Dutch national rugby union team
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| Association | Nederlandse Rugby Bond | ||
| Trainer |
 Hugues Dispas
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| captain | Allard Jonkers | ||
| WR abbreviation | NED | ||
| WR rank | 25th (60.08 points) (as of February 4, 2020) |
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First international match Netherlands 0-6 Belgium (July 1, 1930)  |
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Biggest win Netherlands 62-0 Denmark (October 6, 1973)  |
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Biggest defeat England 110-0 Netherlands (November 14, 1998) |
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World Championship participations: none |
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The Dutch national rugby union team represents the Netherlands in the sport of rugby union . She plays in the second division of the European Nations Cup and has not yet qualified for a world championship. The Netherlands is the world governing body the International Rugby Board in the third strength class ( third tier divided).
The Dutch national team played their first international match against Belgium on July 1, 1930 and lost 6-0. In the following years both teams played against each other regularly. Romania and Germany were also among the other opponents of the early days . In the 1960s and 1970s, duels were also mainly with Spain , Poland and Sweden . The Dutch suffered the biggest defeat in their history in qualifying for the 1999 World Cup when they lost to England 0-110.
International matches
| country | Games | Won | Lost | draw |
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 Andorra
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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Belgium
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43 | 18th | 21st | 4th |
 Bulgaria
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Denmark
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10 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
 GDR
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Germany
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42 | 15th | 26th | 1 |
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England
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Georgia
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4th | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Hong Kong
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy
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4th | 0 | 4th | 0 |
 Japan
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Croatia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Latvia
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lithuania
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Morocco
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7th | 3 | 4th | 0 |
 Moldova
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Poland
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19th | 6th | 11 | 2 |
 Portugal
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12 | 3 | 8th | 1 |
 Romania
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8th | 0 | 7th | 1 |
 Russia
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4th | 0 | 4th | 0 |
 Sweden
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17th | 16 | 1 | 0 |
 Switzerland
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Serbia
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6th | 4th | 2 | 0 |
 Spain
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14th | 0 | 13 | 1 |
 South Korea
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Czech Republic
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
 Czechoslovakia
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7th | 2 | 5 | 0 |
 Tunisia
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5 | 4th | 1 | 0 |
 Uganda
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ukraine
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4th | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 234 | 102 | 120 | 12 |
Results at world championships
- World Championship 1987 : not participated
- World Championship 1991 : not participated
- 1995 World Cup : not qualified
- World Championship 1999 : not qualified
- World Championship 2003 : not qualified
- World Cup 2007 : not qualified ( 3rd qualifying round )
Individual evidence
- ^ World Rugby Rankings. world.rugby, February 4, 2020, accessed November 26, 2019 .
Web links
- Official website (Dutch)
- RugbyData statistics