The Netherlands women's national rugby union team (Dutch: Nederlands dames nationale rugbyteam) are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side first played in 1982.

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Netherlands

Union	Dutch Rugby Union
Head coach	Sylke Haverkorn
Captain	Linde Corine Van Der Velden
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	16 (as of 15 April 2024)
First international
Netherlands 0–4 France  (Utrecht, Netherlands; 13 June 1982)
Biggest win
Denmark 3–141 Netherlands  (Grenade, France; 2 May 2004)
Biggest defeat
England 91–3 Netherlands  (Belluno, Italy; 19 April 1999)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 1991)

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World Rugby Rankings

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Top 20 rankings as of 15 April 2024^[1]

Rank	Change*	Team	Points
1		England	096.18
2		New Zealand	090.56
3		France	088.00
4		Canada	086.27
5		Australia	081.61
6		Italy	076.50
7		Scotland	075.80
8		Wales	073.41
9		United States	072.57
10		Ireland	072.35
11		Japan	069.38
12		South Africa	065.17
13		Spain	065.15
14		Russia	061.10
15		Samoa	059.57
16		Netherlands	058.98
17		Fiji	058.65
18		Hong Kong	058.31
19		Kazakhstan	055.97
20		Sweden	052.72
*Change from the previous week

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The Netherlands' women's national rugby union team hosted the first ever women's international women's rugby union match. This match took place in Utrecht on June 13, 1982. France won against the Netherlands with 4–0.^[2]

The Netherlands made their debut at the 1991 World Cup. They finished in 7th place out of 12 teams. They hosted the 1998 World Cup and qualified for the 2002 World Cup, where they finished 13th and 15th.

Women's rugby has increased in popularity in the Netherlands in the past decades. The airing of the 2015 World Cup on national television has further attributed to the increase in popularity.

Squad to the 2024 Rugby Europe Women's Championship.

• Rugby union in the Netherlands