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)

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 2017

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

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

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

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

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

References

  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.


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