Norway national rugby league team

Norway

Team information
Nickname	The Vikings
Governing body	The Norwegian Rugby Federation
Region	Europe
Head coach	Liam stead
Captain	Kristoffer Milligan
IRL ranking	28th
Team results
First game
Norway 0-24 GB Pioneers (Oslo, Norway; 4 July 2009)
Biggest win
Norway 76-0 Poland  (Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger; 1 September 2018)
Biggest defeat
Malta 64-24 Norway  (Gianni Bencini Ground, Pembroke, Malta; 2 September 2011)

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.

History

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.^[1]

As of 2019 the committee is under The Norwegian Rugby Federation.

Current squad

• Bendik Kalvik (Bodø Barbarians)
• Harald Mikalsen, Kristoffer Milligan (Flekkefjord Tigers)
• Sonny Mellor, Joshua William Skidmore-Hornby (Lillestrøm Lions)
• Isaac Schmidt (Oslo Capitals)
• Kevin Båtnes
• Nils Kristian Holte
• Chris Stalsberg (Porsgrunn Pirates)
• Kristian Hilton (Saddleworth Rangers)
• Kim Andre Seglem (Sandnes Raiders)
• Kristoffer Borsheim, Nathan Cummins, Ezra McIntyre, Fredrik Nortun (Stavanger Storm)
• Stephen Mwikaria, Ole Magnus Brekk, Frank Kiriinya, Simon Viljoen (Trondheim Rugby Klubb)
• Kristian Nordin-Skipnes (Woden Valley Rams)
• Dan Horne (Sandnes Raiders/Newcastle University)

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Rugby League Norway history

In 2009, Rugby League Norway – now The Norwegian Rugby Federation – Rugby League, was formed as an opportunity for a national competition was seen. Warren Heilig used this opportunity to develop a new sport in Norway.

Rugby League clubs in Norway -

• Flekkefjord Tigers
• Bardufoss Badgers
• Sandnes Raiders
• Stavanger Storm
• Porsgrunn Pirates
• Lillestrøm Lions
• Oslo Capitals
• Trondheim RK
• Bodø Barbarians
• Sparbu Lumberjacks
• Haugesund Seaeagles

All-time Results Record

Team	First Played	Played	Win	Draw	Loss	Points For	Points Against	Last Meeting
Czech Republic	2013	4	2	0	2	74	72	2018
Denmark	2009	6	2	0	4	122	158	2017
Germany	2011	2	2	0	0	72	50	2018
Greece	2019	1	0	0	1	26	56	2019
Malta	2010	2	0	0	2	44	94	2011
Poland	2018	1	1	0	0	76	0	2018
Sweden	2010	8	5	1	2	244	162	2018
Ukraine	2013	1	0	0	1	14	42	2013
TOTAL		25	12	1	12	672	634

Results

Competitions

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.^[1]

See also

References

External links

• Rugby League Planet
• RLEF