Finland women's national rugby union team
| Union | Suomen Rugbyliitto | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Leonardo Fierro | ||
| Captain | Hanna Visuri | ||
| Most caps | Ulla Tuomainen (21) | ||
| Top scorer | Anna Soiluva (101) | ||
| Top try scorer | Anna Soiluva (11) | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 32 (as of 26 May 2025) | ||
| Highest | 30 (2024) | ||
| Lowest | 50 (2022) | ||
| First international | |||
| 12-12 Norway (Brussels, Belgium 11 April 2007) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 80-0 Switzerland (Porvoo, Finland 28 May 2022) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Spain 119-0 (Galicia, Spain 30 April 2011) | |||
The Finland women's national rugby union team represents Finland internationally in rugby union. They made their international debut in 2007.
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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total | 31 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 22.6% |
Players
Current squad
This is the list of players that composed the training squad in Fall 2024.
- Caps updated as of 30 October 2024
| Player | Position | Caps | Club/Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarianna Haavisto | Hooker | 15 | Tampere RC |
| Reetta Jokinen | Hooker | 4 | Warriors RC |
| Liisa Lemettilä | Prop | 7 | Helsinki RC |
| Ulla Tuomainen | Lock | 21 | Helsinki RC |
| Hanna Visuri (C) | Lock | 14 | Tampere RC |
| Sofia Lalli | Flanker | 3 | Helsinki RC |
| Lilli Tikkanen | Flanker | 6 | Warriors RC |
| Milla Ryhtä | Hooker | 3 | Tampere RC |
| Anna Soiluva | Number 8 | 20 | Tampere RC |
| Hanna Poole | Wing | 3 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Jenna Koivumäki | Fly half | 6 | Helsinki RC |
| Heidi Hennessy (VC) | Centre | 8 | Helsinki RC |
| Saara Kukkurainen | Flanker | 5 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Emmi Ovaskainen | Utility back | 4 | Helsinki RC |
| Mira Leppälä | Lock | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Pilvi Dahl | Fly half | 1 | Tampere RC |
| Kaisa Kemppinen | Wing | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Kaisla Kainulainen | Flanker | 1 | Tampere RC |
| Elisa Salonen | Prop | 12 | Tampere RC |
| Essi Kara | Flanker | 6 | Helsinki RC |
| Venla Lehtonen | Scrum half | 9 | Saimaa Sharks RC |
| Elisa Korhonen | Scrum half | 2 | Oulu RC |
| Sabina Wright-Pannuzzo | Flanker | 1 | Helsinki RC |
| Johanna Leino | Prop | 2 | Warriors RC |
| Kiira Kupiainen | Wing | 5 | Tampere RC |
| Jasmi Latvala | Utility back | 2 | Helsinki RC |
| Susanna Haavisto | Lock | 10 | Tampere RC |
| Jenni Mäkirinta | Wing | 10 | Tampere RC |
| Pinja Pennanen | Prop | 5 | Karjala RC |
| Oona Tolppanen | Fullback | 4 | Helsinki RC |
| Sonja Jurmu | Hooker | 4 | Warriors 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
- ^ "Finland continue to climb World Rugby Women's Rankings powered by Capgemini". www.world.rugby. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
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