The Finland women's national rugby union team represents Finland internationally in rugby union. They made their international debut in 2007.
History The women's national team was created in 2006 and the team competed in the Stockholm 10's tournament in 2006. Finland started to build a national 15-team for the 2007 Women's European Championships in Belgium, which saw the Finnish team end up in fifth place after defeating Luxembourg in the 5th/6th place final.
Finland's 3–0 victory over Czechia at the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy saw them move five places higher in the rankings.
Results summary (Full internationals only) Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost % Win 4 1 0 325.0% 1 1 0 0100.00% 1 0 0 10.00% 1 0 0 10.00% 2 1 1 050.00%10010.00% 2 0 0 20.00% 3 0 0 30.00% 1 0 0 10.00% 4 0 0 40.00% 5 1 0 4 20.0% 4 1 1 2 25.0% 2 2 0 0 100.0%Total31722122.6%
Players Current squad
This is the list of players that composed the training squad in Fall 2024. Caps updated as of 30 October 2024
PlayerPositionCapsClub/ProvinceSarianna HaavistoHooker15Tampere RCReetta JokinenHooker4Warriors RCLiisa LemettiläProp7Helsinki RCUlla TuomainenLock21Helsinki RCHanna Visuri (C)Lock14Tampere RCSofia LalliFlanker3Helsinki RCLilli TikkanenFlanker6Warriors RCMilla RyhtäHooker3Tampere RCAnna SoiluvaNumber 820Tampere RCHanna PooleWing3Saimaa Sharks RCJenna KoivumäkiFly half6Helsinki RCHeidi Hennessy (VC)Centre8Helsinki RCSaara KukkurainenFlanker5Saimaa Sharks RCEmmi OvaskainenUtility back4Helsinki RCMira LeppäläLock2Helsinki RCPilvi DahlFly half1Tampere RCKaisa KemppinenWing2Helsinki RCKaisla KainulainenFlanker1Tampere RCElisa SalonenProp12Tampere RCEssi KaraFlanker6Helsinki RCVenla LehtonenScrum half9Saimaa Sharks RCElisa KorhonenScrum half2Oulu RCSabina Wright-PannuzzoFlanker1Helsinki RCJohanna LeinoProp2Warriors RCKiira KupiainenWing5Tampere RCJasmi LatvalaUtility back2Helsinki RCSusanna HaavistoLock10Tampere RCJenni MäkirintaWing10Tampere RCPinja PennanenProp5Karjala RCOona TolppanenFullback4Helsinki RCSonja JurmuHooker4Warriors RC
Coaching staff Head Coach: Leonardo Fierro Defense Coach: Ric Hennessy Assistant Coach: Riccardo Notarangelo Physio: Riikka Nortia Team Manager: Emmanuel Courbin
See also Rugby union in Finland
References
External links Finland on IRB.com Rugby Finland Finland on RugbyData.com