Netherlands national rugby union team
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The Netherlands national rugby union team are a national sporting side of the Netherlands
, representing them at rugby union
. The side first played in 1930.
on July 1, which Belgium won 6-0. The Netherlands played Belgium and Germany
as well as Romania
.
During the 1940s they played regularly against Belgium and Germany. The 1960s saw the side play West Germany regularly as well as other fixtures including matches against Poland
, Sweden
, Spain
and Czechoslovakia
.
The 1970s saw fixtures played against teams including Italy. They won a number of games from 1984 through to 1987. Currently the team plays in the 2010-12 European Nations Cup First Division B
Since the introduction of the Rugby World Cup
, the Netherlands has yet to qualify for the finals tournament.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, representing them at rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. The side first played in 1930.
History
The Netherlands played their first game in 1930, against BelgiumBelgium national rugby union team
The Belgium national rugby union team represents the third tier rugby playing nation of Belgium. They first played in 1930 and have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Rugby union in Belgium is administered by the Belgian Rugby Federation...
on July 1, which Belgium won 6-0. The Netherlands played Belgium and Germany
Germany national rugby union team
Germany is a third-tier Rugby Union playing nation. Germany currently plays at the second level of European rugby but has never managed to qualify for the Rugby World Cup...
as well as Romania
Romania national rugby union team
The Romania national rugby union team , nicknamed The Oaks , is the representative side of Romania in rugby union. Long considered one of the stronger European teams outside the Six Nations, they have participated in all six Rugby World Cups, and currently compete in the first division of the...
.
During the 1940s they played regularly against Belgium and Germany. The 1960s saw the side play West Germany regularly as well as other fixtures including matches against Poland
Poland national rugby union team
The Poland national rugby union team represent Poland at the international level of rugby union. They are governed by Polski Związek Rugby and have been participating in international rugby since 1958. Poland have yet to play in a Rugby World Cup...
, Sweden
Sweden national rugby union team
The Sweden national rugby union team is a member of the FIRA – Association of European Rugby and plays in the 2010–12 European Nations Cup Second Division. Sweden has been trying to qualify for the Rugby World Cup since the 1991 Rugby World Cup, but has yet to make it to the final competition...
, Spain
Spain national rugby union team
The Spain national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Spain, representing them at rugby union. Spain have been playing rugby since the late 1920s, playing their first international against Italy in 1929. They have qualified for one Rugby World Cup, in 1999 where they were pooled with...
and Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic national rugby union team
The Czech Republic national rugby union team is the third tier rugby national team of the Czech Republic.They first started playing as the Czech Republic in 1993 after the split of Czechoslovakia and now compete in the European Nations Cup. They have yet to qualify for the Rugby World Cup, but...
.
The 1970s saw fixtures played against teams including Italy. They won a number of games from 1984 through to 1987. Currently the team plays in the 2010-12 European Nations Cup First Division B
Since the introduction of the Rugby World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
, the Netherlands has yet to qualify for the finals tournament.
Current Team
| Position | Club | |
| Jeroen Schippers | Scrum-half | RC Etten-Leur  |
| Roger Scheffer | Scrum-half | LRC Diok |
| Fedde Lingsma | Fly-half | RC Hilversum |
| Peter Te Kluve | Fly-half | Utrecht RC |
| Richard Van de Broek | Centre | LRC Diok |
| Jordy Bonhof | Centre | LRC Diok |
| Sep Visser Sep Visser Sep Visser is a Dutch rugby union player currently playing on the wing for Boroughmuir RFC and Edinburgh Rugby.-Early career:He joined the Newcastle Falcons Academy as a teenager, following his brother Tim Visser... |
Centre | Edinburgh  |
| Floris van de Ruit | Centre | RC 't Gooi RC 't Gooi Rugbyclub 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden. They presently play in the Ereklasse.2008/2009: Rugbyclub 't Gooi are the Dutch Champions.-External links:... |
| Jay-Jay Boske | Wing | RC Hilversum |
| Titus Klumper | Wing | LRC Diok |
| Bart Viguurs | Fullback | RC The Dukes |
| Position | Club | |
| Costin Buburuzan | Hooker | RC The Dukes |
| Allard Jonkers | Prop | RC 't Gooi RC 't Gooi Rugbyclub 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden. They presently play in the Ereklasse.2008/2009: Rugbyclub 't Gooi are the Dutch Champions.-External links:... |
| Rob Rijnholt | Prop | RC Hilversum |
| Miquel van der Cruijsen | Prop | RC The Dukes |
| Giorgi Tskitishvili Giorgi Tskitishvili Giorgi Tskitishvili is a Dutch rugby union player for French club Lille Metropole Rugby in the Fédérale 1 competition.His choice of position is prop... |
Prop | Lille Métropole Rugby Fédérale 1 Le championnat de France de première division fédérale, a.k.a. Fédérale 1, is a French rugby union club competition, the highest level of amateur rugby. The competition has been organised by the Fédération Française de Rugby since 2000, when it replaced the B2 Group...  |
| Koen Buseman | Lock | Haagse RC |
| Boudewijn de Rouw | Lock | RC The Dukes |
| Robert Van Trigt | Lock | RC Hilversum |
| Henry Eikemans | Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
RC The Dukes |
| Tjebbe Jehee | Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
LRC Diok |
| Bobby Teijsse | Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
Amsterdam AC |
| Gerard Viguurs | Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
RC The Dukes |
| Agustin Garello | Flanker Flanker (rugby union) A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards... |
RC 't Gooi RC 't Gooi Rugbyclub 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden. They presently play in the Ereklasse.2008/2009: Rugbyclub 't Gooi are the Dutch Champions.-External links:... |
| Jason Knox | Number eight | RC 't Gooi RC 't Gooi Rugbyclub 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden. They presently play in the Ereklasse.2008/2009: Rugbyclub 't Gooi are the Dutch Champions.-External links:... |
| Stefan Vos | Number eight | RC The Dukes |
External links
Nederlandse Rugby Bond - Official Site- Netherlands at RugbyData.com