Norway national rugby league team

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NicknameThe Vikings
Governing bodyThe Norwegian Rugby Federation
RegionEurope
Head coachIsaac R Schmidt
Norway
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Team information
NicknameThe Vikings
Governing bodyThe Norwegian Rugby Federation
RegionEurope
Head coachIsaac R Schmidt
CaptainKristoffer Milligan
IRL ranking21st
Team results
First game
 Norway 0-24 GB Pioneers United Kingdom
(Oslo, Norway; 4 July 2009)
Biggest win
 Norway 86-6 Czech Republic 
(Strømmen Stadion, Strømmen, Norway; 11 October 2025)[1]
Biggest defeat
 Denmark 60-10 Norway 
(Gladsaxe Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark; 17 August 2013)

The Norway national rugby league team was founded in 2008. Rugby League in Norway is played through junior and amateur level. There is a small seven-team premier competition and several development cups. They are recognized by the Norwegian Rugby Federation and the Rugby League International Federation as having affiliate status.

In February 2008, Norway was granted official observer status by the Rugby League European Federation despite being unranked at that point. This was not the only major point of development in the year, as a committee was formed, based in capital city Oslo, with the aim of developing the game all over the country.[2]

Norway's maiden Rugby League event was the "Scandinavia Cup", which was held in Oslo, Norway between 30 and 31 May 2009 [3] and played under 9's rules.[4] Norway played Great Britain Pioneers in their first representative match on 5 July 2009 in Oslo which the visitors won 24–0.[5][6] Norway played their first international on 22 August 2009, against Denmark in Copenhagen and won 28–26.[2]

Competitive record

Overall

TeamFirst PlayedPlayedWinDrawLossPoints ForPoints AgainstLast Meeting
 Czech Republic20135302160782025
 Denmark200962041221582017
 Germany2011220072502018
 Greece20193003581262024
 Malta2010200244942011
 Netherlands2023100122582023
 Poland20183201162222022
 Sweden201085122441622018
 Ukraine2013100114422013
TOTAL 31 15 1 16 898 790

Results

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
25 October 2025 Germany 32–18 Norway European Championships D 2025 Hattingen, Germany N/A
11 October 2025 Norway 86–6 Czech Republic Lillestrøm, Norway N/A
25 May 2024 Greece 34–26 Norway Friendly Athens, Greece N/A
4 November 2023 Norway 6–36 Greece Friendly Sandnes, Norway N/A
30 September 2023 Netherlands 58–22 Norway Friendly Sassenheim, Netherlands N/A
12 November 2022 Poland 22–18 Norway Friendly Wanderers Sports Ground, Ilford N/A
19 October 2019 Poland 0–68 Norway Friendly Łódź, Poland N/A
18 May 2019 Greece 56–26 Norway Friendly New River Stadium, London 300
13 October 2018 Sweden 6–46 Norway Friendly Gothenburg, Sweden N/A
15 September 2018 Norway 40–22 Germany Friendly Porsgrunn, Norway 562
1 September 2018 Norway 76–0 Poland Friendly Stavanger, Norway N/A
16 June 2018 Czech Republic 20–12 Norway Friendly Prague, Czech Republic 1,000
21 October 2017 Czech Republic 26–30 Norway Friendly Krupka, Czech Republic N/A
19 August 2017 Denmark 24-46 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
17 June 2017 Norway 38–18 Sweden Friendly Oslo, Norway N/A
24 September 2017 Czech Republic 12–6 Norway Friendly Krupka, Czech Republic N/A
16 July 2016 Sweden 24–40 Norway Nordic Cup 2016 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
17 October 2015 Norway 30–20 Sweden Nordic Cup 2015 Oslo, Norway N/A
13 June 2015 Denmark 24–12 Norway Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
28 August 2014 Sweden 24–12 Norway Nordic Cup 2014 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
28 June 2014 Norway 10–16 Denmark Oslo, Norway N/A
17 August 2013 Denmark 60–10 Norway Nordic Cup 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
20 July 2013 Norway 22–40 Sweden Oslo, Norway N/A
13 July 2013 Norway 26–14 Czech Republic European Bowl 2013 Oslo, Norway N/A
6 July 2013 Ukraine 42–12 Norway Kharkiv, Ukraine N/A
4 August 2012 Norway 36–6 Denmark Nordic Cup 2012 Oslo, Norway N/A
28 July 2012 Sweden 10–36 Norway Stockholm, Sweden N/A
2 October 2011 Denmark 28–8 Norway Nordic Cup 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark 486
2 September 2011 Malta 64–24 Norway European Shield 2011 St Julians, Malta N/A
9 July 2011 Norway 32–28 Germany Oslo, Norway N/A
30 October 2010 Sweden 20–20 Norway Nordic Cup 2010 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
4 June 2010 Malta 30–20 Norway European Bowl 2010 Hamrun, Malta N/A
22 August 2009 Denmark 26–28 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A

IRL Rankings

IRL Men's World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2025
RankChangeTeamPts %
1 Steady Australia100
2 Steady New Zealand82
3 Steady England74
4 Steady Samoa56
5 Steady Tonga54
6 Steady Papua New Guinea47
7 Steady Fiji34
8 Steady France24
9 Steady Cook Islands24
10 Steady Serbia23
11 Steady Netherlands22
12 Steady Ukraine21
13 Steady Wales18
14 Steady Ireland17
15 Steady Greece15
16 Steady Malta15
17 Steady Italy11
18 Steady Jamaica9
19 Increase 1 Poland7
20 Increase 1 Lebanon7
21 Increase 1 Norway7
22 Decrease 3 United States7
23 Steady Germany7
24 Steady Czech Republic6
25 Steady Chile6
26 Increase 1 Philippines5
27 Increase 1 Scotland5
28 Decrease 2 South Africa5
29 Increase 1 Canada5
30 Decrease 1 Brazil3
31 Increase 1 Morocco3
32 Increase 1 North Macedonia3
33 Increase 1 Argentina3
34 Increase 1 Montenegro3
35 Increase 4 Ghana2
36 Decrease 5 Kenya2
37 Increase 3 Nigeria2
38 Decrease 2 Albania1
39 Decrease 2 Turkey1
40 Decrease 2 Bulgaria1
41 Increase 1 Cameroon0
42 Increase 1 Japan0
43 Increase 1 Spain0
44 Decrease 3 Colombia0
45 Steady Russia0
46 Steady El Salvador0
47 Steady Bosnia and Herzegovina0
48 Steady Hong Kong0
49 Steady Solomon Islands0
50 Steady Vanuatu0
51 Steady Hungary0
52 Steady Latvia0
53 Steady Denmark0
54 Steady Belgium0
55 Steady Estonia0
56 Steady Sweden0
57 Steady Niue0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

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