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Berserkers and Axemen lead Swedes

  • Monday, August 18 2008 @ 06:13 pm ACST
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International Cup 2008

The first-ever Sweden Elks IC campaign has drawn its squad from far and wide. All regions of Swedish footy - Stockholm, Karlstad, Gothenburg, Dalarna and Scania - are represented, with one player from the world's most northerly footy club, the Svärdsjö Crows.

The squad has some experienced faces, with captain Andreas Svensson having represented Denmark at the 2002 IC, in the days when Sweden only had one club, the Helsingborg Saints in the DAFL. The Elks also have some size on their side, with Mats Wurmbach from Stockholm club the Solna Axemen standing 208cm tall - almost 6 foot 10 in the old scale.

The three Stockholm sides (Solna, Bromma and Södermalm) have 9 representatives between them, as do the three Scanian sides (Landskrona, Helsingborg and Port Malmö). The Gothenburg Berserkers supply 5, Karlstad 3, and the Dalarna clubs (Falun and Svärdsjö) 2.

The squad is:

# Name Club Age Height(cm) Weight(kg)
0 Patrik Hyberg Solna Axemen 30 188 90
1 Andreas Svensson (C) Landskrona Bulldozers 34 178 80
2 Emil Åberg Landskrona Bulldozers 18 178 72
3 Lars Hagberg (VC) Södermalm Blues 37 178 75
4 Joel Språng Gothenburg Berserkers 23 180 76
5 Patrik Karlsson Bromma Vikings 30 178 73
6 Per Sandlund Falun Diggers 25 175 80
7 Niklas Sääv Karlstad Dragons 22 176 70
8 Janne Nilsson Gothenburg Berserkers 26 178 80
9 Jimmy Ljunggren Karlstad Dragons 29 186 94
10 Hans Andersson Port Malmö Maulers 18 183 75
11 Sonny Jonsson Helsingborg Saints 22 180 90
12 Mike Nabb Solna Axemen 25 184 75
13 Niklas Jonsson Bromma Vikings 32 181 95
14 Roger Nilsson Helsingborg Saints 29 170 72
15 Anders Persson Landskrona Bulldozers 26 190 90
17 Robin Barte Helsingborg Saints 24 186 100
19 Joel Tjernlund Solna Axemen 24 185 83
20 Mattias Fagersson Gothenburg Berserkers 23 186 80
21 Micke Stabo Solna Axemen 31 181 85
22 Sean Donnelly Solna Axemen 34 179 87
25 Patrik Stängnings Svärdsjö Crows 24 198 110
27 Christoffer Fager Gothenburg Berserkers 24 185 82
28 Kalle Nilsson Gothenburg Berserkers 31 187 80
29 Tony Persson Port Malmö Maulers 27 186 88
66 Mats Wurmbach Solna Axemen 30 208 120
72 Pär Gustavsson Karlstad Dragons 35 185 90
99 Robin Nilsson Helsingborg Saints 18 173 70

Coach: Cameron Crooks
Assistant Coach: Philip Porublev
Team Manager: Philip Porublev
Host Club: Richmond FC