Norway national rugby league team

Norway

Team information
Nickname| The Vikings
Governing body| The Norwegian Rugby Federation
Region| Europe
Head coach| Scott Burns
Captain| Kristoffer Milligan
IRL ranking| 27th
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

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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

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### Overall

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Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting

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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

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Date  | Home  | Score  | Away  | Competition  | Venue  | Attendance

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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  | 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 | 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 | 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  | 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  | 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 | 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

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IRL Men's World Rankings

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Official rankings as of July 2025
Rank | Change | Team | Pts %
1  |  |  Australia | 100
2  |  |  New Zealand | 83
3  |  |  England | 80
4  |  |  Tonga | 62
5  |  |  Samoa | 53
6  |  |  Papua New Guinea | 51
7  |  |  Fiji | 43
8  |  |  France | 29
9  |  2 |  Netherlands | 22
10  |  |  Cook Islands | 22
11  |  2 |  Serbia | 18
12  |  |  Wales | 18
13  |  |  Malta | 16
14  |  1 |  Greece | 14
15  |  1 |  Ukraine | 13
16  |  |  Lebanon | 11
17  |  |  Italy | 10
18  |  |  Ireland | 9
19  |  5 |  United States | 8
20  |  1 |  Jamaica | 8
21  |  1 |  Czech Republic | 8
22  |  |  Scotland | 7
23  |  2 |  Chile | 7
24  |  1 |  Philippines | 7
25  |  |  Poland | 5
26  |  1 |  Germany | 5
27  |  1 |  Norway | 5
28  |  2 |  South Africa | 5
29  |  |  Brazil | 4
30  |  |  Kenya | 4
31  |  |  Canada | 4
32  |  |  Montenegro | 3
33  |  |  North Macedonia | 3
34  |  22 |  Morocco | 3
35  |  1 |  Argentina | 3
36  |  1 |  Albania | 2
37  |  1 |  Bulgaria | 2
38  |  1 |  Ghana | 2
39  |  1 |  Nigeria | 2
40  |  1 |  Turkey | 1
41  |  1 |  Cameroon | 1
42  |  1 |  Japan | 1
43  |  1 |  Spain | 1
44  |  1 |  Colombia | 1
45  |  1 |  El Salvador | 0
46  |  1 |  Russia | 0
47  |  1 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0
48  |  1 |  Hong Kong | 0
49  |  1 |  Solomon Islands | 0
50  |  1 |  Vanuatu | 0
51  |  6 |  Hungary | 0
52  |  1 |  Latvia | 0
53  |  1 |  Denmark | 0
54  |  1 |  Belgium | 0
55  |  1 |  Estonia | 0
56  |  1 |  Sweden | 0
57  |  7 |  Niue | 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

## See also

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* Sports portal

## References

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

## External links

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