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Netherlands women's national rugby union team

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For the men's team, see Netherlands national rugby union team. For the women's sevens team, see Netherlands women's national rugby sevens team.

Netherlands
Shirt badge/Association crest
UnionDutch Rugby Union
Head coachSylke Haverkorn
CaptainLinde Corine Van Der Velden
First colours
World Rugby ranking
Current16 (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
Appearances3 (First in 1991)
Women's
World Rugby Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 4 November 2024[1]
Rank Change* Team Points
1 Steady  England 097.56
2 Steady  Canada 089.31
3 Steady  New Zealand 088.64
4 Steady  France 085.11
5 Steady  Australia 078.10
6 Steady  Ireland 078.03
7 Steady  Scotland 076.82
8 Steady  Italy 074.75
9 Steady  United States 074.20
10 Steady  Wales 072.58
11 Steady  Japan 066.41
12 Steady  South Africa 066.18
13 Steady  Spain 065.42
14 Steady  Russia 061.10
15 Steady  Samoa 060.56
16 Steady  Netherlands 060.20
17 Steady  Fiji 059.14
18 Steady  Hong Kong 056.20
19 Steady  Kazakhstan 055.23
20 Steady  Sweden 052.72
*Change from the previous week
Netherlands during the 2013 Women's European Qualification Tournament.

The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side played the women's first international test match against France in 1982.

History

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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][3]

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.

On 16 March 2024, the Netherlands won the play-off, for the 2024 WXV 3 competition, against Colombia, who finished at the bottom of the inaugural WXV 3 standings in 2023.[4][5] By virtue of being the highest nation in World Rugby's Women's Rankings who did not take part in the inaugural edition, the Netherlands were given the opportunity to play for a spot in this year's tournament.[4]

Records

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Overall

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See also: List of Netherlands women's national rugby union team matches

(Full internationals only, updated to 14 May 2024)

Rugby: Netherlands internationals 1982-
Opponent First game Played Won Drawn Lost Percentage
 Belgium 2000 8 8 0 0 100.00%
 Brazil 2008 2 1 1 0 66.66%
 Canada 1998 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Colombia 2024 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Denmark 2003 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 England 1997 4 0 0 4 0.00%
 Finland 2012 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 France 1982 12 1 0 11 8.33%
 Germany 1992 17 16 0 1 94.12%
 Great Britain 1987 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Hong Kong 2019 3 1 0 2 33.33%
 Ireland 1998 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Italy 1988 8 2 0 6 25.00%
 Japan 2002 2 1 0 1 50.00%
 Kazakhstan 1999 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 New Zealand 1990 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Norway 2004 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 Portugal 2024 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Russia 1998 4 3 0 1 75.00%
 Samoa 2013 1 0 0 1 0.00%
 Scotland 1995 6 1 0 5 16.67%
 South Africa 2006 2 0 0 2 0.00%
 Spain 1995 6 0 0 6 0.00%
 Sweden 1984 19 16 0 3 84.21%
  Switzerland 2014 1 1 0 0 100.00%
 Soviet Union 1990 2 2 0 0 100.00%
 United States 1990 3 0 0 3 0.00%
 Wales 2001 5 3 0 2 60.00%
Summary 1982 136 69 0 67 50.74%

Rugby World Cup

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Rugby World Cup
Year Round Position GP W D L PF PA
Wales 1991 Plate semi-finals N/A 4 2 0 2 34 18
Scotland 1994 Did not participate
Netherlands 1998 Shield final 13th 5 3 0 2 197 40
Spain 2002 15th place playoff 15th 4 1 0 3 33 180
Canada 2006 Did not participate
England 2010 Did Not Qualify
France 2014
Ireland 2017
New Zealand 2021
England 2025
Australia 2029 TBD
United States 2033
Total 3/9 13th† 13 6 0 7 264 238
  Champion   Runner-up   Third place   Fourth
* Tied placing † Best placing Home venue

Players

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Recent squad

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Netherlands 30-player squad for the 2024 WXV 3 competition in Dubai.[6]

Player Position Date of birth (age) Caps Club/province
Anniek Nauta ?? (2000-03-10)10 March 2000 (aged 24)
Anouk Veerkamp Hooker (2002-01-29)29 January 2002 (aged 22) 7 England Hartpury University
Anoushka Beukers Hooker (1999-09-15)15 September 1999 (aged 25) 8 Netherlands Dames Bredase RC
Brechtje Karst Prop (2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 21) 5
Elisabeth Boot Loose forward (1998-09-16)16 September 1998 (aged 26) 5
Gwen van der Schoot ?? Netherlands RC Delft
Inger Jongerius Lock (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 28) 12
Isa Prins Lock (2003-06-04)4 June 2003 (aged 21) 7
Jara Bunnik ?? (2001-05-02)2 May 2001 (aged 23) 2
Julia Morauw Prop (2002-06-22)22 June 2002 (aged 22) 7
Linde van der Velden (c) Loose forward (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 29) 14 England Exeter Chiefs
Mariet Luijken Loose forward (2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (aged 20) 7
Mhina de Vos Forward (1998-04-24)24 April 1998 (aged 26) 8
Morgane ter Cock ?? (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 21) 1
Nicky Dix Prop (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 24) 14
Noah Demba ?? (1998-10-06)6 October 1998 (aged 25)
Sydney de Weijer Prop (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 21) 7 Netherlands Amsterdamse Atletiek Club
Emma van Traa ?? (2006-04-02)2 April 2006 (aged 18) 1 Netherlands The Vets
Esmee Ligtvoet Scrum-half (2003-06-23)23 June 2003 (aged 21) 8
Gaya van Nifterik Wing (1998-10-16)16 October 1998 (aged 25) 5
Isa Spoler Centre (2004-06-27)27 June 2004 (aged 20) 4
Jet Metz Fly-half (2003-09-19)19 September 2003 (aged 21) 5
Kika Mulling Wing (1999-04-06)6 April 1999 (aged 25) 3
Lieve Stallmann Fullback (2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 24) 10
Linneke Gevers Centre (1998-03-09)9 March 1998 (aged 26) 2
Lisa Egberts ?? (2001-12-03)3 December 2001 (aged 22)
Marit Lemmens Back (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 26) 8
Pien Selbeck Centre (1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 39) 13
Pleuni Kievit Fullback (1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 27) 4
Senne Hoog Wing (2005-06-07)7 June 2005 (aged 19) 4

Coaching Staff

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Position Name
Head Coach Sylke Haverkorn
Assistant Coach Gareth Gilbert
Manager Josina Verweij
Physio Yael Nillissen
Water Carrier 1 Mathew Cripps
Water Carrier 2, S&C Dino Bozic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's World Rankings". World Rugby. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Everything you need to know about WXV 2024 newcomers". www.world.rugby. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  3. ^ Birch, John (July 2013). "13th June 1982: The day it all began". www.scrumqueens.com. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Netherlands beat Colombia to secure WXV 3 spot". www.world.rugby. 2024-03-18. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  5. ^ Birch, John (2024-03-16). "Netherlands qualify for WXV3". ScrumQueens. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
  6. ^ Perkins, Bruce (2024-09-23). "All 18 squads for the 2024 WXV". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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