Norway national rugby league team
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| Nickname | The Vikings | |||||
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| Governing body | Norway Rugby League | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Craig West | |||||
| Captain | Kristoffer Milligan | |||||
| RLIF ranking | 26th | |||||
| First game | ||||||
 Norway 0-24 GB Pioneers  (Oslo, Norway; 4 July 2009) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Norway 32-28 Germany  (Bislett Stadion, Oslo; 9 July 2011) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
 Malta 64-24 Norway (Gianni Bencini Ground, Pembroke, Malta; 2 September 2011) | ||||||
Despite only experiencing their foundation year of rugby league in 2008, Rugby League in Norway has dramatically escalated through junior and amateur level. There is a 6 team premier competiton and several development cups. They are recognised by the Rugby League International Federation as having affiliate status.
For more Norwegian stats, news, team results and more visit Norway's RLEF Page.
History
In February 2008, Norway were granted official observer status by the Rugby League European Federation despite being unranked at this 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]
Current squad
- Steven Larsen,(Farsund Bocats),
- Magnus Sundsfjord,(Bodø Barbarians),
- Svein Åge Breimoen,(Flekkefjord Tigers),
- Kristoffer Milligan, (Flekkefjord Tigers),
- Kim André Seglem (Flekkefjord Tigers),
- Reidar Flage,(Flisbyen Broncos)
- Sonny Mellor, (Flisbyen Broncos)
- Carl Henrik Kvistaas (Flisbyen Broncos)
- Jørgen Schmidt (Flisbyen Broncos)
- Peder Jaaval (Trondheim RK)
- Peter Engeland, (Oslo Capitals)
- Trent Rowan,(Oslo Capitals)
- Cam Leslie, (Oslo Capitals)
- Andreas Thorsen,(Oslo Capitals)
- Harald Mikalsen, (Farsund Bobcats)
- Isaac Schmidt, (Oslo Capitals)
- Tommy Johansen, (Trondheim RK)
- Joshua Hornby (Flisbyen Broncos )
- Kevin Båtnes,(Porsgrunn Pirates)
- Chris Stalsberg,(Porsgrunn Pirates)
- Nils Kristian Holte (Porsgrunn Pirates)
- Sebastian Salvesen, (Farsund Bobcats)
- Manager: Anne C Haigh
- Coach: Craig West
| Official Rankings as of December 2015[3] | |||
| Rank | Change | Team | Points |
| 1 |  |  New Zealand | 897.00 |
| 2 |  Australia | 719.00 | |
| 3 |  England | 655.00 | |
| 4 |  Samoa | 280.00 | |
| 5 |  France | 209.00 | |
| 6 |  |  Ireland | 162.00 |
| 7 |  |  Fiji | 147.00 |
| 8 | |  Wales | 132.00 |
| 9 | |  Scotland | 121.00 |
| 10 | |  United States | 102.00 |
| 11 | |  Serbia | 72.00 |
| 12 | |  Italy | 65.00 |
| 13 |  Canada | 62.00 | |
| 14 | |  Papua New Guinea | 60.00 |
| 15 | |  Russia | 46.00 |
| 16 | |  Tonga | 40.00 |
| 17 | | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 40.00 |
| 18 | Malta | 32.00 | |
| 19 | | Germany | 28.00 |
| 20 |  Lebanon | 27.00 | |
| 21 | |  Spain | 26.00 |
| 22 | |  Cook Islands | 23.00 |
| 23 |  Ukraine | 22.00 | |
| 24 | |  Greece | 21.00 |
| 25 | |  Denmark | 20.00 |
| 26 | | Norway | 19.00 |
| 27 | |  Jamaica | 16.00 |
| 28 | |  Netherlands | 15.00 |
| 29 | |  Sweden | 15.00 |
| 30 | |  Czech Republic | 14.00 |
| 31 | |  South Africa | 13.00 |
| 32 | |  Niue | 4.00 |
| 33 |  Hungary | 2.00 | |
| 34 |  Latvia | 2.00 | |
| 35 |  Morocco | 0.00 | |
Rugby League Norway
In 2009, Rugby League Norway was formed as an opportunity for a national competition was seen. Warren Heilig saw and organised this opportunity as the standard of Rugby Union in the nation was limited to one tier of competition. So, less experienced players could only have limited game time. Heilig had the idea that these less experienced players from big union clubs should try second-tier rugby league. This ensured that league had an advantage over union in that there was a much wider range of age and standard of play. It was also easier to learn - so Rugby League Norway no longer needed to rely on ex-union players and could attract more local junior, youth and amateur players to the game.[1]
Rugby League clubs in Norway -
- Flekkefjord Tigers
- Farsund Bobcats
- Sandnes Raiders
- Kristiansand Krusaders
- Porsgrunn Pirates
- Flisbyen Broncos
- Oslo Capitals
- Trondheim RK
- Bodø Barbarians
All-time Results Record
| Team | First Played | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | Points For | Points Against | Last Meeting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2009 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 60 | 2014 |
| Malta | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 94 | 2011 |
| Sweden | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 94 | 2014 |
| Germany | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 28 | 2011 |
| Ukraine | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 42 | 2013 |
| Czech Republic | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 2013 |
 Thailand | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 46 | 2014 |
Competitions
Norway's maiden Rugby League event was the "Scandinavia Cup", which was held in Oslo, Norway between 30 and 31 May 2009 [4] and played under 9's rules.[5] Norway played Great Britain Pioneers in their first representative match on 5 July 2009 in Oslo which the visitors won 24 - 0.[6][7] Norway played their first international on 22 August 2009, against Denmark in Copenhagen and won 28 - 26.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Norway Rugby League Planet". Rugby League Planet. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=36521
- ↑ RLIF Rankings.
- ↑ "All Go In Norway". Last Tackle. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "RLEF". RLEF. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "Pioneers Triumph but Norway Emerge With Credit". RLEF. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ↑ "Norway Match a Great Successt". lastackle.com. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
External links
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