Sweden national rugby union team
The Sweden national rugby union team represents Sweden in men's international rugby union competitions, Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 47 members of Rugby Europe. They play in the Rugby Europe Conference 1 North. Sweden has been trying to qualify for the Rugby World Cup since the 1991 Rugby World Cup, but has yet to make it to the final competition. A majority of the players are native Swedes based in Swedish clubs but there are a growing numbers of players from the UK and Ireland that have qualified for Sweden through ancestral eligibility, and from other countries who have become eligible to play for Sweden through residency.
The national side is ranked 53rd in the world.
World Cup record
- 1987- date never qualified
Current squad
| Name | Club |
| Adam Christersson | Kalmar Södra IFR  |
| Alex Melander | Wexlö RK |
| Arthur Marini | Paris Université RC  |
| Axel Kalling-Smith | University of Sussex RFC  |
| Christopher Sidgwick | Hammarby IF RF |
| Conor Murphy | Lansdowne RFC  |
| Daniel Hector Lundell | Vänersborgs RK |
| Emil Rådkvist | Norrkōpings RK Troján |
| Erik Sjöbeck | Pingvin RC |
| Giga Khanishvili | Stockholm Exiles RFC |
| Hannes Nylén | Enköpings RK |
| James Dewar | Belsize Park RFC |
| Johan Rådkvist | Linköpings RK RK |
| Jonas Grilfors | Enköpings RK |
| Marcus Loxvi | Stockholm Exiles RFC |
| Nils Murphy | Lansdowne RFC |
| Oscar Larsson | Pingvin RC |
| Petter Stråle | Göteborg RF |
| Philip Axelsson | Södertälje RK |
| Pontus Assarsson | Pingvin RC |
| Robert Persson | Hammarby IF RF |
| Thomas Ahlbäck | Malmö RC |
| Theodor Karlsson | Stockholm Exiles RFC |
Final League Position 2018/19
2018 promoted side ↑, 2018 relegated side ↓ WR = World Ranking May 2019| Conference 1 North | WR | D | L | B | F | A | DIFF | |||
| 37 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 108 | 68 | 40 | 14 | |
| 48 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 140 | 65 | 75 | 13 | |
| ↑ | 59 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 9 |
| 68 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 97 | 118 | -21 | 6 | |
| ↓ | 56 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 147 | -98 | -98 | 4 |
Current League Position 2020/21
2019 promoted side ↑ 2019 relegated side ↓ WR = current World Ranking2019/20 season discontinued due to Covid19 outbreak, same fixtures planned for 2020/21
| Conference 1 North | WR | D | L | B | F | A | DIFF | |||
| ↓ | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ↑ | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Competitive Results and Fixtures
The following is a list of test matches from the past two years, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled.| Date | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 14 October 2017 | Norrkōping, Sweden | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 12 - 10 W | |
| 28 October 2017 | Odessa, Ukraine | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 24 - 18 L | |
| 28 April 2018 | Kaunas, Lithuania | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 43 - 22 L | |
| 12 May 2018 | Enköping, Sweden | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 50 - 27 W | |
| 20 October 2018 | Norrkōping, Sweden | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 80 - 6 W | |
| 3 November 2018 | Luxembourg | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 9 - 10 W | |
| 11 May 2019 | Norrkōping, Sweden | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 36 - 27 W | |
| 19 May 2019 | Odessa, Ukraine | Rugby Europe Conference 1 North | 14 - 23 L | |
| 26 October 2019 | Jurmala, Latvia | International | 22 - 26 W | |
| 2 November 2019 | Malmö, Sweden | International | 0 - 13 L |
Records of International Matches
A record of all international matches Sweden has played.| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | % Won |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3% | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75% | |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40% | |
| 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0% | |
| 49 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 73.5% | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0% | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25% | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 64% | |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 62.5% | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 84% | |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.66% | |
| 19 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 14 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 8% | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60% | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 100% | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | |
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0% | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40% | |
| Total | 206 | 101 | 99 | 6 | 50.6% |
Honours
- European Nations Cup Second Division champions: 2012