- Norway national rugby union team
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Norway Union Norges Rugbyforbund Captain(s) Andrei Hanger Team kitFirst international Denmark 30 -12 Norway
(1979-06-23)Largest win Norway 86 - 5 Finland
(1989-10-01)Largest defeat Sweden 98 - 0 Norway
(1992-09-26)Norway national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA - Association of European Rugby and plays in the 3B division of the European Nations Cup. The team's coaches for the 2009-2010 season were John Chappell and Gareth Gunter.
The team is ranked as number 81 on the International Rugby Board's ranking as of early June, 2010.
Norway's once-captain and a rare professional player is Erik Lund, who played until 2010 at lock for Leeds Carnegie. Erik is the brother of England international Magnus Lund, and joined him at Biarritz Olympique in France from the fall of 2010. Lund had been unavailable to play for Norway since 2006, however played for Norway in May 2010 against Slovenia.
External links
- (Norwegian) Norges Rugbyforbund - Official Site
- IRB Page
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