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The Norway national rugby league team was founded in 2008. Rugby League in Norway is played through junior and amateur level. There is a small seven-team premier competition and several development cups. They are recognized by the Norwegian Rugby Federation and the Rugby League International Federation as having affiliate status.

History

In February 2008, Norway was granted official observer status by the Rugby League European Federation despite being unranked at that 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.[2]

Norway’s maiden Rugby League event was the “Scandinavia Cup”, which was held in Oslo, Norway between 30 and 31 May 2009 [3] and played under 9’s rules.[4] Norway played Great Britain Pioneers in their first representative match on 5 July 2009 in Oslo which the visitors won 24–0.[5][6] Norway played their first international on 22 August 2009, against Denmark in Copenhagen and won 28–26.[2]

Competitive record

Overall

Team First Played Played Win Draw Loss Points For Points Against Last Meeting
 Czech Republic 2013 5 3 0 2 160 78 2025
 Denmark 2009 6 2 0 4 122 158 2017
 Germany 2011 2 2 0 0 72 50 2018
 Greece 2019 3 0 0 3 58 126 2024
 Malta 2010 2 0 0 2 44 94 2011
 Netherlands 2023 1 0 0 1 22 58 2023
 Poland 2018 3 2 0 1 162 22 2022
 Sweden 2010 8 5 1 2 244 162 2018
 Ukraine 2013 1 0 0 1 14 42 2013
TOTAL 31 15 1 16 898 790

Results

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue Attendance
25 October 2025 Germany 32–18 Norway European Championships D 2025 Hattingen, Germany N/A
11 October 2025 Norway 86–6 Czech Republic Lillestrøm, Norway N/A
25 May 2024 Greece 34–26 Norway Friendly Athens, Greece N/A
4 November 2023 Norway 6–36 Greece Friendly Sandnes, Norway N/A
30 September 2023 Netherlands 58–22 Norway Friendly Sassenheim, Netherlands N/A
12 November 2022 Poland 22–18 Norway Friendly Wanderers Sports Ground, Ilford N/A
19 October 2019 Poland 0–68 Norway Friendly Łódź, Poland N/A
18 May 2019 Greece 56–26 Norway Friendly New River Stadium, London 300
13 October 2018 Sweden 6–46 Norway Friendly Gothenburg, Sweden N/A
15 September 2018 Norway 40–22 Germany Friendly Porsgrunn, Norway 562
1 September 2018 Norway 76–0 Poland Friendly Stavanger, Norway N/A
16 June 2018 Czech Republic 20–12 Norway Friendly Prague, Czech Republic 1,000
21 October 2017 Czech Republic 26–30 Norway Friendly Krupka, Czech Republic N/A
19 August 2017 Denmark 24-46 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
17 June 2017 Norway 38–18 Sweden Friendly Oslo, Norway N/A
24 September 2017 Czech Republic 12–6 Norway Friendly Krupka, Czech Republic N/A
16 July 2016 Sweden 24–40 Norway Nordic Cup 2016 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
17 October 2015 Norway 30–20 Sweden Nordic Cup 2015 Oslo, Norway N/A
13 June 2015 Denmark 24–12 Norway Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
28 August 2014 Sweden 24–12 Norway Nordic Cup 2014 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
28 June 2014 Norway 10–16 Denmark Oslo, Norway N/A
17 August 2013 Denmark 60–10 Norway Nordic Cup 2013 Copenhagen, Denmark N/A
20 July 2013 Norway 22–40 Sweden Oslo, Norway N/A
13 July 2013 Norway 26–14 Czech Republic European Bowl 2013 Oslo, Norway N/A
6 July 2013 Ukraine 42–12 Norway Kharkiv, Ukraine N/A
4 August 2012 Norway 36–6 Denmark Nordic Cup 2012 Oslo, Norway N/A
28 July 2012 Sweden 10–36 Norway Stockholm, Sweden N/A
2 October 2011 Denmark 28–8 Norway Nordic Cup 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark 486
2 September 2011 Malta 64–24 Norway European Shield 2011 St Julians, Malta N/A
9 July 2011 Norway 32–28 Germany Oslo, Norway N/A
30 October 2010 Sweden 20–20 Norway Nordic Cup 2010 Stockholm, Sweden N/A
4 June 2010 Malta 30–20 Norway European Bowl 2010 Hamrun, Malta N/A
22 August 2009 Denmark 26–28 Norway Friendly Copenhagen, Denmark N/A

IRL Rankings

IRL Men’s World Rankings
Official rankings as of December 2025
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 82
3 Steady  England 74
4 Steady  Samoa 56
5 Steady  Tonga 54
6 Steady  Papua New Guinea 47
7 Steady  Fiji 34
8 Steady  France 24
9 Steady  Cook Islands 24
10 Steady  Serbia 23
11 Steady  Netherlands 22
12 Steady  Ukraine 21
13 Steady  Wales 18
14 Steady  Ireland 17
15 Steady  Greece 15
16 Steady  Malta 15
17 Steady  Italy 11
18 Steady  Jamaica 9
19 Increase 1  Poland 7
20 Increase 1  Lebanon 7
21 Increase 1  Norway 7
22 Decrease 3  United States 7
23 Steady  Germany 7
24 Steady  Czech Republic 6
25 Steady  Chile 6
26 Increase 1  Philippines 5
27 Increase 1  Scotland 5
28 Decrease 2  South Africa 5
29 Increase 1  Canada 5
30 Decrease 1  Brazil 3
31 Increase 1  Morocco 3
32 Increase 1  North Macedonia 3
33 Increase 1  Argentina 3
34 Increase 1  Montenegro 3
35 Increase 4  Ghana 2
36 Decrease 5  Kenya 2
37 Increase 3  Nigeria 2
38 Decrease 2  Albania 1
39 Decrease 2  Turkey 1
40 Decrease 2  Bulgaria 1
41 Increase 1  Cameroon 0
42 Increase 1  Japan 0
43 Increase 1  Spain 0
44 Decrease 3  Colombia 0
45 Steady  Russia 0
46 Steady  El Salvador 0
47 Steady  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Steady  Hong Kong 0
49 Steady  Solomon Islands 0
50 Steady  Vanuatu 0
51 Steady  Hungary 0
52 Steady  Latvia 0
53 Steady  Denmark 0
54 Steady  Belgium 0
55 Steady  Estonia 0
56 Steady  Sweden 0
57 Steady  Niue 0
Complete rankings at
www.internationalrugbyleague.com

See also

References

  1. ^ “Norway 86 6 Czech Republic”. European Rugby League. 11 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b “Norway Rugby League Planet”. Rugby League Planet. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. ^ “All Go In Norway”. Last Tackle. 19 June 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  4. ^ “RLEF”. RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  5. ^ “Pioneers Triumph but Norway Emerge With Credit”. RLEF. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  6. ^ “Norway Match a Great Successt”. lastackle.com. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2009.