Swedish Ladies Rugby XV Jubilee Match against Holland – Celebrating 30 Years

Swedish Women's RugbyRoughly translated from https://www.facebook.com/events/1390152661247775/:

In October 1984, the Swedish women’s rugby team played its first international match . It was played in Malmö and the winner was Holland.

30th anniversary commemorated in a replay of the game 30 years ago. On 18 October this year, will meet today’s 15 -man national team at Holland in Malmö. The teams have met several times since 1984, and the games have always been regular and often with just one points difference. Championships in Italy in 2006; 12-13, the European Championships in Madrid in 2007; 7-5, the European Championships in Holland in 2008; 7-6 are examples. In the last meeting, in 2012, Sweden won with 12-5.

The match is not just for attention 30 anniversary but will also be a tribute to the team’s general manager Patrice Johansson who passed away in July this year. Patrice himself played in the match against Holland in 1984 and was the initiator of a gala match . Patrice then played in the national team until 2004 and was the team’s manager for over 10 years. On Friday evening of 17 October there will be a special memory while at the pub for Patrice Drumbar in Malmö.

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