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Netherlands national rugby league team

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Netherlands
Badge of Netherlands team
Team information
Governing bodyNetherlandse Rugby League Bond
RegionEurope
Head coachNew Zealand Dave Hunter
CaptainNetherlands Daniel de Ruiter & Australia Tom van Bokhoven
IRL ranking12th
Team results
First international
 Scotland A 22–18 Netherlands 
(Sassenheim, Netherlands; 2003)
Biggest win
 Serbia 6–52 Netherlands 
(Niš, Serbia; 2024)
Biggest defeat
 Netherlands 16–70 Germany 
(Delft, Netherlands; 2014)
World Cup
Appearances0

The Netherlands national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of The Netherlands. It was formed in January 2003. The national team played its first international match in 2003 against Scotland A, where they lost 22–18.

History

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Rugby league foundation year was in 2003 where it has regularly being played since 2003 under the NNRLB and has seen small domestic growth along the way. The first rugby league club match was played between Te Werve Bustards (Den Haag) and touring Essex Eels. After rugby league ceased in 2008 a new board the Nederlandse Rugby League Bond (NRLB) was entrusted to administer and grow the game in the Netherlands in 2009.

The Dutch participated in 1989 Student Rugby League World Cup in England, against Australia, England, France, New Zealand, Wales, Ireland and Scotland. The first rugby league match in Netherlands was a preparation match for the tournament against the French Army side at the Royal Military Academy in Breda. While in the late 1980s they faced Toulouse to earn a 20 all draw. Having played their first international against Scotland A in Sassenheim only narrowly losing 18 to 22, introducing the Rotterdam Cup in 2004 with a 24–14 loss to Scotland Students and debut 24 to 14 win against Serbia.

2005 saw the Netherlands build on the previous season with the national team playing four internationals. The Netherlands were defeated by Georgia 34 – 14 in April. They then went on to win their other three internationals against Serbia, Scotland and Germany

Serbia made the task of getting past the first round of European qualifiers all the more harder. The Netherlands suffered heavy defeats to Russia 40 – 14 and Georgia 57 – 16. As a consolation the Netherlands managed to defeat the other European newcomers Serbia 38 – 26. Netherlands finished 3rd in the Pool and failed to qualify for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. The Netherlands capped off 2006 with a win against the Czech Republic 34 – 28.

Rotterdam hosted the Nederlandse International Rugby League Nines Festival for visiting European teams between 2004 and 2007.

At present the NRLB are a nonprofit sports association for rugby league with their main goal to get the game exposure and attract more people to the sport. The NRLB have a short summer season (4 rounds + Finals) with the Netherlands 3V Sports Grand Prix 9's competition for clubs Capelle Spartans, Delft Rugby League, Nootdorp Musketiers and Te Werve Bustards, while they host teams for 13-aside matches including the annual clash with Oxford University Old Boys (in the Kermis Challenge) and varying teams from the UK. Netherlands as national and developmental squads have participated in away tours in tournaments such as the Heidelberg 9's in Germany and UK based events.

In recent seasons the Dutch have also participated in a Cross Border Challenge with select German clubs, National Selection matches (Select GPN vs Residents) and promotional games (combined squad vs Capelle Spartans). At youth level this year, the Dutch staged a BARLA U17 tour against a Netherlands Tasman U17 select in July at Nootdorp and Delft.

Like most developing rugby league nations there are restrictions that the Dutch board face within early stages of development like funding, sponsorship, support and promotion.

The Dutch ten-year plan is to have a fully self-supportive domestic competition running for at least 6 months of the year and to have multiple self-standing Rugby League clubs all over the country. The national squad back on the international stage competing with the best. The Nederlandse Rugby League Bond gained Observer membership status from the Rugby League European Federation in February 2012.

In May 2013, Netherlands made 28th on the RLIF World Rankings after their match against Germany in a losing effort.

Matches

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Official rankings as of 30 June 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 82
3 Steady  England 80
4 Steady  Samoa 67
5 Steady  Tonga 49
6 Increase 1  Fiji 47
7 Decrease 1  Papua New Guinea 46
8 Steady  France 28
9 Steady  Lebanon 22
10 Steady  Cook Islands 20
11 Steady  Serbia 19
12 Steady  Netherlands 17
13 Steady  Italy 15
14 Increase 1  Greece 15
15 Decrease 1  Malta 14
16 Steady  Ireland 14
17 Steady  Wales 13
18 Steady  Jamaica 10
19 Steady  Scotland 9
20 Steady  Ukraine 7
21 Steady  Czech Republic 7
22 Steady  Germany 6
23 Increase 3  Chile 6
24 Steady  Poland 6
25 Increase 3  Norway 6
26 Increase 1  Kenya 5
27 Decrease 4  Philippines 5
28 Decrease 3  South Africa 4
29 Steady  Nigeria 4
30 Steady  Ghana 4
31 Increase 2  United States 4
32 Increase 4  Montenegro 4
33 Decrease 2  Brazil 3
34 Decrease 2  Turkey 3
35 Increase 7  North Macedonia 3
36 Decrease 2  Bulgaria 3
37 Decrease 2  Cameroon 2
38 Decrease 1  Spain 2
39 Decrease 1  Japan 1
40 Decrease 1  Albania 1
41 Increase 5  Canada 1
42 Decrease 2  Colombia 1
43 Decrease 2  El Salvador 1
44 Decrease 1  Morocco 1
45 New entry  Russia 0
46 Decrease 2  Sweden 0
47 Decrease 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Increase 2  Hungary 0
49 Increase 3  Argentina 0
50 New entry  Hong Kong 0
51 Decrease 3  Solomon Islands 0
52 Decrease 5  Niue 0
53 Increase 1  Latvia 0
54 Decrease 1  Denmark 0
55 Decrease 6  Belgium 0
56 Decrease 1  Estonia 0
57 Decrease 6  Vanuatu 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

The Netherlands have played their first match in 2003 against Scotland A, losing 22 to 18. They then competed in the 2004 Rotterdam Cup,a tournament that saw Scotland Students, Scotland Students "A",Netherlands,Netherlands "A", Serbia and Serbia "A" playing six full games over five days The Dutch lost both "A" team games and also the senior game to the Scottish Students but opened their winning account by beating the senior side from Serbia.

The Netherlands failed to progress past the preliminary stages of qualifying for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, after being defeated by Georgia and Russia in 2006. They did however manage a victory against Serbia.

Following these matches, the national team went on hiatus following a dispute between the Netherlands Federation and the RLEF. In 2009, a new board " Nederlandse Rugby League Bond (NRLB) " was appointed to run the Dutch game and re-establish relations with the RLEF. The Netherlands were re-admitted to the RLEF in 2010, and resumed international competition in 2013 with a friendly match against Germany. [1]

Jerseys

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Primary

Primary
2004–2009
Primary
2009–present

Alternative

Alternative
2004–2009
Alternative
2009–present

Coaching Roster

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Current staff

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Coaches Name Role Date Appointed P W L D Win%
New Zealand Dave Hunter Head coach March 2022 3 2 1 0 66.6
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms Assistant coach June 2017
Netherlands Adam Bakker Assistant coach June 2021
Netherlands Guus Kootstra Physio June 2017
Netherlands Stephanie van Diepen Physio June 2017
United Kingdom Matthew Rigby Team Manager August 2019

Former Staff

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Coaches Name Role Date Appointed Date Departed P W L D Win%
New Zealand Joe Collins Assistant coach June 2016 August 2017 2 0 2 0 0.00
England Matthew Rigby Assistant coach June 2016 August 2019 7 5 2 0 71.43
Netherlands Timo Meinders Team Manager May 2017 August 2018

Current squad

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Netherlands are able to call eligible players like Ryan Papenhuyzen, Jaylan De Groot or the Nikorima brothers.

Squad selected for the friendly against Spain on 17 September 2022.[1]

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Pts Club
Adam Braksator Den Haag Knights
Paul Dirkzwager Den Haag Knights
Sander Doria Den Haag Knights
Romeo Goldman Den Haag Knights
Lucas Gout Den Haag Knights
Frank Longhurst Den Haag Knights
Hamish Wragg Den Haag Knights
Bonne Wilce Den Haag Knights
Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz Harderwijk Dolphins
Ruben Stuifzand Harderwijk Dolphins
Auke Idzerda Rotterdam Pitbulls
Shadan Lavia Rotterdam Pitbulls
Isaac Ngirubiu Rotterdam Pitbulls
Damon Koolstra Souths Sharks Mackay
Kees Kuijpers Zwolle Wolves
Paul Kuijpers Zwolle Wolves
Mauricio Gomez Pazos Zwolle Wolves
Laury Renac Zwolle Wolves
Joran Schoenmaker Zwolle Wolves

Competitive Record

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Below is a table of the representative rugby league matches played by the Netherlands national rugby league team at test level up until 8 October 2023.

Overall

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Opponents Matches Won Draw Lost Points For Points Against Pts Difference Win%
 Albania 1 1 0 0 58 18 +40 100%
 Belgium 4 0 0 4 46 148 -102 0%
 Czech Republic 2 2 0 0 70 38 +32 100%
Europe European Combined Nations 1 1 0 0 52 28 +24 100%
 Georgia 2 0 0 2 30 91 -61 0%
 Germany 10 5 0 5 272 273 -1 50%
 Norway 1 1 0 0 58 22 +36 100%
 Russia 1 0 0 1 14 40 -26 0%
 Scotland A 1 0 0 1 18 22 -4 0%
 Scotland 2 1 0 1 37 34 +3 50%
 Serbia 3 3 0 0 86 50 +36 100%
 Spain 1 1 0 0 36 30 +6 100%
 Sweden 2 2 0 0 52 28 +24 100%
 Turkey 1 1 0 0 40 18 +22 100%
Total 32 18 0 14 869 840 +29 53.33%

European Championship

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European Championship Record
Year League Round Position Pld W D L
2021 D Final 1st 2 2 0 0
2023 B TBA out of 6 Qualified

Results

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Date Opponent Score Competition Venue
19 July 2003
Scotland Scotland A
18-22
International Friendly
23 April 2004
Serbia Serbia
24-14
International Friendly
7 May 2004
Scotland Scotland
14-24
International Friendly
29 April 2005
Georgia (country) Georgia
14-34
European Championship
18 June 2005
Serbia Serbia
10-24
European Championship
29 June 2005
Scotland Scotland
17-10
International Friendly
28 April 2006
Russia Russia
14-40
26 May 2006
Georgia (country) Georgia
57-16
17 June 2006
Serbia Serbia
38-26
5 August 2006
Czech Republic Czech Republic
34-28
International Friendly
4 May 2013
Germany Germany
28-22
Western Euro Tri-Nations
26 June 2013
Belgium Belgium
6-22
Western Euro Tri-Nations
3 May 2014
Germany Germany
16-70
Western Euro Tri-Nations
28 June 2014
Belgium Belgium
32-16
Western Euro Tri-Nations
2 May 2015
Belgium Belgium
12-60
Western Euro Tri-Nations
20 June 2015
Germany Germany
46-12
Western Euro Tri-Nations
13 August 2016
Germany Germany
6-8
Western Euro Tri-Nations
3 September 2016
Belgium Belgium
34-12
Western Euro Tri-Nations
26 August 2017
Germany Germany
18-30
Griffin Cup
9 September 2017
Sweden Sweden
28-24
International Friendly
1 September 2018
Germany Germany
38-22
Griffin Cup
Rotterdam, Netherlands
22 September 2018
Sweden Sweden
4-24
International Friendly
14 September 2019
Germany Germany
18-56
Griffin Cup
26 September 2020
Germany Germany
20-18
Griffin Cup
02 October 2021
Germany Germany
16-48
Griffin Cup
14 October 2021
Turkey Turkey
40-18
17 October 2021
Czech Republic Czech Republic
36-10
17 September 2022
Spain Spain
36-30
International Friendly
24 September 2022
Europe European Combined Nations
52-28
International Friendly
08 October 2022
Germany Germany
24-29
Griffin Cup
30 September 2023
Norway Norway
58-22
International Friendly
07 October 2023
Albania Albania
58-18
International Friendly
21 October 2023
Germany Germany
44-18
Griffin Cup
14 September 2024
Scotland Scotland
34-26
International Friendly
21 September 2024
Ireland Ireland
28-30
International Friendly
Zaandijk Rugby Club, Zaandam, Netherlands
28 September 2024
Serbia Serbia
56-06
International Friendly

IRL Rankings

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Official rankings as of 30 June 2024
Rank Change Team Pts %
1 Steady  Australia 100
2 Steady  New Zealand 82
3 Steady  England 80
4 Steady  Samoa 67
5 Steady  Tonga 49
6 Increase 1  Fiji 47
7 Decrease 1  Papua New Guinea 46
8 Steady  France 28
9 Steady  Lebanon 22
10 Steady  Cook Islands 20
11 Steady  Serbia 19
12 Steady  Netherlands 17
13 Steady  Italy 15
14 Increase 1  Greece 15
15 Decrease 1  Malta 14
16 Steady  Ireland 14
17 Steady  Wales 13
18 Steady  Jamaica 10
19 Steady  Scotland 9
20 Steady  Ukraine 7
21 Steady  Czech Republic 7
22 Steady  Germany 6
23 Increase 3  Chile 6
24 Steady  Poland 6
25 Increase 3  Norway 6
26 Increase 1  Kenya 5
27 Decrease 4  Philippines 5
28 Decrease 3  South Africa 4
29 Steady  Nigeria 4
30 Steady  Ghana 4
31 Increase 2  United States 4
32 Increase 4  Montenegro 4
33 Decrease 2  Brazil 3
34 Decrease 2  Turkey 3
35 Increase 7  North Macedonia 3
36 Decrease 2  Bulgaria 3
37 Decrease 2  Cameroon 2
38 Decrease 1  Spain 2
39 Decrease 1  Japan 1
40 Decrease 1  Albania 1
41 Increase 5  Canada 1
42 Decrease 2  Colombia 1
43 Decrease 2  El Salvador 1
44 Decrease 1  Morocco 1
45 New entry  Russia 0
46 Decrease 2  Sweden 0
47 Decrease 2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0
48 Increase 2  Hungary 0
49 Increase 3  Argentina 0
50 New entry  Hong Kong 0
51 Decrease 3  Solomon Islands 0
52 Decrease 5  Niue 0
53 Increase 1  Latvia 0
54 Decrease 1  Denmark 0
55 Decrease 6  Belgium 0
56 Decrease 1  Estonia 0
57 Decrease 6  Vanuatu 0
Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Spain and Netherlands Name Test Squads".
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