Rugby league in Sweden

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| country = Sweden

| sport = rugby league

| image = Sweden Rugby League logo.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

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| union = Sweden Rugby League

| nickname = The Kronor

| first = 2008, Olso, Sweden

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| match =

| league = 8,562 - 2011 Sweden Super League season

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| club_list = Sweden Super League

| countryflag = Sweden

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The first competitive rugby league in Sweden was the 2nd annual Scandinavian Nines Tournament, hosted by Spartacus Reds in Gothenburg in April 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.spartacusrugby.com/?p=691|title=Scandinavian 9’s Rugby League|publisher=Spartacus RUFC|date=2010-04-11|access-date=2010-09-29}} A domestic league was founded in 2011, initially comprising only three small struggling teams - Borås Ravens, Spartacus Reds and Gothenburg Lions.{{cite web|url=http://www.rlef.eu.com/news/article/186/swedish-rugby-league-point-to|title=Swedish Rugby League point to unsteady progress|publisher=RLEF|date=2011-06-12|access-date=2010-06-23}}

Sweden competed in their first rugby league international on 30 October 2010 when they travelled over the border and drew 20 – 20 against Norway. The national team has since played 18 matches, winning five and drawing one.{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/teams/sweden/summary.html|title=Sweden – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=2021-09-17|access-date=2021-09-17}}