Denmark national rugby union team

Rugby Union had been played in Denmark since 1931, but the Danish Rugby Union (DRU) wasn't formed until 1950. The DRU joined the Sports Confederation of Denmark and Rugby Europe in 1971. In 1974, the DRU co-founded the Nordic Rugby Union (now Scandinavian Rugby Union), and in 1988, the DRU joined the International Rugby Board.{{cite news |title=DRU History |url=http://www.rugby.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=43 |publisher=DRU |access-date=2010-04-28}}

The Danish First XV, known as Drusse, participates every year in the European Nation Tournament. In Europe, Denmark is ranked as a second-division side.

Championship tournaments determine seeding for World Cup qualifying pools. Denmark debuted in World Cup competition in October 1992, during qualification for the 1995 Rugby World Cup. They have never qualified for the World Cup, however.

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Denmark national XV at test level up until 19 April 2025, updated after match with {{ru|LAT}}.

Starting line-up for the 2023-24 Rugby Europe Conference match against Finland.

• Caps & age not updated.
• Head coach: Andreas Robertson
• Managers: Palle Andersen & Ruben Garcia Pedersen
• Assistant coaches: Chris Adby & Rich Groom
• Head Physio: August Enevoldsen

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{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Bulela Butsheke|age=|caps=7 |club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=Marcus Borup|age=|caps=2 |club=Chelmsford R.F.C.|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Zak Underwood|age=|caps=1 |club=Hammersmith & Fulham RFC|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=Kenny Uddal Calmar|age=|caps=20 |club=Aarhus RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=Hamish Coventry|age=|caps=6 |club=Frederiksberg RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Jeppe Maagaard Holm|age=|caps=23 |club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Marius Fricault|age=|caps=2 |club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=Mikkel Andresen (c)|age=|caps=19|club=Kenilworth RFC|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=Thorbjorn Vestergaard|age=|caps=23|club=Aarhus RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=Oliver Hvass|age=|caps=4|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=Victor Hounou|age=|caps=5|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Joshua Jensen|age=|caps=41|club=Swindon RFC|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Simon Maagaard Holm|age=|caps=6|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=Rasmus Madum|age=|caps=7|club=Frederiksberg RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=Mads Søgaard Jørgensen|age=|caps=2|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Ali Kamil|age=|caps=3|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Nicholas Bertelsen|age=|caps=1|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=|name=Rasmus Brofeldt|age=|caps=1|club=RK Speed|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=|name=Adam van Geyzel|age=|caps=1|club=Aarhus RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=|name=Nils Hagen|age=|caps=1|club=Lugi Lions RFC|clubnat=SWE}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Axel Örn Petursson|age=|caps=4|club=CSR-Nanok|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=|name=Henry Miller|age=|caps=0|club=Frederiksberg RK|clubnat=DEN}}

{{nat rs player|pos=|name=Otto Käszner|age=|caps=4|club=Frederiksberg RK|clubnat=DEN}}

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The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

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• [http://www.rugby.dk/ Danish Rugby Union] – Official Site
• [http://www.rugbydata.com/denmark Denmark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809135159/http://www.rugbydata.com/denmark |date=2016-08-09 }} on rugbydata.com

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