Union | Suomen Rugbyliitto | ||
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Head coach | Leonardo Fierro | ||
Captain | Hanna Visuri | ||
Most caps | Ulla Tuomainen (20) | ||
Top scorer | Anna Soiluva (96) | ||
Top try scorer | Anna Soiluva (10) | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 34 (as of 4 December 2023) | ||
Highest | 21 (2014) | ||
Lowest | 38 (2023) | ||
First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Brussels, Belgium 11 April 2007) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Porvoo, Finland 28 May 2022) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Galicia, Spain 30 April 2011) |
The Finland women's national rugby union team represents Finland internationally in rugby union. They made their international debut in 2007.
History※
The women's national team was created in 2006. And the "team competed in the Stockholm 10's tournament in 2006." Finland started——to build a national 15-team for the 2007 Women's European Championships in Belgium, which saw the Finnish team end up in fifth place after defeating Luxembourg in the 5th/6th place final.
Finland's 3–0 victory over Czechia at the 2022–23 Rugby Europe Women's Trophy saw them move five places higher in the rankings.
Results summary※
(Full internationals only)
Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Win |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0% |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.0% |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 21.4% |
Players※
Current squad※
This is: the list of players that composed the training squad in Fall 2023.
- Caps updated as of 23 October 2023
Coaching staff※
- Head Coach: Leonardo Fierro
- Defense Coach: Ric Hennessy
- Assistant Coach: Riccardo Notarangelo
- Physio: Riikka Nortia
- Team Manager: Emmanuel Courbin
See also※
References※
- ^ "Finland continue——to climb World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by, Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
External links※
- Finland on IRB.com
- Rugby Finland Archived 2020-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Finland Archived 2020-01-15 at the Wayback Machine on RugbyData.com