	29 March 2025	Luxembourg	Stade de Luxembourg	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	18 - 57
	12 April 2025	Poland	Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	L	25 - 29
	17 May 2025	Channel Islands	Footes Lane, Guernsey	Granite Trophy (Non-cap Friendly) [19]	L	28 - 66 [20]
2025 - 2026	25 October 2025	Croatia	Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	57 - 12
	1 November 2025	Lithuania	Trelleborg, Sweden	Rugby Europe Trophy	W	38 - 3

† Competition cancelled mid-season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
‡ Ukraine played their home game in Croatia due to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Recent Tournament Record

2024-25 Rugby Europe Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 Rugby Europe Trophy

Scores

26 October 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sweden	22–16	Czech Republic (1 LBP)
	Report

Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg Attendance: 600 Referee: Andrei Gheorghe (Romania)

2 November 2024 14:00 EET (UTC+2)

Lithuania	19–46	Sweden (1 TBP)
	Report

Aukštaitija Stadium, Panevėžys Attendance: 300 Referee: Francisco Serra (Portugal)

16 November 2024 14:00 CET (UTC +1)

Croatia	31–42	Sweden
	Report

Stadion Lučko, Zagreb Attendance: 300 Referee: Maria Latos (Germany)

29 March 2025 18:00 CET (UTC+1)

Luxembourg	18–57	Sweden (1 TBP)
	Report

Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Saba Makharadze (Georgia)

12 April 2025 15:00 CEST (UTC+1)

(1 LBP) Sweden	25–29	Poland
	Report

Trelleborg Rugby Arena, Trelleborg [21] Attendance: 850 Referee: Nicolae Fratila (Romania)

League Table

Trophy	WR	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	TB	LB	Pts
Poland	28	5	5	0	0	182	90	+92	23	14	2	0	22
Sweden	31	5	4	0	1	192	113	+79	26	16	2	1	19
Czech Republic	32	5	3	0	2	164	89	+75	20	9	2	2	16
Croatia	33	5	1	1	3	147	203	-56	22	27	0	0	6
Lithuania	34	5	1	0	4	105	182	-77	13	25	1	0	5
Luxembourg ↑▼	37	5	0	1	4	95	208	-113	11	26	0	0	2

Key:
↑ 2024 promoted side
▼ Relegated to 2025/6 Rugby Europe Conference
WR World Ranking as of April 2025

2023-24 Rugby Europe Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 Rugby Europe Trophy

Scores

28 October 2023 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Sweden	48–37	Czech Republic
	Report

Stockholm Olympic Stadium, Stockholm Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)

4 November 2023 15:30 CET (UTC+1)

Switzerland	23–12	Sweden
	Report

Stade Municipal, Yverdon-les-Bains Attendance: n/a Referee: Killian O'Brien (Germany)

18 November 2023 14:30 CET (UTC +1)

(1 LBP) Croatia	20–22	Sweden
	Report

Stadion NŠC Stjepan Spajić, Zagreb Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland)

23 March 2024 14:00 EET (UTC+2)

Lithuania	8–27	Sweden (1 TBP)
	Report

Šiauliai Rugby Academy Stadium, Šiauliai Attendance: 300 Referee: Pedro Mendes-Silva (Portugal)

6 April 2024 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 TBP) Sweden	36–24	Ukraine
	Report

Östervångsstadion, Trelleborg Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Gert Visser (Netherlands)

League Table

Trophy	WR	Pl	W	D	L	B	F	A	DIFF	Pts
Switzerland ▲	28	5	5	0	0	2	198	64	134	22
Sweden	31	5	4	0	1	2	145	112	33	18
Czech Republic ↑	32	5	3	0	2	2	192	153	39	14
Croatia	33	5	2	3	3	3	130	132	-2	11
Lithuania	34	5	1	0	4	0	103	143	-40	4
Ukraine ▼	37	5	0	0	5	0	61	225	-164	0

Key:
↑ 2023 promoted side
▲ Promoted to 2025 Rugby Europe Championship
▼ Relegated to 2024/5 Rugby Europe Conference North
WR World Ranking as of April 2024

2022-23 Rugby Europe Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 Rugby Europe Trophy

Scores

29 October 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)

(1TBP) Sweden	37–17	Croatia
	Report

Olympiastadion, Stockholm Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Eugeniu Procopi (Moldova)

5 November 2022 14:00 CET (UTC +1)

Sweden	12–69	Switzerland (1 TBP)
	Report

Malmö Stadion, Malmö Attendance: 200 Referee: Ignacio Munoz-Martin (Spain)

18 March 2023 15:30 CET (UTC +1)

(1 TBP) Ukraine	38–15	Sweden
	Report

Stari plac, Split Attendance: 250 Referee: Kevin Sulejmani (Belgium)

1 April 2023 14:00 EEST (UTC +3)

(1 LBP) Lithuania	15–18	Sweden
	Report

Regbio stadionas, Šiauliai Attendance: n/a Referee: Lukasz Jasinski (Poland)

League Table

Trophy	WR	Pl	W	D	L	B	F	A	DIFF	Pts
Switzerland	27	4	4	0	0	3	205	72	133	19
Ukraine	36	4	2	0	2	1	117	135	-18	9
Sweden ↑	39	4	2	0	2	1	82	139	-57	9
Lithuania	52	4	1	0	3	3	97	122	-25	7
Croatia ↑	42	4	1	0	3	1	100	133	-33	5

Key:
↑ 2022 promoted sides
WR World Ranking April 2023

2021-22 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

Main article: 2021–22 Rugby Europe International Championships § Conference 1 North

Scores

23 October 2021 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)

(1 TBP) Sweden	51–5	Luxembourg
	Report

Bollspelaren, Norrköping Attendance: 305 Referee: Artur Kisle (Latvia)

23 April 2022 15:00 EEST (UTC+03)

Latvia	25–46	Sweden (1 TBP)
	Report

Baldones stadions, Baldone [22] Attendance: 200 Referee: Mike Hawkins (Denmark)

7 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)

(1 LBP) Hungary	25–29	Sweden
	Report

Rugby Center at Kincsem Park, Budapest Attendance: 800 Referee: Nicolas Vandecauter (Belgium)

14 May 2022 14:00 CEST (UTC +2)

Sweden	28–18	Czech Republic
	Report

Olympiastadion, Stockholm Referee: Kilian O'Brien (Germany)

League Table

Conference 1 North	WR	Pl	W	D	L	B	F	A	DIFF	Pts
Sweden ▲	38	4	4	0	0	3	154	81	71	19
Czech Republic ↓	37	4	3	0	1	3	142	70	72	15
Latvia ↑	63	3	1	0	2	1	74	109	-35	5
Luxembourg	61	4	1	0	3	0	56	145	-89	4
Hungary	64	3	0	0	3	2	61	90	-29	2

Key:
▲ Promoted to Rugby Europe Trophy
↑ 2019 promoted side
↓ 2019 relegated side
WR World Ranking May 2022

Overall tournament record

2017-present : Rugby Europe International Championships

Season	Competition	Single season position	Overall season position
2024 - 2026	Rugby Europe Trophy	Season in progress	TBC
	Rugby Europe Trophy	2nd (of 6)
2022 - 2024	Rugby Europe Trophy	2nd (of 6)	2nd (of 5)
	Rugby Europe Trophy	2nd (of 5)
2021 - 2022	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	1st (of 5) Grand Slam Champions Promoted to Trophy
2019 - 2020	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	N/A Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2018 - 2019	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	2nd (of 5)
2017 - 2018	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	3rd (of 5)
2016 - 2017	Rugby Europe Conference 1 North	4th (of 5)

2000-2016 : FIRA-AER European Nations Cup

Season	Competition	Single season position	Overall season position
2014 - 2016	European Nations Cup - Division 1B	6th (of 6)	6th (of 6) Relegated to Conference 1
	European Nations Cup - Division 1B	6th (of 6)
2012 - 2014	European Nations Cup - Division 1B	6th (of 6)	5th (of 6)
	European Nations Cup - Division 1B	4th (of 6)
2010 - 2012	European Nations Cup - Division 2A	3rd (of 5)	1st (of 5) Champions Promoted to Division 1B
	European Nations Cup - Division 2A	1st (of 5)
2008 - 2010	European Nations Cup Division 2B	4th (of 5)
2006 - 2008	European Nations Cup Division 3A	1st (of 5) Champions Promoted to Division 2B
2004 - 2006	European Nations Cup Third Division Pool A	2nd (of 5)
2002 - 2004	European Nations Cup Second Division Pool A	5th (of 5) Relegated to Third Division
2000 - 2002	World Cup Qualifying Round 2 Pool A	3rd (of 5)	Did not qualify
	World Cup Qualifying Round 1 Pool A	1st (of 6)
1999 - 2000	European Nations Cup Fourth Division Pool 3	1st (of 4) Champions (No promotion)

1967-1999 : FIRA

Season	Competition	Position
1998 - 1999	FIRA Tournament Pool 3	3rd (of 4)
1996 - 1998	World Cup Qualifying Pool 3	2nd (of 5) - Did Not Qualify
1992 - 1994	World Cup Qualifying Round 1 Central Group	3rd (of 4) - Did Not Qualify
	FIRA Trophy Second Division Pool A	5th (of 5)
1990 - 1992	FIRA Trophy Third Division Pool 2 Nordic Cup	1st (of 4) Champions Promoted to Second Division
1989 - 1990	World Cup Qualifying - Preliminary Competition	Did Not Qualify
1985 - 1987	FIRA Trophy Second Division Pool B	4th (of 4)
1984 - 1985	FIRA Trophy Third Division	4th (of 4)
1983 - 1984	FIRA Trophy Second Division Pool B	3rd (of 5)
1982 - 1983	FIRA Trophy Second Division	5th (of 5)
1981 - 1982	FIRA Trophy Third Division	1st (of 5) Grand Slam Champions Promoted to Second Division
1980 - 1981	FIRA Trophy Third Division	3rd (of 5)
1979 - 1980	FIRA Trophy Second Division	5th (of 5) Relegated to Third Division
1978 - 1979	FIRA Trophy Second Division Pool 2	4th (of 4)
1977 - 1978	FIRA Trophy Second Division Pool 2	2nd (of 3)
1976 - 1977	FIRA Trophy Second Division	4th (of 5)
1967 - 1968	FIRA Nations Cup Division 2 Pool 1	3rd (of 3)

Rugby World Cup Qualification

World Cup record								World Cup Qualification record
Year	Round	P	W	D	L	F	A	P	W	D	L	F	A
1987	Not Invited							Not Invited
1991	Did not qualify							4	3	0	1	101	49
1995	Did not qualify							3	1	0	2	39	75
1999	Did not qualify							4	3	0	1	191	60
2003	Did not qualify							9	7	0	2	315	99
2007	Did not qualify							6	3	0	3	110	138
2011	Did not qualify							4	1	0	3	64	73
2015	Did not qualify							10	3	0	7	193	307
2019	Did not qualify							4	1	0	3	56	124
2023	Did not qualify							Automatically eliminated
2027
2031	To be determined
Total	0/11	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	22	0	22	1069	925

Minor & Regional Comptitions

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Competition	Format	Other teams	W	D	L	Result
2025 Granite Trophy	Challenge Match	Channel Islands XV	0	0	1	Runners up
2011 Viking Tri Nations	Round robin	Denmark Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1995 Baltic Cup [24]	Knockout / Playoff for position	Denmark Norway Poland Russia	0	0	3	4th place
1993 Nordic Cup [25]	Knockout	Denmark Denmark A Norway	1	0	1	2nd place Lost to Denmark in final
1992 Nordic Cup [26]	Round robin	Denmark Norway	1	0	1	2nd place
1991 Nordic Cup [27]	Knockout	Denmark Finland Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1990 Nordic Cup [28]	Knockout	Denmark Finland Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1989 Nordic Cup [29]	Knockout	Denmark Finland Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1988 Nordic Cup [30]	Knockout	Denmark Denmark A Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1987 Nordic Cup [31]	Knockout	Denmark Finland Norway	2	0	0	Champions
1971 Gothenburg Trophy [32]	Round robin	Czechoslovakia XV Denmark Netherlands	3	1	0	Unknown (at least 2nd place)

Head to Head Records

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Sweden national XV at test level up until 31 October 2025, updated after match with   Lithuania.

Against	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	% Won
Andorra	5	2	3	0	40%
Armenia	1	1	0	0	100%
Austria	2	2	0	0	100%
Belgium	12	4	8	0	33.33%
Catalonia	2	1	1	0	50%
Croatia	8	7	1	0	87.5%
Czech Republic	9	5	4	0	55.56%
Czechoslovakia	8	0	7	1	0%
Denmark	53	40	10	3	75.47%
East Germany	3	0	3	0	0%
Finland	3	3	0	0	100%
Gibraltar	1	0	1	0	0%
Germany	4	1	3	0	25%
Hungary	4	4	0	0	100%
Israel	3	3	0	0	100%
Latvia	13	9	4	0	69.23%
Lithuania	12	9	2	1	75%
Luxembourg	8	7	1	0	87.5%
Malta	4	1	3	0	25%
Moldova	3	2	1	0	66.67%
Netherlands	19	1	18	0	5.26%
Norway	7	7	0	0	100%
Poland	16	1	14	1	6.25%
Portugal	2	0	2	0	0%
Serbia and Montenegro	5	3	2	0	60%
Soviet Union	2	0	2	0	0%
Spain	2	0	2	0	0%
Switzerland	8	6	2	0	75%
Tunisia	1	0	1	0	0%
Ukraine	8	1	7	0	12.5%
West Germany	5	2	3	0	40%
Total	224	114	104	6	50.89%

Honours

• 1981-82 FIRA Trophy Division 3 - Champions (Grand Slam)
• 1987 Nordic Cup - Champions
• 1988 Nordic Cup - Champions
• 1989 Nordic Cup - Champions
• 1990-92 FIRA Trophy Division 3 - Champions
• 1990 Nordic Cup - Champions
• 1991 Nordic Cup - Champions
• 2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3 - Champions
• 2011-12 European Nations Cup Division 3 - Champions
• 2011 Viking Tri Nations - Champions
• 2022-23 Rugby Europe Conference 1 North - Champions (Grand Slam)

References

1. "Sweden - World Rugby - Hall of Fame". www.world.rugby.
2. https://www.world.rugby/rankings
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