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Norway

Five years of results, read from this team's own point of view.

Rating

1

Below average — bottom 2% · Glicko-2 -651 ±113

Record

0-0-15

0.0% of 15 matches in the last five years

Average margin

-34.5

7.5 for, 42.0 against

Home advantage

+10.1

Points per match better at home

Attack

-72%

7.5 scored per match, against the placed field's average

Defence

-54%

42.0 conceded per match; positive is fewer than average

About the team
Head coach
Andrew Evans
Captain
Ruairidh Salmon
Union
Norges Rugbyforbund
First match
Denmark 3012 Norway <BR/>(1979-06-23)
Leading scorer
Kristoffer Borsheim

Anthem

Ja, vi elsker dette landetYes, We Love This Country

Norwegian · May 17, 1864 · 1:02

Words
Norwegian lyrics 1. Ja, vi elsker dette landet, som det stiger frem, furet, værbitt over vannet, med de tusen hjem. Elsker, elsker det og tenker på vår far og mor og den saganatt som senker drømmer på vår jord. og den saganatt som senker senker drømmer på vår jord. 2. Dette landet Harald berget med sin kjemperad, dette landet Håkon verget medens Øyvind kvad; Olav på det landet malte korset med sitt blod, fra dets høye Sverre talte Roma midt imot. fra dets høye Sverre talte talte Roma midt imot. 3. Bønder sine økser brynte hvor en hær dro frem, Tordenskiold langs kysten lynte, så det lystes hjem. Kvinner selv stod opp og strede som de vare menn; andre kunne bare grede, men det kom igjen! andre kunne bare grede, men det kom det kom igjen! 4. Visstnok var vi ikke mange, men vi strakk dog til, da vi prøvdes noen gange, og det stod på spill; ti vi heller landet brente enn det kom til fall; husker bare hva som hendte ned på Fredrikshald! husker bare hva som hendte hendte ned på Fredrikshald! 5. Hårde tider har vi døyet, ble til sist forstøtt; men i verste nød blåøyet frihet ble oss født. Det gav faderkraft å bære hungersnød og krig, det gav døden selv sin ære – og det gav forlik. det gav døden selv sin ære – og det gav det gav forlik. 6. Fienden sitt våpen kastet, opp visiret for, vi med undren mot ham hastet, ti han var vår bror. Drevne frem på stand av skammen gikk vi søderpå; nu vi står tre brødre sammen, og skal sådan stå! nu vi står tre brødre sammen, sammen og skal sådan stå! 7. Norske mann i hus og hytte, takk din store Gud! Landet ville han beskytte, skjønt det mørkt så ut. Alt hva fedrene har kjempet, mødrene har grett, har den Herre stille lempet så vi vant vår rett. har den Herre stille lempet så vi vant vi vant vår rett. 8. Ja, vi elsker dette landet, som det stiger frem, furet, værbitt over vannet, med de tusen hjem. Og som fedres kamp har hevet det av nød til seir, også vi, når det blir krevet, for dets fred slår leir. også vi, når det blir krevet, for dets fred dets fred slår leir. English translation 1. Yes, we love this country as it rises forth, rugged, weathered, above the sea, with the thousands of homes. Love, love it and think of our father and mother and the saga night that sends dreams to our earth. and the saga night that sends sends dreams to our earth. 2. This country Harald united with his army of heroes, this country Håkon protected whilst Øyvind sung; upon the country Olav painted with his blood the cross, from its heights Sverre spoke up against Rome. from its heights Sverre spoke spoke up against Rome. 3. Farmers their axes sharpened wherever an army advanced, Tordenskiold along the coastline thundered so that we could see it back home. Even women stood up and fought as if they were men; others could only cry but that soon would end! others could only cry but that soon, that soon would end! 4. Sure, we were not many but we were enough, when we were tested sometimes, and it was at stake; we would rather burn our land than to declare defeat; just remember what happened down at Fredrikshald! just remember what happened what happened down at Fredrikshald! 5. Hard times we have coped with, were at last disowned; but in the worst distress, blue-eyed freedom was to us born. It gave (us) father’s strength to carry famine and war, it gave death itself its honour – and it gave reconciliation. it gave death itself its honour – and it gave, it gave reconciliation. 6. The enemy threw away his weapon, up the visor went, we, in wonder, to him hastened, because he was our brother. Driven forth to a stand by shame we went to the south; now we three brothers stand united, and shall stand like that! now we three brothers stand united, united, and shall stand like that! 7. Norseman in house and cabin, thank your great God! The country he wanted to protect, although things looked dark. All the fights fathers have fought, and the mothers have wept, the Lord has quietly moved so we won our rights. the Lord has quietly moved so we won, we won our rights. 8. Yes, we love this country as it rises forth, rugged, weathered, above the sea, with those thousand homes. And as the fathers’ struggle has raised it from need to victory, even we, when it is demanded, for its peace, its peace will encamp

Recording and words from nationalanthems.info, used under CC BY 4.0.

From Wikipedia, read 2026-10-19. Not an input to any forecast — the rating does not know who is coaching.

Recent results
  • Finland2026-04-18 · home15–38lost
  • Latvia2025-11-01 · away7–59lost
  • Luxembourg2025-10-18 · home6–60lost
  • Denmark2025-05-10 · home6–32lost
  • Latvia2024-10-26 · home19–36lost

Newest first, from Norway's own point of view. Home and away are as the record stores them; a fixture the record does not mark neutral is listed as one side's home, which is right for a league round and wrong for a final played at a third ground.

Shape
Matches decided by seven or fewer0%
Matches totalling 50 or more47%
Margin swing16.9 points
Last five, most recent firstlostlostlostlostlostL5

Biggest win: 10-22 v Denmark

Heaviest defeat: 10-81 v Finland

Where they stand (of 65 ranked teams)
Rating1
1Q1 32Med 49Q3 6492

Below average — bottom 2%

Box is the middle half of the ranked field, line is the median, dot is Norway. The scale is this domain's own and does not compare across the two.

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Teams that play alike sit close together. The two axes hold 72% of the variation between teams. Component 1 (42%) rises with more average margin and win rate. Component 2 (30%) rises with more high-scoring matches and margin swing.

31 of 66 teams sit too close together to name without covering another team's point, so they are drawn unlabelled. Every dot is still a link to that team, and hovering one names it.

  1. 1Slovenia2.34
  2. 2Germany2.70
  3. 3Bosnia & Herzegovina2.77
  4. 4Turkey2.81
  5. 5Hungary3.12

Distance in the projection above, nearest first.

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