Denmark national rugby league team
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The Denmark national rugby league team represents Denmark in the sport of rugby league.
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| Team information | ||||||
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| Nickname | The Lions (Løverne) | |||||
| Governing body | Dansk Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Nigel Kitching | |||||
| Captain | Eugene Hanrahan | |||||
| Home stadium | Parken Stadium | |||||
| IRL ranking | 53rd | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
 Denmark 26–28 Norway  (Copenhagen, Denmark; 22 August 2009) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Denmark 122–8 Sweden  (Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen; 28 April 2012) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
Denmark 12–74 Malta  (Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen; 29 September 2012) | ||||||
History
Denmark began participating in rugby league in late 2008. The national team played their first match in 2009,[1] losing 28–26 to Norway in Copenhagen.[citation needed]
They won their first match in 2011 during the Nordic Cup, contested between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In 2014, they defeated Sweden and Norway to become the first team to win the Nordic Cup twice.[2] They then became the first team to retain the Nordic Cup in 2015 after beating Sweden and Norway again to claim their third trophy.[3]
Competitive record
Overall
Results
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition | Venue | Attendance | Report |
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| 19 August 2017 | Denmark | 24–46 | Norway | Nordic Cup 2017 | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A | [4] |
| 7 August 2016 | Denmark | 50–18 | Sweden | Nordic Cup 2016 | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A | [5] |
| 13 June 2015 | Denmark | 24–12 | Norway | Nordic Cup 2015 | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A | [3] |
| 24 May 2015 | Sweden | 16–30 | Denmark | Belgrade, Serbia | N/A | [6] | |
| 16 August 2014 | Denmark | 44–6 | Sweden | Nordic Cup 2014 | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A | [7] |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Norway | 10–16 | Denmark | Oslo, Norway | N/A | [8] | |
| 17 August 2013 | Denmark | 60–10 | Norway | Nordic Cup 2013 | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A | [9] |
| 3 August 2013 | Sweden | 38–12 | Denmark | Lund, Sweden | N/A | [10] | |
| 29 September 2012 | Denmark | 12–74 | Malta | International Series 2012 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 313 | [11] |
| 4 August 2012 | Norway | 36–6 | Denmark | Nordic Cup 2012 | Oslo, Norway | N/A | [12] |
| 9 June 2012 | Malta | 24–12 | Denmark | International Series 2012 | Hamrun, Malta | 100 | [13] |
| 28 April 2012 | Denmark | 122–8 | Sweden | Nordic Cup 2012 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 500 | [14] |
| 2 October 2011 | Denmark | 28–8 | Norway | Nordic Cup 2011 | Copenhagen, Denmark | 486 | [15] |
| 2 July 2011 | Sweden | 18–52 | Denmark | Gothenburg, Sweden | N/A | [16] | |
| 22 August 2009 | Denmark | 26–28 | Norway | Friendly | Copenhagen, Denmark | N/A |
Honours
- Nordic Cup (3): 2011, 2014, 2015[17][3]
IRL Rankings
| Official rankings as of August 2026 | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 |  |  Australia | 100 |
| 2 | |  New Zealand | 82 |
| 3 | |  England | 70 |
| 4 | |  Samoa | 56 |
| 5 | |  Tonga | 54 |
| 6 | |  Papua New Guinea | 47 |
| 7 | |  Fiji | 34 |
| 8 |  1 |  Cook Islands | 24 |
| 9 | 2 |  Netherlands | 23 |
| 10 | 2 |  Ukraine | 21 |
| 11 |  3 |  France | 21 |
| 12 | 2 |  Serbia | 20 |
| 13 | |  Wales | 18 |
| 14 | |  Ireland | 17 |
| 15 | |  Greece | 14 |
| 16 | | Malta | 14 |
| 17 | 12 |  Canada | 13 |
| 18 | 1 |  Italy | 11 |
| 19 | 1 |  Jamaica | 9 |
| 20 | 7 |  Scotland | 8 |
| 21 | 1 |  United States | 8 |
| 22 | 3 |  Poland | 7 |
| 23 | 3 |  Lebanon | 7 |
| 24 | 1 |  Germany | 7 |
| 25 | 1 |  Czech Republic | 6 |
| 26 | 5 | Norway | 6 |
| 27 | 2 |  Chile | 5 |
| 28 | 2 |  Philippines | 5 |
| 29 | 1 |  South Africa | 4 |
| 30 | |  Brazil | 3 |
| 31 | |  Morocco | 3 |
| 32 | 1 |  Argentina | 3 |
| 33 | 2 |  Ghana | 2 |
| 34 | 2 |  Kenya | 2 |
| 35 | 1 |  Montenegro | 2 |
| 36 | 1 |  Nigeria | 2 |
| 37 | 5 |  North Macedonia | 1 |
| 38 | |  Albania | 1 |
| 39 | |  Turkey | 1 |
| 40 | |  Bulgaria | 1 |
| 41 | |  Cameroon | 0 |
| 42 | |  Japan | 0 |
| 43 | |  Spain | 0 |
| 44 | |  Colombia | 0 |
| 45 | |  Russia | 0 |
| 46 | |  El Salvador | 0 |
| 47 | |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 48 | |  Hong Kong | 0 |
| 49 | |  Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 50 | |  Vanuatu | 0 |
| 51 | |  Hungary | 0 |
| 52 | |  Latvia | 0 |
| 53 | | Denmark | 0 |
| 54 | |  Belgium | 0 |
| 55 | |  Estonia | 0 |
| 56 | | Sweden | 0 |
| 57 | |  Niue | 0 |
| Complete rankings at www.internationalrugbyleague.com | |||
Promotion
Since 2013, the Denmark rugby league team have promoted the Cystic Fibrosis Forening, the national cystic fibrosis association of Denmark.[9]
See also
- Danish Rugby League Championship
- Denmark Rugby League Federation