Finland national rugby union team
| Union | Suomen Rugbyliitto | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach(es) |
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| Captain(s) |
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| Most caps |
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| First international | |||
 (1982-05-22) | |||
| Largest win | |||
 (2010-10-02) | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
 (1987-10-10) | |||
The Finland national rugby union team represents Finland at the sport of rugby union. The nation has thus far not played in a Rugby World Cup, but has participated in qualifying tournaments. Finland also compete in the Rugby Europe Conference, playing in 2 North. They are currently ranked 99th in the World Rugby Rankings.[1]
History
Finland played their first ever rugby international in 1982 against Switzerland, which they lost. Finland went on to win their first international in 1991, defeating Norway 18 points to 3
They played Monaco in 2002. Finland's attempt to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France began in Round 1 of the European tournaments. They faced Bulgaria in a two match series as part of the Round 1 group to determine which nation would advance. Bulgaria won the first game 42 points to 3 in Helsinki and won the second leg 50 to 3 in Sofia to knock Finland out of the tournament.
Finland are currently 99th out of 102 places in the World Rugby Rankings with a score of 28.71.
Record
| Against | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.5% |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20% |
 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 16.66% |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.5% |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Total | 45 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 20% |
Current squad
- This was the list of players called to represent Finland - Estonia, on 22 October for the 2016-2017 Rugby Europe Conference 2 North.
- Aro Katainen
- Antti Lammi
- Crispin Mäenpää
- Dawie Van Der Walt
- Henri Repo
- Jarkko Tuoresmäki
- Janne Heinänen
- Julius Kekelainen
- Jussi Viljanen
- Kalle Välimäki
- Karl Filtness
- Kosti Eskola
- Matti Keränen
- Mauno Konttila
- Mika Närhi
- Mikko Gröndahl
- Ossi Aro
- Paavo Honkanen
- Philip Sleath
- Richard Hennessy
- Samu-Petteri Pääkkö
- Sebastian Mickelsson
Thomas Finell
Coach: Isaac Visser
Assistant Coach: Jaun Mioch
Physio: Chris Gibbons
Team Manager: Stephen Whittaker
References
External links
- on RugbyEurope.eu
- Rugby Finland
- Finland on RugbyData.com