History of rugby union matches between Denmark and Sweden
Denmark and Sweden have played each other at rugby union since 1949. A total of 53 matches have been played, with Sweden having won 40 times, Denmark having won 10 times and 3 matches having been drawn.[1]
Denmark have played Sweden mostly in one-off annual non-tournament friendly matches, however more recently there have been significant meetings in international tournaments run by FIRA / Rugby Europe as well as Rugby World Cup qualification matches and the now defunct Nordic Cup regional tournament.
Overall Summary
| Venue | Played | Won by Denmark |
Won by Sweden |
Drawn | Denmark points | Sweden points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Denmark |
23 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 212 | 326 |
 Sweden |
26 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 161 | 502 |
| Neutral venue | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 85 |
| Overall | 53 | 10 | 40 | 3 | 425 | 913 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Denmark | Sweden |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 6 (27 September 1992 - 27 October 2001) |
9 (21 September 1974 - 4 April 1985) |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 33 (27 October 2001) | 55 (9 April 2011) |
| Away | 21 (24 April 1991) | 37 (4 April 2010) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 13 (27 May 1995) | 40 (9 April 2011) |
| Away | 8 (24 September 2017 | 29 (15 November 1981) |
| Neutral | 21 (26 September 1993) | 39 (20 April 1989) |
| Largest aggregate score | ||
| 70 (Sweden 55-15 Denmark) (9 April 2011) | ||
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 October 1949 | Stockholm
|
6 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 2 | 19 November 1950 | Copenhagen
|
0 - 14 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 3 | 6 October 1951 | Stockholm
|
30 - 3 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 4 | 17 March 1953 | Gothenburg
|
16 - 6 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 5 | 2 October 1954 | Copenhagen
|
6 - 9 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 6 | 26 September 1958 | Norrköping
|
5 - 5 | Draw | Friendly |
| 7 | 4 October 1959 | Copenhagen
|
6 - 8 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 8 | 2 October 1960 | Stockholm
|
11 - 3 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 9 | 15 October 1961 | Odense
|
12 - 12 | Draw | Friendly |
| 10 | 7 October 1962 | Malmö
|
9 - 8 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 11 | 13 October 1963 | Copenhagen
|
6 - 0 | Denmark
|
Friendly |
| 12 | 13 August 1964 | Malmö
|
14 - 3 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 13 | 13 June 1965 | Aalborg
|
3 - 6 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 14 | 25 September 1966 | Gothenburg
|
18 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 15 | 1 October 1967 | Copenhagen
|
6 - 9 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 16 | 27 October 1968 | Helsingborg
|
11 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 17 | 19 October 1969 | Copenhagen
|
9 - 9 | Draw | Friendly |
| 18 | 27 September 1970 | Vänersborg
|
8 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 19 | 23 May 1971 | Køge
|
5 - 18 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 20 | 13 August 1971 | Gothenburg
|
11 - 3 | Sweden
|
Gothenburg Trophy[2] |
| 21 | 29 October 1972 | Västerås
|
26 - 12 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 22 | 27 October 1973 | Aalborg
|
12 - 7 | Denmark
|
Friendly |
| 23 | 21 September 1974 | Enköping
|
24 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 24 | 17 May 1975 | Copenhagen
|
9 - 20 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 25 | 18 May 1976 | Karlstad
|
3 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 26 | 3 September 1977 | Odense
|
3 - 26 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 27 | 20 May 1978 | Malmö
|
40 - 3 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 28 | 13 September 1980 | Aarhus
|
4 - 20 | Sweden
|
1980-81 FIRA Trophy Third Division |
| 29 | 15 November 1981 | Copenhagen
|
6 - 35 | Sweden
|
1981-82 FIRA Trophy Third Division |
| 30 | 16 October 1982 | Lund
|
25 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 31 | 04 April 1985 | Malmö
|
16 - 0 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 32 | 4 October 1986 | Aalborg
|
12 - 11 | Denmark
|
Friendly |
| 33 | 11 October 1987 | Eskilstuna
|
27 - 6 | Sweden
|
1987 Nordic Cup |
| 34 | 19 October 1988 | Aalborg
|
10 - 21 | Sweden
|
1988 Nordic Cup |
| 35 | 20 April 1989 |  Tours
|
39 - 0 | Sweden
|
1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifying |
| 36 | 1 October 1989 |  Oslo
|
12 - 9 | Sweden
|
1989 Nordic Cup |
| 37 | 26 May 1990 | Copenhagen
|
0 - 3 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 38 | 30 September 1990 |  Toijala
|
29 - 17 | Sweden
|
1990 Nordic Cup |
| 39 | 24 April 1991 | Malmö
|
23 - 21 | Sweden
|
1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 2 |
| 40 | 28 September 1991 | Karlstad
|
30 - 9 | Sweden
|
1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 2 1991 Nordic Cup |
| 41 | 27 September 1992 | Aalborg
|
13 - 5 | Denmark
|
1992 Nordic Cup |
| 42 | 4 April 1993 | Trelleborg
|
13 - 15 | Denmark
|
Friendly |
| 43 | 26 September 1993 | Stavanger
|
26 - 5 | Denmark
|
1993 Nordic Cup |
| 44 | 27 May 1995 | Copenhagen
|
16 - 3 | Denmark
|
1995 Baltic Cup |
| 45 | 31 October 1998 | Copenhagen
|
19 - 9 | Denmark
|
1998-99 FIRA Tournament Division 3 Pool 3 |
| 46 | 27 October 2001 | Copenhagen
|
33 - 21 | Denmark
|
2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifying |
| 47 | 5 November 2005 | Helsingborg
|
16 - 14 | Sweden
|
2004-06 European Nations Cup Third Division Pool A |
| 48 | 28 October 2006 | Odense
|
13 - 23 | Sweden
|
2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A |
| 49 | 3 November 2007 | Helsingborg
|
8 - 6 | Sweden
|
2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A |
| 50 | 4 April 2010 |
|
15 - 37 | Sweden
|
Friendly[3] |
| 51 | 9 April 2011 | Stockholm
|
55 - 15 | Sweden
|
2011 Viking Tri Nations |
| 52 | 24 September 2017 | Malmö
|
10 - 18 | Denmark
|
Friendly[4] |
| 53 | 16 March 2025 | Häljarp
|
47 - 11 | Sweden
|
Friendly |
| 54 | 4 April 2026 | Trelleborg
|
2025-26 Rugby Europe Trophy |
References
- ^ "Sweden test rugby scores". Rugby International. 8 May 2010.
- ^ "Minor Tournaments 1971 Season: Overview –Gothenburg Trophy".
- ^ "Test Matches 2010 Season: Overview – Minor Tests & Friendly Matches".
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/posts/pfbid0UB73gnL9M592ScMc4ZemJki34zG3puz4ks6iJcL8avyqbLD9gksC9N2h7Jd1HCMbl?__cft__[0]=AZXqdAN58CpentWSDaVGycSgapVzxfQenq7EC5nLem3fu417eBd14EVZY2cavqy6VN7VgFrJoEo9QcSY3Zjxk69QDhg-99COGH0Kwvalzo6qms6T5Ch6SiIgVeA_uUPj7NdwIzXRgU4OYyR1fr77C2JvQIwrzducFyWbRrSQdU2GNw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R