Rugby league in Sweden

Rugby league in Sweden

Country	Sweden
Governing body	Sweden Rugby League
National team	Sweden
Nickname(s)	The Kronor
First played	2008, Olso, Sweden
Club competitions
Sweden Super League
Audience records
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.^[1] A domestic league was founded in 2011, initially comprising only three small struggling teams - Borås Ravens, Spartacus Reds and Gothenburg Lions.^[2]

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

↑ "Scandinavian 9's Rugby League". Spartacus RUFC. 2010-04-11. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
↑ "Swedish Rugby League point to unsteady progress". RLEF. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-23.

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