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{{Infobox rugby league football competition
The '''[[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Rugby League]] Bond Championship''', also known as NRLB Championship, is a Semi-Professional competition and the top-tier of branded Rugby League of the [[Netherlands]]. It currently consists of four teams. It was formed in 2015. The league consists of [[Netherlands national rugby league team|Netherlands]] Internationals, along with foreign players of various nations, including; [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[Germany]].
|name = Nederlandse Rugby League Bond Championship
|current_season =
|logo =
|pixels =
|alt =
|sport = [[Rugby league]]
|formerly = BNRL Championship
|founded =
|inaugural = 2015
|folded =
|replaced =
|ceotag =
|ceo =
|teams = 4
|country = {{NED}}
|country2 =
| headquarters = Rotterdam, The Netherlands
|championtag = Champions
|champion = Brabant Bears (1st title)
|season = 2024
|most_champs = [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] &
[[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|count = 2
|TV = YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQu9Wa867E18y0uBkg5W4Ag]
| website = NRLB [http://www.rugbyleague.nl]
| related_comps =
| related_comps2 =
| relegation_to =
}}

The '''Nederlandse Rugby league Bond Championship''', also known as NRLB Championship, is a Semi-Professional competition and the top-tier of branded [[Rugby League]] of the [[Netherlands]]. It currently consists of five teams. It was formed in 2015. The league consists of [[Netherlands national rugby league team|Netherlands]] Internationals, along with foreign players of various nations, including; [[England]], [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Australia]], [[Fiji]], [[Luxembourg]] and [[Germany]].


==Teams==
==Teams==
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!Honours
!Honours
|-
|-
! colspan="5" |Current Teams
|<center>{{flagicon|NED}} </center>
|[[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|Sportpark de Eendracht, [[Amsterdam]]
|3 (2015–present)
|None
|-
|-
|<center>{{flagicon|NED}}</center>
| style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|NED}}
|[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|[[Haagsche RC|Haagsche Rugby Club]], [[Den Haag]]
|[[Haagsche RC|Haagsche Rugby Club]], [[The Hague]]
|3 (2015–present)
|8 (2015–present)
|NRLB Champions 2019, NRLB League Leaders 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
|None
|-
|-
|<center>{{flagicon|NED}}</center>
| style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|NED}}
|[[Harderwijk Dolphins]]
|[[Harderwijk Dolphins]]
|[[Harderwijk]]
|[[Harderwijk]]
|1 (2017-present)
|6 (2017–present)
|None
|None
|-
|-
|<center>{{flagicon|BEL}}</center>
| style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|NED}}
|[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|[[Rotterdamse RC|Rotterdamse Rugby Club]], [[Rotterdam]]
|8 (2015–present)
|NRLB Champions 2016, 2017, NRLB League Leaders 2016
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{flagicon|NED}}
|[[Zwolle Wolves]]
|Rugby Club Zwolle, [[Zwolle]]
|3 (2022–present)
|NRLB Champions 2022
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| {{flagicon|NED}}
|[[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|Sportpark Jagersveld, [[Zaandam]]
|8 (2015–present)
|NRLB Champions 2018
|- style="background:gold"
|style="text-align:center;"|{{flagicon|NED}}
|Brabant Bears
|
|1 (2024–present)
|NRLB Champions 2024
|-
! colspan="5" |Former Teams
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| {{flagicon|BEL}}
|[[North Brussels Gorillas]]
|[[North Brussels Gorillas]]
|Petit Chemin Vert, [[Brussels]]
|Petit Chemin Vert, [[Brussels]]
|1 (2015)
|1 (2015)
|BNRL Champions 2015
|BNRL Champions 2015
|- style="background:gold"
|<center>{{flagicon|NED}}</center>
|[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|[[Rotterdamse RC|Rotterdamse Rugby Club]], [[Rotterdam]]
|3 (2015–present)
|NRLB Champions 2016, 2017
|}
|}


*'''Highlighted team denotes reigning champions'''
*'''Highlighted team denotes reigning champions'''


==Winners==
The '''NRLB Championship Grand Final''' has been the championship-deciding game since 2015. The finals are traditionally held by the current trophy holders. Prior to the 2019 season, the Grand Final trophy was renames, '''Jason Bruygoms Beker''', as a thank you to Jason Bruygoms, who resurrected Dutch rugby league in 2015 after the sport was absent in the country for nearly a decade.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! Year
! Winners
! Score
! Runner-up
! Location
! Referee
! Winning Coach
! Winning Captain
|-
! 2015
| '''[[North Brussels Gorillas]]'''
| 48&ndash;6
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| [[Brussels|Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels, Belgium]]
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Y Kazadi
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Marco Moraschi
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Iliass Laachiri
|-
! 2016
| '''[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]'''
| 42&ndash;18
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| [[Dordrecht|Dordrecht RC, South Holland]]
| {{flagicon|FIJ}} Misa Vakadranu
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jason Bruygoms
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jason Bruygoms
|-
! 2017
| '''[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]'''
| 26&ndash;24
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| [[Rotterdam|Rotterdamse Studenten RC, South Holland]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jason Bruygoms
| {{flagicon|NED}} Ben Dommerhuijsen
|-
! 2018
| '''[[Amsterdam Cobras]]'''
| 29&ndash;28 (AET)
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| [[Capelle aan den Ijssel|Sparta RC, Capelle aan den Ijssel, South Holland]]
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
| {{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum
| {{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum
|-
! 2019
| '''[[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]'''
| 20&ndash;16
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
| [[Amsterdam|NRCA Stadion, Amsterdam, North Holland]]
| {{flagicon|SCO}} Moray Gilliand
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Ian Thompson
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Dirkzwager
|-
! 2022
| '''[[Zwolle Wolves]]'''
| 32&ndash;28
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| [[The Hague|Haagse RC, The Hague]]
| {{flagicon|}}
| {{flagicon|}}
| {{flagicon|}}
|-
!2023
|'''[[Amsterdam Cobras]]'''
|18-16
|[[Zwolle Wolves]]
|Rugby Club Zwolle, [[Zwolle]]
|
|{{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum/ Brett Davidson
|{{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum
|-
!2024
|'''Brabant Bears'''
|26-16
|[[Zwolle Wolves]]
|SportPark Jagersveld, [[Zaandam]],[[Amsterdam|North Holland]]
|
|{{flagicon|NED}} Wilce Bonne
|{{flagicon|NED}} Kees Kuupers & Hamish Wragg
|}

===Results===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ Grand Final winners and runners up
|-
!scope=col|Club
!scope=col|Winners
!scope=col|Runners-up
!scope=col|Years won
!scope=col|Years runner-up
|-
!scope=row|[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| 2016, 2017
|
|-
! scope="row" |[[Amsterdam Cobras]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| 2018, 2023
| 2019
|-
! scope="row" |Brabant Bears
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0
|2024
|
|-
!scope=row|[[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| 2019
| 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
|-
!scope=row|[[North Brussels Gorillas]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |0
| 2015
|-
!scope=row|[[Zwolle Wolves]]
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| 2022
| 2023, 2024
|}

===The Double===
In [[rugby league]], the term 'the Double' is referring to the achievement of a club that wins both the minor premiership and premier final in the same season. To date, this has been achieved by a total two different clubs.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
!
!Club
!Wins
!Winning years
|-
|1||align=left|[[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]||1|| 2016
|-
|1||align=left|[[Den Haag Knights RLFC]]||1|| 2019
|}


==2015 Competition==
==2015 Competition==
The 2015 competition was fought out between [[Amsterdam Cobras]], Den Haag Knights, [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] and [[North Brussels Gorillas]] (Belgium). The North Brussels Gorillas won the inaugural competition after defeating Den Haag Knights 48-06 in the Grand Final.
The 2015 competition was fought out between [[Amsterdam Cobras]], Den Haag Knights, [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] and [[North Brussels Gorillas]] (Belgium). The North Brussels Gorillas won the inaugural competition after defeating Den Haag Knights 48-06 in the Grand Final.

===Teams===
{{location map+ |Benelux|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2015 BNRL Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Benelux|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Benelux|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Benelux|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=[[Rotterdam Pitbulls|Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Benelux|lat=51.1222|long=4.199431|label=[[North Brussels Gorillas|North Brussels]]|position=right}}
}}

{| style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!Stadium
!City/Area
|-
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| North Brussels Gorillas
| Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels
| [[Brussels]], [[Belgium]]
|-
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|}


===Ladder===
===Ladder===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PD !! Points
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PD !! Points
|-
|-
| 1 || North Brussels Gorillas || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>102</center> || <center>11</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| North Brussels Gorillas || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 102 || 11
|-
|-
| 2 || Den Haag Knights || <center>3</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>22</center> || <center>11</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| Den Haag Knights || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 22 || 11
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || <center>3</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>-36</center> || <center>6</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2 || -36 || 6
|-
|-
| 4 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>-88</center> || <center>2</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 4 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || -88 || 2
|}
|}


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|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[Den Haag]]
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[The Hague]]
|attendance = 50
|attendance = 50
|referee = {{flagicon|NED}} Jorge Vazquez
|referee = {{flagicon|NED}} Jorge Vazquez
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|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[Den Haag]]
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[The Hague]]
|attendance = 30
|attendance = 30
|referee = {{flagicon|BEL}} Salvatore
|referee = {{flagicon|BEL}} Salvatore
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On 26 May 2016, Harderwijk Dolphins were registered as an official Rugby League Club and would participate in the Netherlands Rugby League competition in 2017.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/HarderwijkdolphinsRLFC/posts/810573249047936], Hardewijk Dolphins confirm 2017 Participation.</ref>
On 26 May 2016, Harderwijk Dolphins were registered as an official Rugby League Club and would participate in the Netherlands Rugby League competition in 2017.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/HarderwijkdolphinsRLFC/posts/810573249047936], Hardewijk Dolphins confirm 2017 Participation.</ref>

===Teams===
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2016 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=[[Rotterdam Pitbulls|Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
}}

{| style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!2015
!Stadium
!City/Area
|-
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 4th
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:silver"
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|}


===Ladder===
===Ladder===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PD !! Points
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PD !! Points
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || <center>4</center> || <center>4</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>172</center> || <center>8</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 1 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 172 || 8
|-
|-
| 2 || Den Haag Knights || <center>4</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>2</center> || <center> -28</center> || <center>4</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 2 ||style="text-align:left;"| Den Haag Knights || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || -28 || 4
|-
|-
| 3 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || <center>4</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>4</center> || <center> -144</center> || <center>0</center>
|style="text-align:left;"| 3 ||style="text-align:left;"| [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 4 || 0 || 0 || 4 || -144 || 0
|}
|}


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|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce {{try|2}}
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce {{try|2}}
|-
|-
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joe Storm]]
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm
|-
|-
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Romeo Goldman
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Romeo Goldman
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|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[Den Haag]]
|stadium = Haagsche Rugby Club, [[The Hague]]
|attendance = 23
|attendance = 23
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
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|FE ||'''6'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst
|FE ||'''6'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst
|-
|-
|HB ||'''7'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joe Storm]]
|HB ||'''7'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm
|-
|-
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Guido Van Breen
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Guido Van Breen
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|FE ||'''6'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst
|FE ||'''6'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst
|-
|-
|HB ||'''7'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joe Storm]]
|HB ||'''7'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm
|-
|-
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Bonne Wilce
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Bonne Wilce
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|goals1 =
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Segbroek College, [[Den Haag]]
|stadium = Segbroek College, [[The Hague]]
|attendance = 28
|attendance = 28
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
|referee = {{flagicon|AUS}} Joe Jhugroo
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|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce
|-
|-
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Joe Storm]]
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm
|-
|-
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Guido Van Breen
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} Guido Van Breen
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!width=25| !!width=25|
!width=25| !!width=25|
|-
|-
|FB ||'''1'''|| {{flagicon|AU}} Christopher Peponis {{inj|9|80}}
|FB ||'''1'''|| {{flagicon|AUS}} Christopher Peponis {{inj|9|80}}
|-
|-
|WG ||'''2'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} RJ Pier
|WG ||'''2'''|| {{flagicon|NED}} RJ Pier
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|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce
|PR ||'''8'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Bonne Wilce
|-
|-
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Joe Storm]] {{inj|31|52}}
|HK ||'''9'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Storm {{inj|31|52}}
|-
|-
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Swensson
|PR ||'''10'''|| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jordan Swensson
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! Award !! Nomination 1 !! Nomination 2 !! Nomination 3 !! Nomination 4
! Award !! Nomination 1 !! Nomination 2 !! Nomination 3 !! Nomination 4
|-
|-
| <center>'''Player Of The Year'''</center> || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|PNG}} Benjamin van Bodegraven || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NZ}} Joe Collins || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Funk
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Player Of The Year''' || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|PNG}} Benjamin van Bodegraven || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Frank Longhurst || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NZ}} Joe Collins || style="width:200px; background:"|{{flagicon|NED}} Patrick Funk
|-
|-
| <center>'''Rookie Of The Year'''</center> || {{flagicon|NED}} Daniel de Ruiter || {{flagicon|NED}} Daniel van Waas || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm || {{flagicon|NED}} Ruben Stuifzand
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Rookie Of The Year''' || {{flagicon|NED}} Daniel de Ruiter || {{flagicon|NED}} Daniel van Waas || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NED}} Joe Storm || {{flagicon|NED}} Ruben Stuifzand
|-
|-
| <center>'''Sports Personality Of The Year'''</center> || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum || {{flagicon|NZ}} Jason Bruygoms || {{flagicon|NED}} Santino Landus ||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Sports Personality Of The Year''' || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|NED}} Daan van Rossum || {{flagicon|NZ}} Jason Bruygoms || {{flagicon|NED}} Santino Landus ||
|-
|-
| <center>'''Most Committed Award*'''</center> || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joe & Dylan Jhugroo || {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Rigby || {{flagicon|NED}} Remco van Zoen ||
|style="text-align:center;"| '''Most Committed Award*''' || style="width:200px; background:gold"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joe & Dylan Jhugroo || {{flagicon|ENG}} Matt Rigby || {{flagicon|NED}} Remco van Zoen ||
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==2017 Competition==
==2017 Competition==
{{Main|2017 NRLB Championship}}


===Teams===
See [[2017 NRLB Championship]] for competition information
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2017 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=[[Rotterdam Pitbulls|Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.3422|long=5.699431|label=[[Harderwijk Dolphins|Harderwijk]]|position=right}}
}}

{| style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!2016
!Stadium
!City/Area
|-
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:silver"
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:bronze"
| Harderwijk Dolphins
|style="text-align:center;"| N/A
| Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA
| [[Harderwijk]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:gold"
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 1st
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|}


===Ladder===
===Ladder===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Bonus !! PF !! PA !! PD !! Points
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! Bonus !! PF !! PA !! PD !! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 312 || 100 || 212 || 16
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 210 || 154 || 56 || 16
|-
|-
| 1 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || <center>2</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>86</center> || <center>44</center> || <center>42</center> || <center>6</center>
| 3 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 94 || 238 || -144 || 8
|-
|-
| 4 || Harderwijk Dolphins || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 4 || 112 || 236 || -124 || 4
| 2 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>122</center> || <center>36</center> || <center>86</center> || <center>4</center>
|-
| 3 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || <center>2</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>38</center> || <center>118</center> || <center> -80</center> || <center>4</center>
|-
| 4 || Harderwijk Dolphins || <center>2</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>2</center> || <center>40</center> || <center>88</center> || <center> -48</center> || <center>2</center>
|-
|-
|}
|}
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===Teams===
===Teams===
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2017 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2018 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
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|-
|-
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 4th
| <center>4th</center>
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:silver"
|- style="background:silver"
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| <center>2nd</center>
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[Den Haag]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:bronze"
|- style="background:bronze"
| Harderwijk Dolphins
| Harderwijk Dolphins
|style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| <center>3rd</center>
| Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA
| Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA
| [[Harderwijk]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[Harderwijk]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:gold"
|- style="background:gold"
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 1st
| <center>1st</center>
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
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===Ladder===
===Ladder===


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PF !! PA !! PD !! Points
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PF !! PA !! PD !! Points
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || <center>3</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>100</center> || <center>28</center> || <center>72</center> || <center>6</center>
| 1 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 242 || 90 || 152 || 10
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || <center>4</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>120</center> || <center>92</center> || <center>28</center> || <center>6</center>
| 2 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 254 || 110 || 144 || 10
|-
|- align=center
| 3 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 160 || 214 || -54 || 3*
|- align=center style="background:;"
|-
| 3 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || <center>4</center> || <center>1</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>100</center> || <center>122</center> || <center> -22</center> || <center>1*</center>
| 4 || Harderwijk Dolphins || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 56 || 298 || -242 || 0
|- align=center style="background:;"
|-
| 4 || Harderwijk Dolphins || <center>3</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>0</center> || <center>3</center> || <center>42</center> || <center>120</center> || <center> -78</center> || <center>0</center>
|}

==2019 Competition==

===Teams===
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2019 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=[[Rotterdam Pitbulls|Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.3422|long=5.699431|label=[[Harderwijk Dolphins|Harderwijk]]|position=right}}
}}

{| style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!2017
!Stadium
!City/Area
|- style="background:gold"
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 1st
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:silver"
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:bronze"
| Harderwijk Dolphins
|style="text-align:center;"| 4th
| Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA
| [[Harderwijk]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT
| [[Rotterdam]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|}

===Ladder===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PF !! PA !! PD !! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 210 || 130 || 80 || 9
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 6 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 208 || 146 || 62 || 9
|-
| 3 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 6 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 130 || 162 || -54 || 5
|-
| 4 || Harderwijk Dolphins || 6 || 1 || 0 || 5 || 134 || 244 || -110 || 2
|-
|}

==2022 Competition==

===Teams===
{{location map+ |Netherlands|align=left |width=350 |caption=Locations of 2022 NRLB Championship Clubs|places=
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.062817|long=4.383114|label=[[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.314310|long=4.942687|label=[[Amsterdam Cobras|Amsterdam]]|position=left}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=51.916667|long=4.5|label=[[Rotterdam Pitbulls|Rotterdam]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.3422|long=5.699431|label=[[Harderwijk Dolphins|Harderwijk]]|position=right}}
{{Location map~|Netherlands|lat=52.5168|long=6.0830|label=[[Zwolle Wolves|Zwolle]]|position=right}}
}}

{| style="width:550;" class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Team
!2019
!Stadium
!City/Area
|- style="background:silver"
| [[Amsterdam Cobras]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 2nd
| Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR
| [[Amsterdam]], [[North Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|- style="background:gold"
| [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 1st
| Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM
| [[The Hague]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Harderwijk Dolphins]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 3rd
| Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan, 3842 LA
| [[Harderwijk]], [[Gelderland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]]
|style="text-align:center;"| 4th
| Sparta RC, Bermweg 141 2907 LE
| [[Capelle aan den Ijssel]], [[South Holland]], [[Netherlands]]
|-
| [[Zwolle Wolves]]
|style="text-align:center;"| N/A
| Rugby Club Zwolle, Hyacintstraat 66B, 8013 HX
| [[Zwolle]], [[Overijssel]], [[Netherlands]]
|}

===Ladder===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! !! Team !! Played !! Won !! Drawn !! Lost !! PD !! Points
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 || [[Den Haag Knights RLFC|Den Haag Knights]] || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 128 || 8
|-style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 || [[Zwolle Wolves]]|| 4 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 30 || 5
|-
| 3 || [[Amsterdam Cobras]] || 4 || 1 || 1 || 2 || -32 || 3
|-
| 4 || [[Harderwijk Dolphins]]|| 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || -20 || 2
|-
| 5 || [[Rotterdam Pitbulls]] || 4 || 1 || 0 || 3 || -106 || 2
|-
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
{{Portal|Rugby league|Netherlands}}
{{Portal|Sports|Netherlands}}
* [[Netherlands Rugby League Bond]]
* [[Netherlands Rugby League Bond]]
* [[Netherlands national rugby league team]]
* [[Netherlands national rugby league team]]
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[[Category:Rugby league in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:European rugby league competitions]]
[[Category:European rugby league competitions]]
[[Category:Professional sports leagues in the Netherlands]]

Latest revision as of 10:17, 24 September 2024

Nederlandse Rugby League Bond Championship
SportRugby league
Formerly known asBNRL Championship
Inaugural season2015
Number of teams4
Country Netherlands
ChampionsBrabant Bears (1st title) (2024)
Most titlesRotterdam Pitbulls & Amsterdam Cobras (2 titles)
WebsiteNRLB [2]
Broadcast partnerYouTube [3]

The Nederlandse Rugby league Bond Championship, also known as NRLB Championship, is a Semi-Professional competition and the top-tier of branded Rugby League of the Netherlands. It currently consists of five teams. It was formed in 2015. The league consists of Netherlands Internationals, along with foreign players of various nations, including; England, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Luxembourg and Germany.

Teams

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Country Team Name Location Seasons Competed Honours
Current Teams
Netherlands Den Haag Knights Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague 8 (2015–present) NRLB Champions 2019, NRLB League Leaders 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
Netherlands Harderwijk Dolphins Harderwijk 6 (2017–present) None
Netherlands Rotterdam Pitbulls Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam 8 (2015–present) NRLB Champions 2016, 2017, NRLB League Leaders 2016
Netherlands Zwolle Wolves Rugby Club Zwolle, Zwolle 3 (2022–present) NRLB Champions 2022
Netherlands Amsterdam Cobras Sportpark Jagersveld, Zaandam 8 (2015–present) NRLB Champions 2018
Netherlands Brabant Bears 1 (2024–present) NRLB Champions 2024
Former Teams
Belgium North Brussels Gorillas Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels 1 (2015) BNRL Champions 2015
  • Highlighted team denotes reigning champions


Winners

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The NRLB Championship Grand Final has been the championship-deciding game since 2015. The finals are traditionally held by the current trophy holders. Prior to the 2019 season, the Grand Final trophy was renames, Jason Bruygoms Beker, as a thank you to Jason Bruygoms, who resurrected Dutch rugby league in 2015 after the sport was absent in the country for nearly a decade.

Year Winners Score Runner-up Location Referee Winning Coach Winning Captain
2015 North Brussels Gorillas 48–6 Den Haag Knights RLFC Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels, Belgium Belgium Y Kazadi Belgium Marco Moraschi Belgium Iliass Laachiri
2016 Rotterdam Pitbulls 42–18 Den Haag Knights RLFC Dordrecht RC, South Holland Fiji Misa Vakadranu New Zealand Jason Bruygoms New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
2017 Rotterdam Pitbulls 26–24 Den Haag Knights RLFC Rotterdamse Studenten RC, South Holland Australia Joe Jhugroo New Zealand Jason Bruygoms Netherlands Ben Dommerhuijsen
2018 Amsterdam Cobras 29–28 (AET) Den Haag Knights RLFC Sparta RC, Capelle aan den Ijssel, South Holland Australia Joe Jhugroo Netherlands Daan van Rossum Netherlands Daan van Rossum
2019 Den Haag Knights RLFC 20–16 Amsterdam Cobras NRCA Stadion, Amsterdam, North Holland Scotland Moray Gilliand England Ian Thompson New Zealand Paul Dirkzwager
2022 Zwolle Wolves 32–28 Den Haag Knights RLFC Haagse RC, The Hague
2023 Amsterdam Cobras 18-16 Zwolle Wolves Rugby Club Zwolle, Zwolle Netherlands Daan van Rossum/ Brett Davidson Netherlands Daan van Rossum
2024 Brabant Bears 26-16 Zwolle Wolves SportPark Jagersveld, Zaandam,North Holland Netherlands Wilce Bonne Netherlands Kees Kuupers & Hamish Wragg

Results

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Grand Final winners and runners up
Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Rotterdam Pitbulls 2 0 2016, 2017
Amsterdam Cobras 2 1 2018, 2023 2019
Brabant Bears 1 0 2024
Den Haag Knights RLFC 1 5 2019 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
North Brussels Gorillas 1 0 2015
Zwolle Wolves 1 2 2022 2023, 2024

The Double

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In rugby league, the term 'the Double' is referring to the achievement of a club that wins both the minor premiership and premier final in the same season. To date, this has been achieved by a total two different clubs.

Club Wins Winning years
1 Rotterdam Pitbulls 1 2016
1 Den Haag Knights RLFC 1 2019

2015 Competition

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The 2015 competition was fought out between Amsterdam Cobras, Den Haag Knights, Rotterdam Pitbulls and North Brussels Gorillas (Belgium). The North Brussels Gorillas won the inaugural competition after defeating Den Haag Knights 48-06 in the Grand Final.

Teams

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Locations of 2015 BNRL Championship Clubs
Team Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
North Brussels Gorillas Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels Brussels, Belgium
Rotterdam Pitbulls Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost PD Points
1 North Brussels Gorillas 3 2 1 0 102 11
2 Den Haag Knights 3 2 1 0 22 11
3 Rotterdam Pitbulls 3 1 0 2 -36 6
4 Amsterdam Cobras 3 0 0 3 -88 2

League Schedule

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Round 1

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Rotterdam Pitbulls0-70North Brussels Gorillas
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: 40
Referee: Netherlands D van Zeijst
North Brussels Gorillas
FB 1 Netherlands Ben Dommershuijsen
WG 2 Netherlands Evert Van Bochove
CE 3 Netherlands Thijs Van der Zouwen
CE 4 Netherlands Mitchell Slingerland
WG 5 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
FE 6 Netherlands Jedidaih Timisela
HB 7 Netherlands Johannes Bavius
PR 8 Netherlands Julian Brigghe
HK 9 Netherlands Marvin Slingerland
PR 10 Netherlands Edson Neves
SR 11 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez Yellow card 9' Red card 27'
SR 12 Netherlands Emerson do Rosario de Werk
LF 13 Netherlands Rogier Baakman
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Thomas Van Gorkum
INT 15 Netherlands Uri Breman
INT 16 Netherlands Wouter Naloop
INT 17 Netherlands Dominic Stuivenberg
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Belgium Laachini Iliass rugby ball 2', rugby ball 50'
WG 2 Belgium Lelio Guilmann rugby ball 38', rugby ball 67'
CE 3 Belgium Christopher Eyns rugby ball 74'
CE 4 Belgium Abdel Zigha rugby ball 5'
WG 5 Belgium Jonathan Bouillon
FE 6 Belgium Marc Padee
HB 7 Belgium Zakaria Zoubir
PR 8 Belgium Salougo Stan
HK 9 Belgium Hamadat Youngy rugby ball 61'
PR 10 Belgium Guillaume Van der Elst
SR 11 Belgium Nathan Van Ap rugby ball 9'
SR 12 Belgium Alessandro Lancia rugby ball 28'
LF 13 Belgium Josquin De Winne
Interchanges:
INT 14 Belgium Adam Bahemou rugby ball 32'
INT 15 Belgium Yiles Chaouche
INT 16 Belgium El Hilali Sofian rugby ball 36'
INT 17 Belgium Agim Coroli rugby ball 41', rugby ball 71'
Head Coach:
Belgium Marco Moraschi
Den Haag Knights42-22Amsterdam Cobras
Delft Rugby Club, Delft
Attendance: 20
Referee: Belgium H Sanchezz
FB 1 Netherlands Joost Van der Wiel rugby ball 79'
WG 2 England Frank Longhurst rugby ball 32', rugby ball 66'
CE 3 England Jordan Swensson
CE 4 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
WG 5 Fiji Tuinawi Baseniyasana
FE 6 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
HB 7 Netherlands Faamoana Laufiso rugby ball 35'
PR 8 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
HK 9 Fiji Misa Vakadranu rugby ball 50'
PR 10 Fiji Amasa Baseniyasana
SR 11 Netherlands Joris Burggraaf
SR 12 Netherlands Bastiaan Tentij
LF 13 England Adam Whitaker rugby ball 59'
Interchanges:
INT 14 New Zealand Paul Dirkzwager rugby ball 80'
INT 15 Netherlands Timothy Ddumba rugby ball 78'
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson
FB 1 Moldova Stefan Armas
WG 2 Netherlands Piet Hagenaars Yellow card 31' Red card 57'
CE 3 Netherlands Barry Vliek
CE 4 England Ciaran Jaras rugby ball 62', rugby ball 73'
WG 5 India Nikhil Mani
FE 6 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
HB 7 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum
PR 8 Netherlands Roger Akkerman
HK 9 Netherlands Martijn Hermans
PR 10 England Eden Clayton rugby ball 41'
SR 11 Netherlands Stijn Spijker
SR 12 Australia Kirby McKean rugby ball 3'
LF 13 England George Worrall
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders

Round 2

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Amsterdam Cobras6-38North Brussels Gorillas
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: 70
Referee: Netherlands T van Gorkum
North Brussels Gorillas
FB 1 Moldova Stefan Armas
WG 2 Netherlands Stijn Spijker Yellow card 55'
CE 3 England Philip Raitt
CE 4 England Ciaran Jaras
WG 5 Netherlands Thomas Laauwers
FE 6 Netherlands Rolf Wouters
HB 7 Netherlands Patrick Ufkes
PR 8 Netherlands Albertus Bulsink
HK 9 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
PR 10 India Nikhil Mani
SR 11 Netherlands Martijn Hermans Yellow card 41'
SR 12 Netherlands Rob Bensing
LF 13 England Peter Murphy
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Daan Schaap
INT 15 Australia Kirby McKean
INT 16 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum rugby ball 62'
INT 17 Netherlands Harry Veldmen
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders
FB 1 Belgium Karim Hammadi Yellow card 55'
WG 2 Belgium Abdel Zigha rugby ball 2', rugby ball 28'
CE 3 Belgium Younes Hammabat
CE 4 Belgium Loukhan Omorou
WG 5 Belgium Alessandro Lancia rugby ball 12', rugby ball 58', Yellow card 41'
FE 6 Belgium Martin Derom
HB 7 Belgium Zakaria Zoubir
PR 8 Belgium Stan Balongo rugby ball 74'
HK 9 Belgium Youssef Zoubir
PR 10 Belgium Nathan Van der Perren
SR 11 Belgium Soufian El Hilali rugby ball 38'
SR 12 Belgium Jonathan Bouillon
LF 13 Belgium Marco Moraschi
Interchanges:
INT 14 Belgium Christophe Weyenberghe
INT 15 Belgium Kamal Singh rugby ball 17'
INT 16 Belgium Fadel Tijrini
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Belgium Marco Moraschi
Den Haag Knights22-20Rotterdam Pitbulls
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: 70
Referee: England Kane Krlic
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Netherlands Joost Van der Wiel
WG 2 England Ian Thompson
CE 3 England Frank Longhurst
CE 4 England Jordan Swensson
WG 5 England Matthew Collins
FE 6 Fiji Tuinawi Baseniyasana
HB 7 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
PR 8 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell rugby ball 64'
HK 9 Fiji Misa Vakadranu
PR 10 New Zealand Paul Dirkzwager
SR 11 England Bonne Wilce rugby ball 37', rugby ball 41'
SR 12 Netherlands Devin Schutte rugby ball 15', rugby ball 57'
LF 13 Netherlands Walter Holtslag
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson
FB 1 Netherlands Thijs Van der Zouwen
WG 2 Netherlands Evert Van Bochove
CE 3 Netherlands Uri Breman
CE 4 Netherlands Rogier Baakman
WG 5 Netherlands Dominic Stuivenberg rugby ball 75'
FE 6 Netherlands Thomas Van Gorkum
HB 7 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms rugby ball 11', rugby ball 67'
PR 8 Netherlands Hannes Bavius
HK 9 Netherlands Emerson do Rosario de Werk
PR 10 Netherlands Edson Neves
SR 11 Netherlands Jedidiah Timisela
SR 12 Netherlands Gerbert Van Bochove rugby ball 79'
LF 13 Netherlands Julian Brugghe
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Gerard Boyd
INT 15 Netherlands Ebe Pieter Preesman
INT 16 Netherlands Ben Dommershuijsen Yellow card 71'
INT 17 Netherlands Bonno Stuivenberg
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms

Round 3

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Den Haag Knights18-18North Brussels Gorillas
Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague
Attendance: 50
Referee: Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
Den Haag Knights
North Brussels Gorillas
FB 1 Fiji Tonisi Lalogafau
WG 2 Fiji Tuiniawi Baseniyasana
CE 3 Netherlands Timothy Ddumba
CE 4 Netherlands Bastiaan Tenji
WG 5 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell
FE 6 Netherlands Wouter Holtslag
HB 7 Fiji Solomone Fiafe
PR 8 England Adam Whitaker
HK 9 New Zealand Paul Dirkzwager
PR 10 Netherlands Joost Van der Wiel
SR 11 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
SR 12 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
LF 13 England Frank Longhurst
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Remco Vrasdonk
INT 15 Fiji Amasa Baseniyasana
INT 16 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
INT 17 Netherlands Joris Burggraaf
INT 18 Fiji Faamoana Laufiso
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson
FB 1 Belgium Unknown
WG 2 Belgium Unknown
CE 3 Belgium Unknown
CE 4 Belgium Unknown
WG 5 Belgium Unknown
FE 6 Belgium Unknown
HB 7 Belgium Unknown
PR 8 Belgium Unknown
HK 9 Belgium Unknown
PR 10 Belgium Unknown
SR 11 Belgium Unknown
SR 12 Belgium Unknown
LF 13 Belgium Unknown
Interchanges:
INT 14 Belgium Unknown
INT 15 Belgium Unknown
INT 16 Belgium Unknown
INT 17 Belgium Unknown
Head Coach:
Belgium Marco Moraschi
Rotterdam Pitbulls52-16Amsterdam Cobras
Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague
Attendance: 30
Referee: Belgium Salvatore
FB 1 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
WG 2 Netherlands Marcel Koorevaar
CE 3 Netherlands Thijs Van der Zouwen rugby ball 27', rugby ball 44', rugby ball 70', rugby ball 76'
CE 4 Netherlands Jan Harmen Fokkens rugby ball 14', rugby ball 42'
WG 5 Netherlands Uri Bremen
FE 6 Netherlands Dominic Stuivenberg Yellow card 40'
HB 7 Netherlands Bonno Stuivenberg
PR 8 Netherlands Tom Van Gorkum
HK 9 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
PR 10 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
SR 11 Netherlands Hannes Bavius
SR 12 Netherlands Edson Neves rugby ball 5', rugby ball 48', rugby ball 51'
LF 13 Netherlands Gerbert Van Bochove
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Jaco Pattikawa
INT 15 Netherlands Marvin Biliosa rugby ball 61', Yellow card 66'
INT 16 Netherlands Marvin Slingerland
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Moldova Stefan Armas
WG 2 Netherlands Stijn Spijker
CE 3 Netherlands Martijn Hermans
CE 4 England Ciaran Jaras
WG 5 India Nikhil Mani
FE 6 Netherlands Marijn Steenland
HB 7 Netherlands Alexander Apakadize
PR 8 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
HK 9 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum rugby ball 10', rugby ball 63', rugby ball 67', Yellow card 40'
PR 10 Australia Kirby McKean
SR 11 Netherlands Dax Van Laer
SR 12 Netherlands Tomas Adler
LF 13 N/A
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders

Finals

[edit]

Third-Place Play Off

[edit]
Rotterdam Pitbulls52-22Amsterdam Cobras
Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels
Attendance: 120
Referee: Belgium S Liga
FB 1 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
WG 2 Netherlands Thijs Van der Zouwen rugby ball 57'
CE 3 Netherlands Evert Van Bochove
CE 4 Netherlands Uri Breman
WG 5 Netherlands Dominic Stuivenberg rugby ball 47'
FE 6 Netherlands Tom Van Gorkum
HB 7 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
PR 8 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
HK 9 Netherlands Johannes Bavius
PR 10 Netherlands Emerson Do Rosario de Werk rugby ball 1', rugby ball 10', rugby ball 71'
SR 11 Netherlands Edson Neves rugby ball 39'
SR 12 Netherlands Jedidiah Timisela
LF 13 Netherlands Marvin Slingerland rugby ball 28', rugby ball 65'
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Ben Dommershuijsen rugby ball 13', rugby ball 19'
INT 15 Netherlands Bonno Stuivenberg
INT 16 Netherlands Julian Brugghe
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Netherlands Patrick Ufkes rugby ball 36'
WG 2 Belgium Marco Maroschi
CE 3 India Nikhil Mani
CE 4 England Ciaran Jaras rugby ball 68'
WG 5 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum rugby ball 4'
FE 6 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
HB 7 Netherlands Dax Van Laer rugby ball 25'
PR 8 Moldova Stefan Armas
HK 9 Netherlands Martijn Hermans
PR 10 Netherlands Stijn Spijker
SR 11 Australia Matt De Smeth
SR 12 England Phil Raitt
LF 13 Belgium Massimo
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders

Grand Final

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North Brussels Gorillas48-6Den Haag Knights
Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels
Attendance: 150
Referee: Belgium Y Kazadi
North Brussels Gorillas
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Belgium Iliass Laachiri
WG 2 Belgium Abdel Zigha
CE 3 Belgium Alessandro Lancia
CE 4 Belgium Karim Hammadat rugby ball 41'
WG 5 Belgium Jonathan Bouillon rugby ball 35', rugby ball 61'
FE 6 Belgium Adam Bahemou rugby ball 64'
HB 7 Belgium Zakaria Zoubir rugby ball 22'
PR 8 Belgium Stanislas Rogerio
HK 9 Belgium Christopher Eyns
PR 10 Belgium Martin Derom
SR 11 Belgium Guillaume Van Der Elst
SR 12 Belgium Younes Hammadat rugby ball 58'
LF 13 Belgium Josquin Dewinne
Interchanges:
INT 14 Belgium Yiles Chaouch rugby ball 2'
INT 15 Belgium Marc Paree
INT 16 Belgium Soufiane El Hilali
INT 17 Belgium Loukman Omorou rugby ball 7'
Head Coach:
Belgium Marco Moraschi
FB 1 England Adam Whitaker
WG 2 England Frank Longhurst rugby ball 13'
CE 3 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
CE 4 Fiji Solomona Fiavaai
WG 5 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
FE 6 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell
HB 7 Fiji Tuinawi Baseniyasana
PR 8 Netherlands Timothy Ddumba
HK 9 Netherlands Bastiaan Tentij
PR 10 New Zealand Paul Dirkzwager
SR 11 Netherlands Wouter Holtslag
SR 12 Fiji Amasa Neltuyaga
LF 13 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
Interchanges:
INT 14 Fiji Monty Laufiso
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson

2016 Competition

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In 2016, the North Brussels Gorillas competing in the Belgium League, to help with the development of their countries Rugby League purpose.

On 26 May 2016, Harderwijk Dolphins were registered as an official Rugby League Club and would participate in the Netherlands Rugby League competition in 2017.[1]

Teams

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Locations of 2016 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team 2015 Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras 4th Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights 2nd Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls 3rd Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost PD Points
1 Rotterdam Pitbulls 4 4 0 0 172 8
2 Den Haag Knights 4 2 0 2 -28 4
3 Amsterdam Cobras 4 0 0 4 -144 0

League Schedule

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Round 1

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Amsterdam Cobras14-60Rotterdam Pitbulls
Report
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: 40
Referee: Netherlands Tom Van Gorkum
Amsterdam Cobras
FB 1 England Eden Clayton
WG 2 Netherlands Patrick Ufkes
CE 3 Netherlands Bas Van Ekelen
CE 4 England James Cavell
WG 5 Moldova Stefan Armas
FE 6 England Ciaran Jaras
HB 7 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum
PR 8 Netherlands Sytse Zijlstra
HK 9 Italy Giuseppe Tazzi
PR 10 Netherlands Martijn Hermans
SR 11 Netherlands Marijn Steenland
SR 12 Puerto Rico Christian Jimenez
LF 13 Netherlands Stijn Spijker
Interchanges:
INT 14 Switzerland Benjamin Cueni
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders
FB 1 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
WG 2 Netherlands Thijs Van Der Zouwen
CE 3 Netherlands Auke Idzerda
CE 4 Netherlands Jaco Pattikawa
WG 5 Suriname Aston Leidsman
FE 6 New Zealand Joe Collins
HB 7 New Zealand Uri Bremen
PR 8 New Zealand Faave Dommershuijsen
HK 9 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
PR 10 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
SR 11 Netherlands Marvin Biliosa
SR 12 Netherlands Brian Roos
LF 13 Netherlands Edson Neves
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Sjoerd Dijkshoorn
INT 15 Netherlands Patrick Funk
INT 16 Netherlands Wouter Naloop
INT 17 New Zealand Leslie Heron
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms

Round 2

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Rotterdam Pitbulls88-20Den Haag Knights
Report
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Fiji Misa Vakadranu
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Netherlands Evert Van Boschove
WG 2 Netherlands Thijs Van Der Zouwen
CE 3 Netherlands Tim Bergonje
CE 4 Netherlands Danny Schepers
WG 5 Netherlands Jedediah Timisela
FE 6 New Zealand Joe Collins
HB 7 Netherlands Auke Idzera
PR 8 Netherlands Emerson Do Rosario De Werk
HK 9 Netherlands Uri Breman
PR 10 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
SR 11 Netherlands Edson Neves
SR 12 Netherlands Daniel Van Waas
LF 13 Netherlands Sjoerd Dijkshoorn
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Marvin Biliosa
INT 15 Netherlands Wouter Naloop
INT 16 Suriname Aston Leidsman
INT 17 Netherlands Jaco Pattikawa
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Netherlands Guillaume Aries
WG 2 England Ciaran Hay
CE 3 Netherlands Guido Van Breen
CE 4 Netherlands Koos Wabeke
WG 5 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell rugby ball 23', rugby ball 35'
FE 6 England Frank Longhurst
HB 7 Canada Thomas Charpentier
PR 8 England Bonne Wilce rugby ball 2'
HK 9 Netherlands Joe Storm
PR 10 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
SR 11 Netherlands Joost Van Der Wiel
SR 12 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
LF 13 England Matthew Rigby rugby ball 52'
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Rolef Joel Pier
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson

Round 3

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Den Haag Knights40-14Amsterdam Cobras
Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague
Attendance: 23
Referee: Australia Joe Jhugroo
Den Haag Knights
Amsterdam Cobras
FB 1 Fiji Amasa Boseniyasana
WG 2 Afghanistan Emal Sarwar
CE 3 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell rugby ball 17', rugby ball 31', rugby ball 39', rugby ball 62'
CE 4 Netherlands Ciaran Hay
WG 5 Netherlands Guillaume Aries
FE 6 England Frank Longhurst
HB 7 Netherlands Joe Storm
PR 8 Netherlands Guido Van Breen
HK 9 England Jordan Swensson
PR 10 Germany Lucas Quentin
SR 11 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
SR 12 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
LF 13 England Matthew Rigby rugby ball 12'
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Koos Wabeke
INT 15 Netherlands Rolef Joel Pier
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson
FB 1 Moldova Stefan Armas
WG 2 England James Cavell
CE 3 Italy Guglielmo Cecero
CE 4 England Eden Clayton
WG 5 Switzerland Benjamin Cueni
FE 6 Australia Alexander Duncan
HB 7 England Matthew Hall
PR 8 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
HK 9 Netherlands Martijn Hermans
PR 10 Serbia Milan Ilic
SR 11 England Ciaran Jaras
SR 12 Puerto Rico Christian Jimenez
LF 13 Netherlands David Scholte
Interchanges:
INT 14 Italy Giuseppe Tazzi
INT 15 Serbia Niksa Unkovic
INT 16 Netherlands Daan Van Rossum
INT 17 Netherlands Sytse Zijlstra
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders

Round 4

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Rotterdam Pitbulls64-12Amsterdam Cobras
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: Unknown
Referee: Unknown
FB 1 Netherlands Tim Bergonje
WG 2 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
CE 3 Netherlands Uri Bremen
CE 4 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
WG 5 Netherlands Sjoerd Dijkshoorn
FE 6 New Zealand Joe Collins
HB 7 Netherlands Patrick Funk
PR 8 Netherlands Emerson Do Rosario De Werk
HK 9 Netherlands Auke Idzerda
PR 10 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
SR 11 Netherlands Shadan Lavia
SR 12 Netherlands Wouter Naloop
LF 13 Netherlands Daniel Van Waas
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Evert Van Bochove
INT 15 Netherlands Brian Roos
INT 16 Suriname Aston Leidsman
INT 17 New Zealand Leslie Heron
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Australia Adam McLeod
WG 2 Argentina Pablo Aqui
CE 3 Moldova Stefan Armas
CE 4 Switzerland Benjamin Cueni
WG 5 Netherlands Pieter Hansma
FE 6 Netherlands Phelim Hoey
HB 7 Netherlands Dominic Islip
PR 8 England Ciaran Jaras
HK 9 Netherlands Floris Steenland
PR 10 Netherlands Marijn Steenland
SR 11 Netherlands Jesse
SR 12 Netherlands Bas Van Eekelen
LF 13 Netherlands Daan Vas Rossum
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders

Round 5

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Amsterdam Cobras14-34Den Haag Knights
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: 8
Referee: Australia Joe Jhugroo
Amsterdam Cobras
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Stefan Armas
WG 2 David Ahrens
CE 3 Pieter Hansma
CE 4 Bas Van Eekelen
WG 5 Benjamin Cueni
FE 6 James Cavell
HB 7 Ciaran Jaras
PR 8 Daan Van Rossum
HK 9 Andreja Andrejevic
PR 10 Eden Clayton
SR 11 Giuseppe Tazzi
SR 12 George Worrall
LF 13 Sytse Zijlstra
Interchanges:
INT 14 Floris Steenland
INT 15 Marijn Steenland
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
Netherlands Lou Benders
FB 1 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell
WG 2 Netherlands Wesley Jansen
CE 3 Netherlands Koos Wabeke
CE 4 Netherlands Rolef Joel Pier
WG 5 Luxembourg Mathieu Bndr
FE 6 England Frank Longhurst
HB 7 Netherlands Joe Storm
PR 8 Netherlands Bonne Wilce
HK 9 England Jordan Swennson
PR 10 Netherlands Guido Van Breen
SR 11 Germany Lucas Quentin
SR 12 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
LF 13 England Matthew Rigby
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson

Round 6

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Den Haag Knights28-34Rotterdam Pitbulls
Report
Segbroek College, The Hague
Attendance: 28
Referee: Australia Joe Jhugroo
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell
WG 2 Luxembourg Mathieu Bndr
CE 3 Netherlands Wesley Jansen
CE 4 Netherlands Koos Wabeke
WG 5 Afghanistan Emal Sarwar
FE 6 New Zealand Christopher Peponis
HB 7 England Frank Longhurst
PR 8 England Bonne Wilce
HK 9 Netherlands Joe Storm
PR 10 Netherlands Guido Van Breen
SR 11 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
SR 12 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
LF 13 England Matthew Rigby
Interchanges:
INT 14 N/A
INT 15 N/A
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson
FB 1 Netherlands Mario Terlouw
WG 2 Netherlands Edson Aldair
CE 3 Netherlands Sjoerd Dijkshoorn
CE 4 Netherlands Wouter Naloop
WG 5 New Zealand Leslie Heron
FE 6 New Zealand Joe Collins Yellow card 47'
HB 7 Netherlands Uri Bremen
PR 8 Netherlands Patrick Funk
HK 9 Netherlands Ben Dommershuijsen
PR 10 Netherlands Tim Bergonje
SR 11 Netherlands Brian Roos
SR 12 Netherlands Hannes Bavius
LF 13 Netherlands Shadan Lavia
Interchanges:
INT 14 Suriname Aston Leidsman
INT 15 Netherlands Jedediah Timisela
INT 16 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
INT 17 Netherlands Jaco Pattikawa
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms

Finals

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Grand Final

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The 2016 Netherland Rugby League Final will take place at Dordrecht Rugby Club on 18 June 2016. The Final will be contested between Rotterdam Pitbulls and Den Haag Knights, both teams qualified by finishing in the Top 2 after all league matches were completed.

Rotterdam Pitbulls42-18Den Haag Knights
Report
Dordrecht Rugby Club, Dordrecht
Attendance: 28
Referee: Fiji Misa Vakadranu
Den Haag Knights
FB 1 Netherlands Jededaih Timisela rugby ball 67'
WG 2 Netherlands Thijs van der Zouwen rugby ball 60'
CE 3 Netherlands Evert van Boschove rugby ball 63'
CE 4 Netherlands Tim Bergonje rugby ball 37'
WG 5 New Zealand Leslie Heron
FE 6 Netherlands Auke Idzerda rugby ball 4'
HB 7 Netherlands Uri Breman
PR 8 Netherlands Emerson Do Rosario De Werk
HK 9 New Zealand Jason Bruygoms rugby ball 46'
PR 10 Netherlands Daniel van Waas
SR 11 Netherlands Taco de Boer
SR 12 Netherlands Sjoerd Dijkshoorn
LF 13 Netherlands Patrick Funk
Interchanges:
INT 14 Netherlands Edson Neves rugby ball 41'
INT 15 Netherlands Wouter Naloop rugby ball 76'
INT 16 Netherlands Jorge Vazquez
INT 17 Netherlands Gijs Braanker
Head Coach:
New Zealand Jason Bruygoms
FB 1 Australia Christopher Peponis red cross icon 9' to 80'
WG 2 Netherlands RJ Pier
CE 3 Netherlands Vincent Edelkoort
CE 4 Republic of Ireland Thomas Farrell rugby ball 20', rugby ball 79'
WG 5 Afghanistan Emal Sarwar
FE 6 England Frank Longhurst red cross icon 9' to 80'
HB 7 Canada Thomas Charpentier
PR 8 England Bonne Wilce
HK 9 England Joe Storm red cross icon 31' to 52'
PR 10 England Jordan Swensson
SR 11 Netherlands Patrick Neuteboom
SR 12 Germany Lucas Quintin
LF 13 England Matthew Rigby rugby ball 29'
Interchanges:
INT 14 Luxembourg Mathieu Bndr
INT 15 Netherlands Romeo Goldman
INT 16 N/A
INT 17 N/A
Head Coach:
England Ian Thompson

End Of Season Awards

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To celebrate the 2016 Summer Season and the positive performances from the Netherlands Rugby League International side in Autumn, the end of season awards dinner will be hosted in Utrecht, Netherlands on Friday 17 February 2017.

Award Nomination 1 Nomination 2 Nomination 3 Nomination 4
Player Of The Year Papua New Guinea Benjamin van Bodegraven England Frank Longhurst New Zealand Joe Collins Netherlands Patrick Funk
Rookie Of The Year Netherlands Daniel de Ruiter Netherlands Daniel van Waas Netherlands Joe Storm Netherlands Ruben Stuifzand
Sports Personality Of The Year Netherlands Daan van Rossum New Zealand Jason Bruygoms Netherlands Santino Landus
Most Committed Award* Australia Joe & Dylan Jhugroo England Matt Rigby Netherlands Remco van Zoen
  • Award not open for public vote, winner chosen by the NRLB

2017 Competition

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Main article: 2017 NRLB Championship

Teams

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Locations of 2017 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team 2016 Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras 3rd Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights 2nd Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins N/A Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls 1st Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus PF PA PD Points
1 Den Haag Knights 6 5 0 1 6 312 100 212 16
2 Rotterdam Pitbulls 6 5 0 1 6 210 154 56 16
3 Amsterdam Cobras 6 2 0 4 4 94 238 -144 8
4 Harderwijk Dolphins 6 0 0 6 4 112 236 -124 4

2018 Competition

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Teams

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Locations of 2018 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team 2017 Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras 4th Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights 2nd Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins 3rd Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls 1st Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA PD Points
1 Den Haag Knights 6 5 0 1 242 90 152 10
2 Amsterdam Cobras 6 5 0 1 254 110 144 10
3 Rotterdam Pitbulls 6 2 0 4 160 214 -54 3*
4 Harderwijk Dolphins 6 0 0 6 56 298 -242 0

2019 Competition

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Teams

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Locations of 2019 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team 2017 Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras 1st Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights 2nd Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins 4th Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls 3rd Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost PF PA PD Points
1 Den Haag Knights 6 4 1 1 210 130 80 9
2 Amsterdam Cobras 6 4 1 1 208 146 62 9
3 Rotterdam Pitbulls 6 2 0 4 130 162 -54 5
4 Harderwijk Dolphins 6 1 0 5 134 244 -110 2

2022 Competition

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Teams

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Locations of 2022 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team 2019 Stadium City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras 2nd Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights 1st Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins 3rd Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan, 3842 LA Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls 4th Sparta RC, Bermweg 141 2907 LE Capelle aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands
Zwolle Wolves N/A Rugby Club Zwolle, Hyacintstraat 66B, 8013 HX Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Ladder

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Team Played Won Drawn Lost PD Points
1 Den Haag Knights 4 4 0 0 128 8
2 Zwolle Wolves 4 2 1 1 30 5
3 Amsterdam Cobras 4 1 1 2 -32 3
4 Harderwijk Dolphins 4 1 0 3 -20 2
5 Rotterdam Pitbulls 4 1 0 3 -106 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1], Hardewijk Dolphins confirm 2017 Participation.
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