Denmark and Sweden have played each other at rugby union since 1949. A total of 53 matches have been played, with Sweden having won 40 times, Denmark having won 10 times and 3 matches having been drawn.
Denmark have played Sweden mostly in one-off annual non-tournament friendly matches, however more recently there have been significant meetings in international tournaments run by FIRA / Rugby Europe as well as Rugby World Cup qualification matches and the now-defunct Nordic Cup regional tournament.
Overall Summary Venue Played Won byDenmark Won bySweden Drawn Denmark points Sweden points Denmark 23 7 14 2 212 326 Sweden 27 2 24 1 193 535 Neutral venue 4 1 3 0 52 85 Overall 54 10 41 3 457 946
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordDenmarkSwedenLongest winning streak6 (27 September 1992 - 27 October 2001)9 (21 September 1974 - 4 April 1985)Largest points forHome33 (27 October 2001)55 (9 April 2011)Away21 (24 April 1991)37 (4 April 2010)Largest winning marginHome13 (27 May 1995)40 (9 April 2011)Away8 (24 September 201729 (15 November 1981)Neutral21 (26 September 1993)39 (20 April 1989)Largest aggregate score70 (Sweden 55-15 Denmark) (9 April 2011)
Results
No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 3 October 1949 Stockholm6 - 0 Sweden Friendly 2 19 November 1950 Copenhagen0 - 14 SwedenFriendly 36 October 1951 Stockholm30 - 3 SwedenFriendly 417 March 1953 Gothenburg16 - 6 SwedenFriendly 52 October 1954 Copenhagen6 - 9 SwedenFriendly 626 September 1958 Norrköping 5 - 5 DrawFriendly 74 October 1959 Copenhagen6 - 8 SwedenFriendly 82 October 1960 Stockholm 11 - 3 SwedenFriendly 915 October 1961 Odense 12 - 12DrawFriendly 10 7 October 1962 Malmö 9 - 8 SwedenFriendly 1113 October 1963 Copenhagen 6 - 0 DenmarkFriendly 1213 August 1964 Malmö 14 - 3 Sweden Friendly 1313 June 1965 Aalborg 3 - 6 SwedenFriendly 1425 September 1966 Gothenburg18 - 0 SwedenFriendly 151 October 1967 Copenhagen6 - 9 SwedenFriendly 1627 October 1968 Helsingborg 11 - 0 SwedenFriendly 1719 October 1969 Copenhagen 9 - 9DrawFriendly 1827 September 1970 Vänersborg 8 - 0 SwedenFriendly 1923 May 1971 Køge 5 - 18 SwedenFriendly 2013 August 1971 Gothenburg 11 - 3 SwedenGothenburg Trophy No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 2129 October 1972 Västerås 26 - 12 SwedenFriendly 2227 October 1973 Aalborg 12 - 7 DenmarkFriendly 2321 September 1974 Enköping 24 - 0 SwedenFriendly 2417 May 1975 Copenhagen 9 - 20 SwedenFriendly 2518 May 1976 Karlstad 3 - 0 SwedenFriendly 263 September 1977 Odense 3 - 26 SwedenFriendly 2720 May 1978 Malmö 40 - 3 SwedenFriendly 2813 September 1980 Aarhus 4 - 20 Sweden1980-81 FIRA Trophy Third Division 2915 November 1981 Copenhagen 6 - 35 Sweden1981-82 FIRA Trophy Third Division 3016 October 1982 Lund 25 - 0 SwedenFriendly 3104 April 1985 Malmö 16 - 0 SwedenFriendly 324 October 1986 Aalborg 12 - 11 DenmarkFriendly 3311 October 1987 Eskilstuna 27 - 6 Sweden1987 Nordic Cup 3419 October 1988 Aalborg 10 - 21 Sweden1988 Nordic Cup 3520 April 1989 Tours 39 - 0 Sweden1991 Rugby World Cup Qualifying 361 October 1989 Oslo 12 - 9 Sweden1989 Nordic Cup 3726 May 1990 Copenhagen 0 - 3 SwedenFriendly 3830 September 1990 Toijala 29 - 17 Sweden1990 Nordic Cup 3924 April 1991 Malmö 23 - 21 Sweden1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 2 4028 September 1991 Karlstad 30 - 9 Sweden1990-92 Fira Trophy Third Division Pool 21991 Nordic Cup No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 4127 September 1992 Aalborg 13 - 5 Denmark1992 Nordic Cup 424 April 1993 Trelleborg 13 - 15 DenmarkFriendly 4326 September 1993 Stavanger 26 - 5 Denmark1993 Nordic Cup 4427 May 1995 Copenhagen 16 - 3 Denmark1995 Baltic Cup 4531 October 1998 Copenhagen 19 - 9 Denmark1998-99 FIRA Tournament Division 3 Pool 3 4627 October 2001 Copenhagen 33 - 21 Denmark2003 Rugby World Cup Qualifying 475 November 2005 Helsingborg 16 - 14 Sweden2004-06 European Nations Cup Third Division Pool A 4828 October 2006 Odense 13 - 23 Sweden2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A 493 November 2007 Helsingborg 8 - 6 Sweden2006-08 European Nations Cup Division 3A 504 April 2010 15 - 37 SwedenFriendly 519 April 2011 Stockholm 55 - 15 Sweden2011 Viking Tri Nations 5224 September 2017 Malmö 10 - 18 DenmarkFriendlyhttps://www.facebook.com/SvenskaRugbyforbundet/posts/pfbid0UB73gnL9M592ScMc4ZemJki34zG3puz4ks6iJcL8avyqbLD9gksC9N2h7Jd1HCMbl?__cft__=AZXqdAN58CpentWSDaVGycSgapVzxfQenq7EC5nLem3fu417eBd14EVZY2cavqy6VN7VgFrJoEo9QcSY3Zjxk69QDhg-99COGH0Kwvalzo6qms6T5Ch6SiIgVeA_uUPj7NdwIzXRgU4OYyR1fr77C2JvQIwrzducFyWbRrSQdU2GNw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R 5316 March 2025 Häljarp 47 - 11 SwedenFriendly 54 4 April 2026 Trelleborg 33 - 32 Sweden2025-26 Rugby Europe Trophy 55 TBA TBA - likely 2026-27 Rugby Europe Trophy
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