Denmark national rugby union team
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The Denmark National Rugby Union Team represents Denmark
in the sport of rugby union
. They are governed by Dansk Rugby Union and have been playing international rugby since 1949.
DRU now has nearly 2,500 members in more than 30 clubs.
The Danish 1st XV (known as Drusse) participates every year in the European nation tournament (EM). In Europe below the premier rugby nations, the remaining countries are divided into six divisions, where Denmark is located in the second division.
Championship tournaments determines seeding for World Cup qualifying pools. Denmark debuted in World Cup competition in Andorra, October 1992 (1995 classification). The Danish national team reached the second round of the most recent World Cup qualifiers having never qualified fully.
According to the IRB World rankings they are currently rated 68 out of 95 affiliated nations. Above neighbouring rivals Finland in 95th position.
Subs:
16. Matias Dinesen (2)
17. Niels B. W. Gotfredsen (5)
18. Johannes Mackeprang (1)
19. Rasmus N. Mortensen (1)
20. Kenneth Steel (10)
21. Sylvester Michaelsen (4)
22. Mikkel Jakobsen (1)
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
in the sport of rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. They are governed by Dansk Rugby Union and have been playing international rugby since 1949.
DRU now has nearly 2,500 members in more than 30 clubs.
History
Rugby Union had been played in Denmark since 1931, but the Danish Rugby union wasn't formed till 1950. DRU joined the Sports Confederation of Denmark in 1971 and later that year the FIRA-AER (European rugby union). In 1974 DRU co-founded the Nordic Rugby Union (now Scandinavian Rugby Union) and in 1988 DRU joined the IRB (International Rugby Board)The Danish 1st XV (known as Drusse) participates every year in the European nation tournament (EM). In Europe below the premier rugby nations, the remaining countries are divided into six divisions, where Denmark is located in the second division.
Championship tournaments determines seeding for World Cup qualifying pools. Denmark debuted in World Cup competition in Andorra, October 1992 (1995 classification). The Danish national team reached the second round of the most recent World Cup qualifiers having never qualified fully.
According to the IRB World rankings they are currently rated 68 out of 95 affiliated nations. Above neighbouring rivals Finland in 95th position.
Current squad
Head Coach: Christopher AdbySubs:
16. Matias Dinesen (2)
17. Niels B. W. Gotfredsen (5)
18. Johannes Mackeprang (1)
19. Rasmus N. Mortensen (1)
20. Kenneth Steel (10)
21. Sylvester Michaelsen (4)
22. Mikkel Jakobsen (1)
- Caps
External links
- Dansk Rugby Union - Official Site