Rugby union in Denmark

Rugby union in Denmark
Country	Denmark
Governing body	Danish Rugby Union
National team(s)	Denmark
First played	1931
Registered players	3,000
Clubs	30+
National competitions
Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup Sevens IRB Sevens World Series European Nations Cup

Rugby union is a minor, but growing, sport in Denmark.

The Danish Rugby Union dates back to 1950, and joined the IRB in 1988.^[1][2][3] They joined the Scandinavian Rugby Union in 1974.^[2]

History

Denmark is normally considered the second nation in Nordic rugby, after Sweden.^[1] Until 1980, they had never beaten Sweden, but since then, the silverware has been shared fairly equal, and in 1995 beat the touring side of Welsh Districts.^[1]

Rugby has been played in Denmark since 1931.^[2][3]

Levels of development in Denmark in the 1970s, were extremely uneven. For example, in 1973, when Comet met Lyndo in a match in Copenhagen, the scoreline was 194-0.^[4]

The Danes have a fairly robust amateur struction, which comprises over thirty clubs, and 3,000 registered players.

See also

• Denmark national rugby union team
• Denmark women's national rugby union team

External links

• World Rugby Denmark page
• Official union page
• Denmark Rugby news
• (Danish) Aktuelle resultater i forbundets øverste puljer. (Rugby)
• (in French) Archives du Rugby: Danemark

References

• Cotton, Fran (Ed.) (1984) The Book of Rugby Disasters & Bizarre Records. Compiled by Chris Rhys. London. Century Publishing. ISBN 0-7126-0911-3
• Richards, Huw A Game for Hooligans: The History of Rugby Union (Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-255-5)

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1) p66
2. (Danish)Rugby i Danmark (DRU)
3. Rugby in Den Store Danske
4. Cotton, p67