The Nordic Cup is a rugby league tournament played annually between the national rugby league teams of , and . It was first played in 2010 as a single match between Norway and Sweden which resulted in a 20âÂÂ20 draw. In 2011, Denmark joined the competition and claimed the trophy with victories over Norway and Sweden. For the first four 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.
(ranking in square brackets)
Norway [#18] 38âÂÂ18 Sweden #[20] (Bislett Stadion, Oslo, Norway, 17 June 2017)
Denmark [#17] 24âÂÂ46 Norway [#18] (Roskilde, Denmark, 19 August 2017)
Sweden [#20] v Denmark [#17] (16 September 2017 â match postponed)
Denmark was unable to fulfil its commitment in its game against Norway, so they had to forfeit the match and the title it held.
Sweden 24âÂÂ40 Norway (Stockholm, 16 July 2016)
Denmark 50âÂÂ18 Sweden (Copenhagen, 7 August 2016)
The final game between Norway and Sweden in Oslo was played in October 2015, rather than the summer.
Sweden 16âÂÂ30 Denmark (Lund, 24 May 2015)
Denmark 24âÂÂ12 Norway (Roskilde, 13 June 2015)
Norway 30âÂÂ20 Sweden (Oslo, 17 October 2015)
Norway have won four (2010, 2012, 2016, 2017) of the eight competitions including the inaugural year in which they tied with Sweden, Denmark have won three (2011, 2014, 2015) and Sweden two (2010, 2013).