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The Elks are Sweden 's national Australian Rules Football team, representing the clubs and teams of the Swedish Australian Football League and Stockholm Region Australian Football Federation . HISTORY The first appearance of a Swedish national team was in 1997, when the Elks played their first international test against Denmark 's Vikings in Helsingborg . The team was defeated. The next Elks match was in 2004, when the Elks defeated the touring North London Lions by 11 points at Malmö . In 2005, the first test match between Sweden and Denmark is some time was held at Farum , Denmark , with the game played out as a draw. This match consisted of an all-Danish Vikings side, although the Sweden side contained a number of Australians. Strong growth in the Swedish league has the Elks aiming at competing in the 2008 Australian Football International Cup . NICKNAME AND COLOURS The team wears the national colours of Sweden (represented on the Flag Of Sweden ), a yellow jumper with a blue V featuring three gold crowns and the Swedish name for Sweden (Sverige) on the belly. Their Emblem is the Elk . |
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