Country Sweden National team Sweden First played 2008, Olso, Sweden | Governing body Sweden Rugby League Nickname(s) The Kronor | |
Season 8,562 - 2011 Sweden Super League season | ||
The first competitive rugby league in Sweden was the 2nd annual Scandinavian Nines Tournament, hosted by Spartacus Reds in Gothenburg in April 2010. A domestic league was founded in 2011, initially comprising only three small struggling teams - Borås Ravens, Spartacus Reds and Gothenburg Lions.
Sweden competed in their first and only rugby league international on 30 October 2010 when they traveled over the border and drew 20 - 20 against Norway.
References
Rugby league in Sweden Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA