[4] A major problem though, is the climate, which means that many pitches may be under snow for large parts of the year.
[2] Their nearest club was Karlstad RFC in Sweden a round trip of 310 miles.
[2] Rugby has a much longer standing in neighbouring Sweden and Denmark, which have a combined figure of around 10,000 registered players,[4] and it has been introduced there.
Rugby union is also played in neighbouring Shetland, and visitors from there have toured Norway, including people from the British military bases and ships there.
[4] At the time, the Welsh fly-half Huw Howells was the driving force in trying to promote the game.