Sport Rugby league Most titles Denmark (3 Titles) Instituted 2011 | Holders Norway (2nd Title) Number of teams 3 | |
Country Denmark
Sweden
Norway (RLEF) | ||
Denmark vs sweden 2014 part 2 rugby league nordic cup
The Nordic Cup is a rugby league tournament played annually between Denmark national rugby league team, Norway and Sweden. It was first played in 2011, in which Denmark claimed the trophy with victory over Norway at Gladsaxe Stadium in Greater Copenhagen. For the first three years, the tournament was acknowledged by the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF), but the games were not recognised as full internationals. In 2014, the fixture were played in accordance with RLEF regaultions are recognised as full internationals.
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Nordic Cup 2016
Denmark was unable to fulfill its commitment in its game against Norway, so they had to forfeit the match and the title it held.
Sweden 24 Norway 40 (Stockholm, 16 July)
Denmark 50 Sweden 18 (Copenhagen, 7 August)
Nordic Cup 2015
The final game between Norway and Sweden in Oslo will be played in October 2015.
Sweden 16 Denmark 30 (Lund, 24 May 2015)
Denmark 24 vs Norway 12 (Roskilde, 13 June 2015)
Norway 30 vs Sweden 20 (Oslo, 17 October 2015)
Results
Denmark have traditionally been the strongest team, winning three (2011, 2014, 2015) of the six competitions. Norway have won two (2012, 2016) and Sweden once (2013). 2016 was decided through Denmark not being able to fulfill its match with Norway.