Sweden women's national rugby union team

For the men's team, see Sweden national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Sweden women's national rugby sevens team.

Sweden
UnionSwedish Rugby Union
Head coachTamara Taylor
CaptainAmanda Swartz
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current20 (as of 13 February 2023)
Highest10 (2003)
First international
 Sweden 34-0 Netherlands 
(Malmö, Sweden 1984)
Biggest win
 Sweden 67-0 Russia 
(Enkoping, Sweden 3 May 2012)
Biggest defeat
 United States 111-0 Sweden 
(Melrose, Scotland 11 April 1994)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1991)
Best result10th (1994)
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 25 November 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 97.56
2 Steady  Canada 89.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 88.64
4 Steady  France 85.11
5 Steady  Australia 78.10
6 Steady  Ireland 78.03
7 Steady  Scotland 76.82
8 Steady  Italy 74.75
9 Steady  United States 74.20
10 Steady  Wales 72.58
11 Steady  Japan 66.41
12 Steady  South Africa 66.18
13 Steady  Spain 65.42
14 Steady  Russia 61.10
15 Steady  Samoa 60.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 60.20
17 Steady  Fiji 59.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 56.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 55.23
20 Steady  Sweden 52.72
*Change from the previous week

The Sweden women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Sweden, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1984.

History

Sweden are considered one of the pioneers of women's test rugby. In 2017, they returned to the international 15s scene after a three-year absence.[2]

Sweden won the 2021–2022 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy.[3][4] In the opening match of the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship they lost to the Netherlands, 59–0.[5]

Records

Overall

See also: List of Sweden women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only)

Rugby: Sweden internationals 1984-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Belgium 1986 3 3 0 0 100.00%
 Canada 2010 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Czech Republic 2021 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 England 1988 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Finland 2011 4 4 0 0 100.00%
 France 1991 4 0 0 4 0.00%
 Germany 1989 10 7 0 3 70.00%
 Italy 1991 8 3 0 5 37.50%
 Japan 1991 2 1 0 1 50.00%
 Kazakhstan 1994 4 0 0 4 0.00%
 Netherlands 1984 17 3 0 14 17.65%
 Norway 2006 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Portugal 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Russia 1994 4 4 0 0 100.00%
 Samoa 2013 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Scotland 1994 9 0 0 9 0.00%
 Spain 2004 5 1 0 4 20.00%
  Switzerland 2022 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 United States 1994 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Wales 2007 3 1 0 2 33.33%
Summary 1984 83 31 0 52 37.34%

World Cup

Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L PF PA Squad
Wales 1991 Plate Quarter-final N/A 3 1 0 2 20 55 Squad
Scotland 1994 Plate Final 10th 6 2 0 4 63 206
Netherlands 1998 15th Place Playoff 15th 5 1 0 4 46 209 Squad
Spain 2002 Did Not Participate
Canada 2006
England 2010 11th Place Playoff 12th 5 0 0 5 42 131 Squad
France 2014 Did Not Qualify
Ireland 2017
New Zealand 2021
England 2025
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 4/10 10th† 19 4 0 15 171 601
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth place
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue


Players

Squad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.[5]

Player Position
Maja Meuller Hooker
Hannah Persson Hooker
Jennifer Sundqvist Loosehead Prop
Pauline Sarg Tighthead Prop
Marielle Andersson Prop
Linn Olforser Prop
Linnea Flyman Lock
Cornelia Noren Lock
Emma Ytterbom Loose Forward
Elizabeth Sonnenholzner Loose Forward
Elin Sterner Loose Forward
Emma Wedervang Forward
Emma Thönssen Forward
Olivia Palmgren Scrum-half
Linda Hakansson First Five-Eighths
Tess Proos Centre
Minonna Nunstedt Centre
Sara Jacobsson Wing
Isabell Wijkström Wing
Amanda Swartz (c) Fullback
Carina Trinh Back
Hanna Borgemyr Back
Sofya Smolina Back

Coaching Staff

Position Name
Head Coach Tamara Taylor
Assistant Coach Phil Kearns
Manager Rebecka Larsson
Team Doctor Sofie Blume
Physio Anabell Harris
Water Carrier Nicklas Proos

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sweden women target World Cup on return to duty". www.rugbyworldcup.com. 2017-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ "Rugby Europe Round up - Sweden win Women's Trophy". Rugby Europe. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. ^ Birch, John (2022-03-12). "Sweden win European Trophy". Scrum Queens. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  5. ^ a b "Netherlands v Sweden". Rugby Europe. 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-10.