The Copenhagen Rugby League Football Club was the first

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

club formed in

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. The

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of rugby league was introduced in

in 2008, which led to the Denmark national rugby league team playing in international competitions. The Danish team was initially successful, which led to the formation of the Copenhagen RLFC at the Black Swan in Copenhagen on March 2, 2013. The club has entered into the Pan Scandinavian league, with Skane Crusaders and

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, and will also have matches against teams representing

Jutland RLFC In 2013, Jylland RLFC was the first rugby league club founded in Jutland and the second after the Copenhagen RLFC was founded in Denmark. Rugby league was introduced in Denmark in 2008, which led to the Denmark National Rugby League Team playi ...

and Sweden Barbarians, residential teams including players not eligible for the

Sweden National Rugby League Team The Sweden national rugby league team (nicknamed the Barbarians) was founded in 2008. For more Swedish stats, news, team results and more visiSweden's RLEF Page History Rugby League in Sweden was founded by Scott Edwards in 2008. The first compe ...

. In 2017, Copenhagen RLFC entered into a formal partnership to promote the work of the ''Diabetesforeningen'' he Diabetes Association

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* * Rugby league teams Rugby league in Denmark Sports clubs in Copenhagen Rugby clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Denmark Euro XIII {{Denmark-sport-stub