Denmark national rugby union team

Denmark

Union	Dansk Rugby Union
Coach(es)	Christopher Adby
Captain(s)	Søren Brobyskov
Team kit
First international
Denmark 0 - 6 Sweden (1949-10-23)
Largest win
Denmark 100 - 0 Finland (1987-10-10)
Largest defeat
Denmark 7 - 104 Russia (2000-05-13)

The Denmark National Rugby Union Team represents Denmark in the sport of rugby union. They are governed by Dansk Rugby Union and have been playing international rugby since 1949.

DRU now has nearly 2,500 members in more than 30 clubs.^[1]

History

Rugby Union had been played in Denmark since 1931, but the Danish Rugby union wasn't formed till 1950. DRU joined the Sports Confederation of Denmark in 1971 and later that year the FIRA-AER (European rugby union). In 1974 DRU co-founded the Nordic Rugby Union (now Scandinavian Rugby Union) and in 1988 DRU joined the IRB (International Rugby Board)^[2]

The Danish 1st XV (known as Drusse) participates every year in the European nation tournament (EM). In Europe below the premier rugby nations, the remaining countries are divided into six divisions, where Denmark is located in the second division.

Championship tournaments determines seeding for World Cup qualifying pools. Denmark debuted in World Cup competition in Andorra, October 1992 (1995 classification). The Danish national team reached the second round of the most recent World Cup qualifiers having never qualified fully.

According to the IRB World rankings they are currently rated 68 out of 95 affiliated nations. Above neighbouring rivals Finland in 95th position.^[3]

Current squad

Head Coach: Christopher Adby
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by the International Rugby Board.

Player Position Date of Birth (Age) Caps Club/province Niels Bjerg Jensen Prop 4 Kasper Vad Pedersen Hooker 21 Søren Brobyskov (c) Prop 5 March 1979 (1979-03-05) (age 32) 31 Kristian Rieberholt Andersen Lock 3 Jonas R. Haaning Andersen Lock 28 Edward "Henry" Stafford Flanker 5 Johannes Soussan Flanker 10 Nathanael Smalley Number 8 9 Christian S. Jensen Scrum-half 3 Dominick Wilson Fly-half 17 Rasmus Mortensen Centre 10 Jesper G. Jensen Centre 19 Kiwa Whatarau Wing 3 Kristoffer Vandborg Wing 8 Andrew Grantham Fullback 1

Subs: 16. Matias Dinesen (2) 17. Niels B. W. Gotfredsen (5) 18. Johannes Mackeprang (1) 19. Rasmus N. Mortensen (1) 20. Kenneth Steel (10) 21. Sylvester Michaelsen (4) 22. Mikkel Jakobsen (1)

• ()Caps

References

1. ^ "IRB Denmark". IRB.com. http://www.irb.com/unions/union=11000051/index.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
2. ^ "DRU History". DRU. http://www.rugby.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=43. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 
3. ^ "IRB World Rankings". IRB.com. http://www.irb.com/rankings/full.html. Retrieved 2010-04-28. 

External links

• Dansk Rugby Union - Official Site

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