Denmark national rugby league team

The Denmark national rugby league team represents Denmark in the sport of rugby league. They are official observers of members of the Rugby League European Federation. Danish rugby league stats, news, team results and other information can be seen on Denmark's RLEF Page.[2]

Denmark
Team information
NicknameThe Lions (Løverne)
Governing bodyDansk Rugby League
RegionEurope
Head coachNigel Kitching
CaptainEugene Hanrahan
Home stadiumParken Stadium
RLIF ranking35th
Team results
First game
 Denmark 26–28 Norway 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 22 August 2009)
Biggest win
 Denmark 122–8 Sweden 
(Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen; 28 April 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Malta 24–12 Denmark 
(Victor Tedesco Stadium, Hamrun; 9 June 2012)[1]

History

Denmark participated in rugby league in the late 2008. The national team lost their first match in 2009, 28–26 to Norway in Copenhagen.

They first won in 2011 in the Nordic Cup (Between Denmark, Norway and Sweden). In 2014, they beat Sweden and Norway to become the first team to win the Nordic Cup twice . They then became the first team to retain the Nordic Cup in 2015 after beating Sweden and Norway to win their third trophy.

The first domestic tie (actually including the Scania region of Sweden) was between København RLFK (precursor to Copenhagen RLFC) and Sweden Barbarians in 2012.

Official Men's Rankings as of November 2019
RankChange*TeamPts%
1 2 New Zealand
2 1 Australia
3 1 England
4  Tonga
5  Fiji
6 4 Papua New Guinea
7  Samoa
8 2 France
9 1 Scotland
10 1 Lebanon
11 5 Greece
12  Ireland
13 1 Italy
14 3 Wales
15 4 Serbia
16 1 Malta
17 1 Norway
18 3 United States
19 4 Poland
20 7 Jamaica
21 1 Hungary
22 3 Czech Republic
23 5 Cook Islands
24 7 Turkey
25 1 Netherlands
26 4 Spain
27 6 Canada
28  Nigeria
29 2 Solomon Islands
30 10 Sweden
31 4 Germany
32 1 Chile
33  Ghana
34 16 Morocco
35 3 Vanuatu
36  South Africa
37 8 Russia
38  Cameroon
39 2 Ukraine
40 1 Colombia
41 4 Brazil
42  Belgium
43 4 Denmark
44 4 Bulgaria
45 4 Latvia
*Change from July 2019

Current squad

2014 Nordic Cup[3]

  • Josh Whitehead
  • Morten Dam
  • Emil Borggren
  • Martin Pedersen-Scott
  • Christoffer Ellebirke
  • Justin Eyles
  • Viiga Lima
  • Jesper Ika
  • Rich Groom
  • Andrei Ungureanu
  • Orveh Melchior
  • Neil Smith
  • Eugene Hanrahan
  • Rob King
  • Thor Thomsen
  • Silas Mubanda
  • Mark Bailey

All-time Results Record
TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints forPoints againstLast meeting
 Norway200974031841502017
 Sweden201165013101042016
 Malta2012200224982012
TOTAL 15 9 0 6 518 352

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Results
Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
19 August 2017 Denmark 24–46 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
7 August 2016 Denmark 50–18 Sweden Nordic Cup 2016 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
13 June 2015 Denmark 24-12 Norway Nordic Cup 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
24 May 2015 Sweden 16–30 Denmark Belgrade, Serbia N/A
16 August 2014 Denmark 44–6 Sweden Nordic Cup 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
28 Jun 2014 Norway 10–16 Denmark Oslo, Norway N/A
17 August 2013 Denmark 60–10 Norway Nordic Cup 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
3 August 2013 Sweden 38–12 Denmark Stockholm, Sweden N/A
29 September 2012 Denmark 12–74 Malta International Series 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark 313
4 August 2012 Norway 36–6 Denmark Nordic Cup 2012 Oslo Norway N/A
9 June 2012 Malta 24–12 Denmark International Series 2012 Hamrun, Malta 100
28 April 2012 Denmark 122–8 Sweden Nordic Cup 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark 500
2 October 2011 Denmark 28–8 Norway Nordic Cup 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark 486
2 July 2011 Sweden 18–52 Denmark Gothenburg, Sweden N/A
22 August 2009 Denmark 26–28 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A

Domestic Teams

All of the Danish national team are selected from either Jutland RLFC (Jylland) and Copenhagen RLFC .

Other

Since 2013, the Denmark rugby league team have promoted the Cystic Fibrosis Forening, the national cystic fibrosis association of Denmark.

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See also

References
  1. RLEF: Other Internationals.
  2. "Denmark's RLEF Page". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rlp-nations/denmark/1861-denmark-rugby-league-secure-nordic-cup-with-win-over-sweden
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