Rugby union in Denmark
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Rugby union
in Denmark
is a minor but growing sport.
dates back to 1950, and joined the IRB in 1988. They joined the Scandinavian Rugby Union in 1974.
. 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.
Rugby has been played in Denmark since 1931.
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.
The Danes have a fairly robust amateur struction, which comprises over thirty clubs, and 3,000 registered players.
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...
in Denmark
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...
is a minor but growing sport.
Governing body
The Danish Rugby UnionDanish Rugby Union
The Danish Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in Denmark. Rugby began being played in Denmark in 1931 but it was not until 1950 that the DRU was established. In 1971 the DRU joined FIRA - Association of European Rugby followed by the Skandinavisk Rugby Union in 1974 before finally...
dates back to 1950, and joined the IRB in 1988. They joined the Scandinavian Rugby Union in 1974.
History
Denmark is normally considered the second nation in Nordic rugby, after SwedenRugby union in Sweden
Rugby union in Sweden is a minor but growing sport.-Governing body:The Swedish Rugby Federation was founded in 1932, and joined the IRFB in 1988.-History:...
. 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.
Rugby has been played in Denmark since 1931.
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.
The Danes have a fairly robust amateur struction, which comprises over thirty clubs, and 3,000 registered players.
External links
- IRB Denmark page
- Official union page
- Denmark Rugby news
- (DanishDanish languageDanish is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in the country of Denmark. It is also spoken by 50,000 Germans of Danish ethnicity in the northern parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, where it holds the status of minority language...
) Aktuelle resultater i forbundets øverste puljer. (Rugby) Archives du Rugby: Danemark