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]
| ||||||
| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | The Lions (Løverne) | |||||
| Governing body | Dansk Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Nigel Kitching | |||||
| Captain | Eugene Hanrahan | |||||
| Home stadium | Parken Stadium | |||||
| RLIF ranking | 35th | |||||
| 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 | |||
| Rank | Change* | Team | Pts% |
| 1 |  2 |  New Zealand | |
| 2 |  1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points for | Points against | Last meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2009 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 150 | 2017 |
| Sweden | 2011 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 310 | 104 | 2016 |
| Malta | 2012 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 98 | 2012 |
| TOTAL | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 518 | 352 |
|}
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.
References
- RLEF: Other Internationals.
- "Denmark's RLEF Page". Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
- http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rlp-nations/denmark/1861-denmark-rugby-league-secure-nordic-cup-with-win-over-sweden
External links
| |