Nordic Cup (rugby league)

The Nordic Cup is a rugby league tournament played annually between Denmark national rugby league team, Norway and Sweden. It was first played in 2011, in which Denmark claimed the trophy with victory over Norway at Gladsaxe Stadium in Greater Copenhagen. For the first three years, the tournament was acknowledged by the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF), but the games were not recognised as full internationals. In 2014, the fixtures were played in accordance with RLEF regulations and recognised as full internationals.

Nordic Cup
Current season or competition:
2017 Nordic Cup
SportRugby league
Instituted2011
Number of teams3
Country Denmark
 Sweden
 Norway (RLEF)
Holders Norway (3rd title)
Most titles Denmark (3)
 Norway (3)

Nordic Cup 2017

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Position Nation Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Against
1 Norway 2 2 0 0 4 84 42
2 Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 18 38
3 Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 24 46

(ranking in square brackets)

Norway [#18] 38–18 Sweden #[20] (Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway, 17 June 2017)[1]

Denmark [#17] 24–46 Norway [#18] (Roskilde, Denmark, 19 August 2017)

Sweden [#20] v Denmark [#17] (16 September 2017 – match postponed)

Nordic Cup 2016

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Denmark was unable to fulfil its commitment in its game against Norway, so they had to forfeit the match and the title it held.

Position Nation Played Won Drawn Lost Forfeit Points For Against
1 Norway 1 1 0 0 1 4 40 24
2 Denmark 1 1 0 0 0 2 50 18
3 Sweden 2 0 0 2 0 42 90

Sweden 24-40 Norway (Stockholm, 16 July 2016)[2]

Denmark 50-18 Sweden (Copenhagen, 7 August 2016)[3]

Nordic Cup 2015

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The final game between Norway and Sweden in Oslo was played in October 2015, rather than the summer.

Position Nation Played Won Drawn Lost Points For Against
1 Denmark 2 2 0 0 4 54 28
2 Norway 2 1 0 1 2 42 44
3 Sweden 2 0 0 2 0 36 60

Sweden 16-30 Denmark (Lund, 24 May 2015)[4]

Denmark 24-12 Norway (Roskilde, 13 June 2015)

Norway 30-20 Sweden (Oslo, 17 October 2015)

Results

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Denmark have traditionally been the strongest team, winning three (2011, 2014, 2015) of the six competitions. Norway have also won three (2012, 2016, 2017) and Sweden once (2013). 2016 was decided through Denmark not being able to fulfil its match with Norway.

Season Winner 2nd 3rd
2011   Denmark   Norway   Sweden
2012   Norway   Denmark   Sweden
2013   Sweden   Denmark   Norway
2014   Denmark   Sweden   Norway
2015   Denmark   Norway   Sweden
2016   Norway   Denmark   Sweden
2017   Norway   Sweden   Denmark

Winners

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Winners Count Years
  Denmark 3 2011, 2014, 2015
  Norway 3 2012, 2016, 2017
  Sweden 1 2013

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Nordic Cup Game 1". Rugby League European Federation. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "RLEF." rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016.
  3. ^ "RLEF." rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Sweden 16 Denmark 30 Nordic Cup Game 1". Rugby League European Federation. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.