The Finland women's national rugby union team represents Finland internationally in rugby union. They made their international debut in 2007.
| Union | Suomen Rugbyliitto | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Leonardo Fierro | ||
| Captain | Hanna Visuri | ||
| Most caps | Ulla Tuomainen (20) | ||
| Top scorer | Anna Soiluva (96) | ||
| Top try scorer | Anna Soiluva (10) | ||
| |||
| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 34 (as of 4 December 2023) | ||
| Highest | 21 (2014) | ||
| Lowest | 38 (2023) | ||
| First international | |||
 Finland 12-12 Norway  (Brussels, Belgium 11 April 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Finland 80-0 Switzerland  (Porvoo, Finland 28 May 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Spain 119-0 Finland (Galicia, Spain 30 April 2011) | |||
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.[1]
Results summary
(Full internationals only)
| Opponent | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | % Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% |
 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% |
 Russia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
 Sweden | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20.0% |
 Czech Republic | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25.0% |
 Latvia | 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
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarianna Haavisto | Hooker | 10 | Tampere RC |
| Reetta Jokinen | Hooker | 2 | Warriors RC |
| Liisa Lemettilä | Prop | 6 | Helsinki RC |
| Ulla Tuomainen | Lock | 20 | Helsinki RC |
| Hanna Visuri (C) | Lock | 9 | Tampere RC |
| Sofia Lalli | Flanker | 1 | Oulu RC |
| Lilli Tikkanen | Flanker | 4 | Warriors RC |
| Milla Ryhtä | Flanker | 2 | Tampere RC |
| Anna Soiluva | Number 8 | 18 | Tampere RC |
| Hanna Timonen | Wing | 3 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Jenna Koivumäki | Fly half | 5 | Helsinki RC |
| Heidi Hennessy | Centre | 6 | Helsinki RC |
| Ida Herrgård (VC) | Centre | 12 | Warriors RC |
| Julia Kiekeben | Wing | 3 | Helsinki RC |
| Saara Kukkurainen | Flanker | 4 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Emmi Ovaskainen | Utility back | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Mira Leppälä | Prop | 0 | Helsinki RC |
| Pilvi Dahl | Centre | 1 | Oulu RC |
| Sanna Reinikainen | Wing | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Miia Hyyrynen | Lock | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Elisa Salonen | Prop | 10 | Tampere RC |
| Essi Kara | Flanker | 4 | Helsinki RC |
| Venla Lehtonen | Scrum half | 7 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Mira Saarikoski | Scrum half | 7 | Helsinki RC |
| Eeva Pohjanheimo | Lock | 7 | Chelthenham Tigers RFC |
| Camilla Garbutt-Uusilehto | Lock | 5 | Turku Swans RC |
| Kiira Kupiainen | Wing | 5 | Tampere RC |
| Jasmi Latvala | Utility back | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Ruusu Halttunen | Wing | 3 | Helsinki RC |
| Jenni Mäkirinta | Wing | 7 | Tampere RC |
| Pinja Pennanen | Prop | 3 | Karjala RC |
| Oona Tolppanen | Fullback | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Lea Kaszas | Flanker | 1 | Turku Swans RC |
Coaching staff
- Head Coach: Leonardo Fierro
- Defense Coach: Ric Hennessy
- Assistant Coach: Riccardo Notarangelo
- Physio: Riikka Nortia
- Team Manager: Emmanuel Courbin
See also
References
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
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