Rugby union in Denmark

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]

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.

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

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

• 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)