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Netherlands national rugby union team
National rugby union team
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Netherlands women's national rugby union team.
The Netherlands national rugby union team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal rugby team) represents Netherlands in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The Oranges (Oranje), is considered one of the stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the Six Nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Union ...
| Nickname(s) | Oranje (The Oranges) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Dutch Rugby Union | ||
| Head coach | Lyn Jones | ||
| Captain | Dirk Danen | ||
| Most caps | Marc Visser (67) | ||
| Home stadium | NRCA Stadium | ||
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| World Rugby ranking | |||
| Current | 27 (as of 5 February 2024) | ||
| Highest | 23 (2018) | ||
| Lowest | 48 (2008) | ||
| First international | |||
 Netherlands 0–6 Belgium  (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 1 July 1930) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Netherlands 62–0 Denmark  (Hilversum, Netherlands; 6 October 1973) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 England 110–0 Netherlands (Huddersfield, England; 14 November 1998) | |||
| Website | www.rugby.nl | ||
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Main article: Rugby union in the Netherlands
The Netherlands played their first ever game in 1930, against Belgium on 1 July. 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 many teams, notably Scotland XV in October 1978 & Italy.
More information Rank, Change* ...
Men's World Rugby Rankings Top 30 as of 27 May 2024[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Change* | Team | Points | ||
| 1 |  |  South Africa | 094.54 | ||
| 2 | |  Ireland | 090.69 | ||
| 3 | |  New Zealand | 089.80 | ||
| 4 | |  France | 087.92 | ||
| 5 | | England | 085.75 | ||
| 6 | |  Scotland | 082.82 | ||
| 7 | |  Argentina | 080.68 | ||
| 8 | |  Italy | 079.41 | ||
| 9 | |  Australia | 077.48 | ||
| 10 | |  Wales | 077.26 | ||
| 11 | |  Fiji | 076.38 | ||
| 12 | |  Japan | 074.27 | ||
| 13 | |  Georgia | 074.02 | ||
| 14 | |  Samoa | 072.23 | ||
| 15 | |  Tonga | 071.57 | ||
| 16 | |  Portugal | 070.28 | ||
| 17 | |  United States | 067.94 | ||
| 18 | |  Uruguay | 067.39 | ||
| 19 | |  Spain | 064.37 | ||
| 20 | |  Romania | 061.66 | ||
| 21 | |  Canada | 060.90 | ||
| 22 | |  Namibia | 060.56 | ||
| 23 | |  Chile | 060.49 | ||
| 24 | |  Hong Kong | 059.80 | ||
| 25 | |  Russia | 058.06 | ||
| 26 | |  Switzerland | 057.44 | ||
| 27 | | Netherlands | 057.29 | ||
| 28 | | Belgium | 055.89 | ||
| 29 | |  Brazil | 055.37 | ||
| 30 | |  Korea | 053.46 | ||
| * Change from the previous week | |||||
| Netherlands's historical rankings | |||||
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| Source: World Rugby[1] Graph updated to 27 May 2024 | |||||
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Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Netherlands national XV at test level up until 17 March 2024.
More information Opponents, Matches ...
| Opponents | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | For | Aga | Diff | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andorra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 116 | +24 | 100% |
| Belgium | 45 | 20 | 4 | 21 | 475 | 539 | –64 | 44.44% |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 100% |
 Croatia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 19 | +28 | 100% |
 Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 91 | +45 | 60% |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 88 | 99 | –11 | 28.57% |
| Denmark | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 311 | 57 | +254 | 90% |
 East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 35 | –15 | 50% |
| Georgia | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 107 | 355 | –248 | 12.5% |
 Germany | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 342 | 290 | +52 | 55.56% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 50% |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 110 | –110 | 0% |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | +56 | 100% |
| Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 178 | –151 | 0% |
| Emerging Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 50 | -45 | 0% |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 100% |
 Latvia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 23 | +11 | 100% |
 Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 34 | +56 | 66.67% |
 Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 100% |
 Morocco | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 111 | –23 | 42.86% |
 Moldova | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 85 | –8 | 33.33% |
 Poland | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 334 | 324 | +10 | 38.1% |
| Portugal | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 172 | 349 | –177 | 7.14% |
| Romania | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 76 | 393 | –317 | 0% |
| Russia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 243 | –169 | 0% |
 Serbia and Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 40 | +53 | 66.67% |
| Spain | 18 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 152 | 537 | –385 | 0% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 108 | –63 | 50% |
 Sweden | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 444 | 186 | +258 | 94.74% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 100% |
 Tunisia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 53 | +33 | 80% |
 Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 88 | –17 | 25% |
 Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | +42 | 100% |
| West Germany | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 279 | 481 | –202 | 32.14% |
 Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 30 | –23 | 0% |
| Total | 262 | 114 | 13 | 135 | 4138 | 5008 | –870 | 43.51% |
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On 22 January 2022, the following 49 players were called up for the 2022 Rugby Europe Championship.[2] [3]
Head Coach: Dick Muir (as of 2 June 2022)
- Caps Updated: 23 January 2021
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.
More information Player, Position ...
| Player | Position | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club/province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Bennie-Coulson | Hooker | (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 23) | 16 | DIOK * |
| Mark Darlington | Hooker | (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39) | 23 | Maidenhead |
| Lars Linnenbank | Hooker | (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 26) | 1 | Dukes * |
| Mike Mbaud | Hooker | (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 24) | 3 | Ealing Trailfinders |
| David Anderson | Prop | (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 28) | 1 | Haagsche |
| Lodi Buijs | Prop | (2000-10-19) 19 October 2000 (age 23) | 4 | Haagsche * |
| Andrew Darlington | Prop | (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35) | 26 | Beaune |
| Kieran Hogg | Prop | (1999-12-27) 27 December 1999 (age 24) | 6 | Unattached |
| Hugo Langelaan | Prop | (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) | 31 | Eemland * |
| Robin Moenen | Prop | (1995-11-28) 28 November 1995 (age 28) | 12 | DIOK * |
| Mink Scharink | Prop | (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 23) | 0 | Saracens |
| Jake Stamenković | Prop | (1999-10-03) 3 October 1999 (age 24) | 4 | DIOK |
| Koen Bloemen | Lock | (1998-05-13) 13 May 1998 (age 26) | 7 | Bourg-en-Bresse |
| Jim Boelrijk | Lock | (1994-02-06) 6 February 1994 (age 30) | 10 | ‘t Gooi * |
| Louis Bruinsma | Lock | (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 (age 23) | 2 | Stade Montois |
| Dennis van Dijken | Lock | (1999-08-25) 25 August 1999 (age 24) | 1 | Graulhet |
| Marijn Huis | Lock | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 24) | 3 | Durham University |
| Christopher van Leeuwen | Lock | (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29) | 2 | Suresnes |
| Jade Plane | Lock | (2001-02-18) 18 February 2001 (age 23) | 0 | Oyonnax |
| Dirk Danen | Back row | (1989-04-21) 21 April 1989 (age 35) | 31 | Hilversum * |
| Wolf van Dijk | Back row | (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24) | 10 | DIOK |
| Guy van den Dries | Back row | (1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 30) | 1 | Belsize Park |
| Dave Koelman | Back row | (2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23) | 2 | Castricum |
| Kevin Krieger | Back row | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25) | 12 | Haagsche |
| Blake Nightingale | Back row | (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32) | 10 | ‘t Gooi * |
| Christopher Raymond | Back row | (2000-12-16) 16 December 2000 (age 23) | 2 | Haarlem * |
| Liam Stone | Back row | (2000-10-01) 1 October 2000 (age 23) | 0 | Coventry |
| Niels van de Ven | Back row | (1992-04-20) 20 April 1992 (age 32) | 5 | Alcobendas |
| Maxou Zerdoun | Back row | (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23) | 1 | Haagsche * |
| Mark Coebergh | Scrum-half | (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26) | 1 | ‘t Gooi * |
| Caleb Korteweg | Scrum-half | (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Stirling County |
| Hugo Schöller | Scrum-half | (1999-03-11) 11 March 1999 (age 25) | 6 | Coq Léguevinois |
| Jasey van Kampen | Fly-half | (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 25) | 6 | Haagsche |
| Marc Mistou | Fly-half | (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 25) | 2 | ‘t Gooi * |
| Mees van Oord | Fly-half | (1999-04-27) 27 April 1999 (age 25) | 9 | DIOK * |
| Reinhardt Fortuin | Fly-half | (1996-01-30) 30 January 1996 (age 28) | 2 | Cheetahs |
| Willie du Plessis | Fly-half | (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 34) | 0 | Stade Montois |
| Storm Carroll | Centre | (1984-11-13) 13 November 1984 (age 39) | 27 | Haarlem |
| Jules Godfroy | Centre | (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 27) | 0 | Corrèze |
| Tyren Kroos | Centre | (2000-02-14) 14 February 2000 (age 24) | 0 | Agen |
| Daily Limmen | Centre | (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 22) | 4 | Castricum * |
| Oliva Sialau | Centre | (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30) | 3 | Dukes * |
| David Weersma | Centre | (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28) | 15 | Aparejadores |
| Daan van der Avoird | Wing | (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 23) | 4 | DIOK * |
| Jort Doornenbal | Wing | (2000-08-03) 3 August 2000 (age 23) | 1 | Castricum * |
| Jordy Hop | Wing | (1994-08-16) 16 August 1994 (age 29) | 8 | Haagsche |
| Reinier Pieters | Wing | (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27) | 3 | Servette ** |
| Bart Wierenga | Wing | (1999-08-26) 26 August 1999 (age 24) | 4 | Valence Romans |
| Te Hauora Campbell | Fullback | (2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 23) | 6 | ‘t Gooi * |
| Peter Lydon | Fullback | (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 31) | 0 | Rouen |
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- *: Also a member of Delta squad, playing in the Rugby Europe Super Cup.
- **: Servette is a Swiss club but plays in the French league.
Call-ups
On 10 February Spike Salman of Racing 92 was called up to the squad.[4]
The current coaching staff of the Netherlands national team:[5]
More information Name, Nationality ...
| Name | Nationality | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Lyn Jones | WAL | Head coach |
| Gareth Gilbert | RSA | Assistant coach |
| Allard Jonkers | NED | Assistant coach |
| Emmanuel Peyrezabes | FRA | Strength and Conditioning coach |
| Antoine van den Berg | NED | Physiotherapist |
| Sebastiaan van Osch | NED | Physiotherapist |
| Kevan Gallagher | NED | Video analyst |
| Jan van Diest | NED | Manager |
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Past Coaches
Since 1997
More information Years, Coach ...
| Years | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1997–2000 | Geoff Old |
| 2001–2004 | Robbie Allen |
| 2004 | Alex O'Dowd |
| 2005–2006 | Iain Krysztofiak |
| 2007 | Eric Hangeveld |
| 2008 | Robin Raphael |
| 2009 | Hugues Dispas |
| 2009 | Robin Raphael (Caretaker) |
| 2009–2010 | Hugues Dispas |
| 2010–2011 | Jean Bidal |
| 2011 | Silvester Ramaker |
| 2011–2016 | Alex Chang |
| 2016–2019 | Gareth Gilbert |
| 2019–2022 | Zane Gardiner |
| 2022 | Dick Muir (interim) |
| 2022–present | Lyn Jones |
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- "Men's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Trainingsselectie Championship 2022 bekend". 22 January 2022.
- "Nederland speelt tegen regerend kampioen Georgië". 10 February 2022.
- Dutch Rugby Union - Official Site (in Dutch)