Norway national rugby league team

Norway
Team information
Nickname	The Vikings
Governing body	The Norwegian Rugby Federation
Region	Europe
Head coach	Liam stead
Captain	Kristoffer Milligan
IRL ranking	25th
Team results
	First game
	Norway 0-24 GB Pioneers ; (Oslo, Norway; 4 July 2009)
	Biggest win
	Norway 76-0 Poland ; (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)
	Biggest defeat
	Malta 64-24 Norway ; (Gianni Bencini Ground, Pembroke, Malta; 2 September 2011)

The Norway national rugby league team was founded in 2008. Rugby League in Norway is played through junior and amateur level. There is a small seven-team premier competition and several development cups. They are recognized by the Norwegian Rugby Federation and the Rugby League International Federation as having affiliate status.

History

In February 2008, Norway was granted official observer status by the Rugby League European Federation despite being unranked at that point. This was not the only major point of development in the year, as a committee was formed, based in capital city Oslo, with the aim of developing the game all over the country.^[1]

Norway's maiden Rugby League event was the "Scandinavia Cup", which was held in Oslo, Norway between 30 and 31 May 2009 ^[2] and played under 9's rules.^[3] Norway played Great Britain Pioneers in their first representative match on 5 July 2009 in Oslo which the visitors won 24–0.^[4]^[5] Norway played their first international on 22 August 2009, against Denmark in Copenhagen and won 28–26.^[1]

Competitive record

Overall

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against	Last Meeting
Czech Republic	2013	4	2	0	2	74	72	2018
Denmark	2009	6	2	0	4	122	158	2017
Germany	2011	2	2	0	0	72	50	2018
Greece	2019	1	0	0	1	26	56	2019
Malta	2010	2	0	0	2	44	94	2011
Poland	2018	1	1	0	0	76	0	2018
Sweden	2010	8	5	1	2	244	162	2018
Ukraine	2013	1	0	0	1	14	42	2013
TOTAL		25	12	1	12	672	634

Results

Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue	Attendance
18 May 2019	Greece	56–26	Norway	Friendly	New River Stadium, London	300
13 October 2018	Sweden	6–46	Norway	Friendly	Gothenburg, Sweden	N/A
15 September 2018	Norway	40–22	Germany	Friendly	Porsgrunn, Norway	562
1 September 2018	Norway	76–0	Poland	Friendly	Stavanger, Norway	N/A
16 June 2018	Czech Republic	20–12	Norway	Friendly	Prague, Czech Republic	1,000
21 October 2017	Czech Republic	26–30	Norway	Friendly	Krupka, Czech Republic	N/A
19 August 2017	Denmark	24-46	Norway	Friendly	Copenhagen, Denmark	N/A
17 June 2017	Norway	38–18	Sweden	Friendly	Oslo, Norway	N/A
24 September 2017	Czech Republic	12–6	Norway	Friendly	Krupka, Czech Republic	N/A
16 July 2016	Sweden	24–40	Norway	Nordic Cup 2016	Stockholm, Sweden	N/A
17 October 2015	Norway	30_20	Sweden	Nordic Cup 2015	Oslo, Norway	N/A
13 June 2015	Denmark	24–12	Norway	Nordic Cup 2015	Copenhagen, Denmark	N/A
28 August 2014	Sweden	24–12	Norway	Nordic Cup 2014	Stockholm, Sweden	N/A
28 June 2014	Norway	10–16	Denmark	Nordic Cup 2014	Oslo, Norway	N/A
17 August 2013	Denmark	60–10	Norway	Nordic Cup 2013	Copenhagen, Denmark	N/A
20 July 2013	Norway	22–40	Sweden	Nordic Cup 2013	Oslo, Norway	N/A
13 July 2013	Norway	26–14	Czech Republic	European Bowl 2013	Oslo, Norway	N/A
6 July 2013	Ukraine	42–12	Norway	European Bowl 2013	Kharkiv, Ukraine	N/A
4 August 2012	Norway	36–6	Denmark	Nordic Cup 2012	Oslo, Norway	N/A
28 July 2012	Sweden	10–36	Norway	Nordic Cup 2012	Stockholm, Sweden	N/A
2 October 2011	Denmark	28–8	Norway	Nordic Cup 2011	Copenhagen, Denmark	486
2 September 2011	Malta	64–24	Norway	European Shield 2011	St Julians, Malta	N/A
9 July 2011	Norway	32–28	Germany	European Shield 2011	Oslo, Norway	N/A
30 October 2010	Sweden	20–20	Norway	Nordic Cup 2010	Stockholm, Sweden	N/A
4 June 2010	Malta	30–20	Norway	European Bowl 2010	Hamrun, Malta	N/A
22 August 2009	Denmark	26–28	Norway	Friendly	Copenhagen, Denmark	N/A

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings v t e
Official rankings as of 30 June 2024
Rank	Change	Team	Pts %
1		Australia	100
2		New Zealand	82
3		England	80
4		Samoa	67
5		Tonga	49
6	1	Fiji	49
7	1	Papua New Guinea	47
8		France	28
9		Lebanon	22
10		Cook Islands	20
11		Serbia	19
12		Netherlands	17
13		Italy	15
14	1	Greece	15
15	1	Malta	14
16		Ireland	14
17		Wales	13
18		Jamaica	10
19		Scotland	9
20		Ukraine	7
21		Czech Republic	7
22		Germany	6
23	3	Chile	6
24		Poland	6
25	3	Norway	6
26	1	Kenya	5
27	4	Philippines	5
28	3	South Africa	4
29		Nigeria	4
30		Ghana	4
31	2	United States	4
32	4	Montenegro	4
33	2	Brazil	3
34	2	Turkey	3
35	7	North Macedonia	3
36	2	Bulgaria	3
37	2	Cameroon	2
38	1	Spain	2
39	1	Japan	1
40	1	Albania	1
41	5	Canada	1
42	2	Colombia	1
43	2	El Salvador	1
44	1	Morocco	1
45		Russia	0
46	2	Sweden	0
47	2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0
48	2	Hungary	0
49	3	Argentina	0
50		Hong Kong	0
51	3	Solomon Islands	0
52	5	Niue	0
53	1	Latvia	0
54	1	Denmark	0
55	6	Belgium	0
56	1	Estonia	0
57	6	Vanuatu	0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

References

^ ^a ^b "Norway Rugby League Planet". Rugby League Planet. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ "All Go In Norway". Last Tackle. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ "RLEF". RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ "Pioneers Triumph but Norway Emerge With Credit". RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
^ "Norway Match a Great Successt". lastackle.com. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.

External links

[Rugby_League_Planet-1] "Norway Rugby League Planet". Rugby League Planet. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[Last_Takle-2] "All Go In Norway". Last Tackle. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[Rugby_League_European_Federation-3] "RLEF". RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[Pioneers_Triumph_but_Norway_Emerge_With_Credit-4] "Pioneers Triumph but Norway Emerge With Credit". RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.

[Norway_Match_a_Great_Success-5] "Norway Match a Great Successt". lastackle.com. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.

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