Nederlandse Rugby League Bond Championship

Nederlandse Rugby League Bond Championship

Sport	Rugby league
Formerly known as	BNRL Championship
Inaugural season	2015
Number of teams	4
Country	Netherlands
Champions	Brabant Bears (1st title) (2024)
Most titles	Rotterdam Pitbulls & Amsterdam Cobras (2 titles)
Website	NRLB [2]
Broadcast partner	YouTube [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

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

• 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.

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	Y Kazadi	Marco Moraschi	Iliass Laachiri
2016	Rotterdam Pitbulls	42–18	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Dordrecht RC, South Holland	Misa Vakadranu	Jason Bruygoms	Jason Bruygoms
2017	Rotterdam Pitbulls	26–24	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, South Holland	Joe Jhugroo	Jason Bruygoms	Ben Dommerhuijsen
2018	Amsterdam Cobras	29–28 (AET)	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Sparta RC, Capelle aan den Ijssel, South Holland	Joe Jhugroo	Daan van Rossum	Daan van Rossum
2019	Den Haag Knights RLFC	20–16	Amsterdam Cobras	NRCA Stadion, Amsterdam, North Holland	Moray Gilliand	Ian Thompson	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		Daan van Rossum/ Brett Davidson	Daan van Rossum
2024	Brabant Bears	26-16	Zwolle Wolves	SportPark Jagersveld, Zaandam,North Holland		Wilce Bonne	Kees Kuupers & Hamish Wragg

Results

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

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

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

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

North Brussels

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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

	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

Round 1

11 April 2015 (2015-04-11)

15:30 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	0-70	North Brussels Gorillas

Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam

Attendance: 40

Referee: D van Zeijst

Rotterdam Pitbulls

North Brussels Gorillas

FB 1 Ben Dommershuijsen WG 2 Evert Van Bochove CE 3 Thijs Van der Zouwen CE 4 Mitchell Slingerland WG 5 Gijs Braanker FE 6 Jedidaih Timisela HB 7 Johannes Bavius PR 8 Julian Brigghe HK 9 Marvin Slingerland PR 10 Edson Neves SR 11 Jorge Vazquez  9'  27' SR 12 Emerson do Rosario de Werk LF 13 Rogier Baakman Interchanges: INT 14 Thomas Van Gorkum INT 15 Uri Breman INT 16 Wouter Naloop INT 17 Dominic Stuivenberg Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Laachini Iliass  2',  50' WG 2 Lelio Guilmann  38',  67' CE 3 Christopher Eyns  74' CE 4 Abdel Zigha  5' WG 5 Jonathan Bouillon FE 6 Marc Padee HB 7 Zakaria Zoubir PR 8 Salougo Stan HK 9 Hamadat Youngy  61' PR 10 Guillaume Van der Elst SR 11 Nathan Van Ap  9' SR 12 Alessandro Lancia  28' LF 13 Josquin De Winne Interchanges: INT 14 Adam Bahemou  32' INT 15 Yiles Chaouche INT 16 El Hilali Sofian  36' INT 17 Agim Coroli  41',  71' Head Coach: Marco Moraschi

16 May 2015 (2015-05-16)

16:15 CEST

Den Haag Knights	42-22	Amsterdam Cobras

Delft Rugby Club, Delft

Attendance: 20

Referee: H Sanchezz

Den Haag Knights

Amsterdam Cobras

FB 1 Joost Van der Wiel  79' WG 2 Frank Longhurst  32',  66' CE 3 Jordan Swensson CE 4 Romeo Goldman WG 5 Tuinawi Baseniyasana FE 6 Patrick Neuteboom HB 7 Faamoana Laufiso  35' PR 8 Vincent Edelkoort HK 9 Misa Vakadranu  50' PR 10 Amasa Baseniyasana SR 11 Joris Burggraaf SR 12 Bastiaan Tentij LF 13 Adam Whitaker  59' Interchanges: INT 14 Paul Dirkzwager  80' INT 15 Timothy Ddumba  78' INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

FB 1 Stefan Armas WG 2 Piet Hagenaars  31'  57' CE 3 Barry Vliek CE 4 Ciaran Jaras  62',  73' WG 5 Nikhil Mani FE 6 Pieter Hansma HB 7 Daan Van Rossum PR 8 Roger Akkerman HK 9 Martijn Hermans PR 10 Eden Clayton  41' SR 11 Stijn Spijker SR 12 Kirby McKean  3' LF 13 George Worrall Interchanges: INT 14 N/A INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Lou Benders

Round 2

18 April 2015 (2015-04-18)

14:30 CEST

Amsterdam Cobras	6-38	North Brussels Gorillas

Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam

Attendance: 70

Referee: T van Gorkum

Amsterdam Cobras

North Brussels Gorillas

FB 1 Stefan Armas WG 2 Stijn Spijker  55' CE 3 Philip Raitt CE 4 Ciaran Jaras WG 5 Thomas Laauwers FE 6 Rolf Wouters HB 7 Patrick Ufkes PR 8 Albertus Bulsink HK 9 Pieter Hansma PR 10 Nikhil Mani SR 11 Martijn Hermans  41' SR 12 Rob Bensing LF 13 Peter Murphy Interchanges: INT 14 Daan Schaap INT 15 Kirby McKean INT 16 Daan Van Rossum  62' INT 17 Harry Veldmen Head Coach: Lou Benders

FB 1 Karim Hammadi  55' WG 2 Abdel Zigha  2',  28' CE 3 Younes Hammabat CE 4 Loukhan Omorou WG 5 Alessandro Lancia  12',  58',  41' FE 6 Martin Derom HB 7 Zakaria Zoubir PR 8 Stan Balongo  74' HK 9 Youssef Zoubir PR 10 Nathan Van der Perren SR 11 Soufian El Hilali  38' SR 12 Jonathan Bouillon LF 13 Marco Moraschi Interchanges: INT 14 Christophe Weyenberghe INT 15 Kamal Singh  17' INT 16 Fadel Tijrini INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Marco Moraschi

18 April 2015 (2015-04-18)

16:15 CEST

Den Haag Knights	22-20	Rotterdam Pitbulls

Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam

Attendance: 70

Referee: Kane Krlic

Den Haag Knights

Rotterdam Pitbulls

FB 1 Joost Van der Wiel WG 2 Ian Thompson CE 3 Frank Longhurst CE 4 Jordan Swensson WG 5 Matthew Collins FE 6 Tuinawi Baseniyasana HB 7 Patrick Neuteboom PR 8 Thomas Farrell  64' HK 9 Misa Vakadranu PR 10 Paul Dirkzwager SR 11 Bonne Wilce  37',  41' SR 12 Devin Schutte  15',  57' LF 13 Walter Holtslag Interchanges: INT 14 N/A INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

FB 1 Thijs Van der Zouwen WG 2 Evert Van Bochove CE 3 Uri Breman CE 4 Rogier Baakman WG 5 Dominic Stuivenberg  75' FE 6 Thomas Van Gorkum HB 7 Jason Bruygoms  11',  67' PR 8 Hannes Bavius HK 9 Emerson do Rosario de Werk PR 10 Edson Neves SR 11 Jedidiah Timisela SR 12 Gerbert Van Bochove  79' LF 13 Julian Brugghe Interchanges: INT 14 Gerard Boyd INT 15 Ebe Pieter Preesman INT 16 Ben Dommershuijsen  71' INT 17 Bonno Stuivenberg Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

Round 3

9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)

14:00 CEST

Den Haag Knights	18-18	North Brussels Gorillas

Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague

Attendance: 50

Referee: Jorge Vazquez

Den Haag Knights

North Brussels Gorillas

FB 1 Tonisi Lalogafau WG 2 Tuiniawi Baseniyasana CE 3 Timothy Ddumba CE 4 Bastiaan Tenji WG 5 Thomas Farrell FE 6 Wouter Holtslag HB 7 Solomone Fiafe PR 8 Adam Whitaker HK 9 Paul Dirkzwager PR 10 Joost Van der Wiel SR 11 Romeo Goldman SR 12 Patrick Neuteboom LF 13 Frank Longhurst Interchanges: INT 14 Remco Vrasdonk INT 15 Amasa Baseniyasana INT 16 Vincent Edelkoort INT 17 Joris Burggraaf INT 18 Faamoana Laufiso Head Coach: Ian Thompson

FB 1 Unknown WG 2 Unknown CE 3 Unknown CE 4 Unknown WG 5 Unknown FE 6 Unknown HB 7 Unknown PR 8 Unknown HK 9 Unknown PR 10 Unknown SR 11 Unknown SR 12 Unknown LF 13 Unknown Interchanges: INT 14 Unknown INT 15 Unknown INT 16 Unknown INT 17 Unknown Head Coach: Marco Moraschi

9 May 2015 (2015-05-09)

16:10 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	52-16	Amsterdam Cobras

Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague

Attendance: 30

Referee: Salvatore

Rotterdam Pitbulls

Amsterdam Cobras

FB 1 Gijs Braanker WG 2 Marcel Koorevaar CE 3 Thijs Van der Zouwen  27',  44',  70',  76' CE 4 Jan Harmen Fokkens  14',  42' WG 5 Uri Bremen FE 6 Dominic Stuivenberg  40' HB 7 Bonno Stuivenberg PR 8 Tom Van Gorkum HK 9 Jorge Vazquez PR 10 Jason Bruygoms SR 11 Hannes Bavius SR 12 Edson Neves  5',  48',  51' LF 13 Gerbert Van Bochove Interchanges: INT 14 Jaco Pattikawa INT 15 Marvin Biliosa  61',  66' INT 16 Marvin Slingerland INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Stefan Armas WG 2 Stijn Spijker CE 3 Martijn Hermans CE 4 Ciaran Jaras WG 5 Nikhil Mani FE 6 Marijn Steenland HB 7 Alexander Apakadize PR 8 Pieter Hansma HK 9 Daan Van Rossum  10',  63',  67',  40' PR 10 Kirby McKean SR 11 Dax Van Laer SR 12 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: Lou Benders

Finals

Third-Place Play Off

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)

15:15 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	52-22	Amsterdam Cobras

Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels

Attendance: 120

Referee: S Liga

Rotterdam Pitbulls

Amsterdam Cobras

FB 1 Gijs Braanker WG 2 Thijs Van der Zouwen  57' CE 3 Evert Van Bochove CE 4 Uri Breman WG 5 Dominic Stuivenberg  47' FE 6 Tom Van Gorkum HB 7 Jorge Vazquez PR 8 Jason Bruygoms HK 9 Johannes Bavius PR 10 Emerson Do Rosario de Werk  1',  10',  71' SR 11 Edson Neves  39' SR 12 Jedidiah Timisela LF 13 Marvin Slingerland  28',  65' Interchanges: INT 14 Ben Dommershuijsen  13',  19' INT 15 Bonno Stuivenberg INT 16 Julian Brugghe INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Patrick Ufkes  36' WG 2 Marco Maroschi CE 3 Nikhil Mani CE 4 Ciaran Jaras  68' WG 5 Daan Van Rossum  4' FE 6 Pieter Hansma HB 7 Dax Van Laer  25' PR 8 Stefan Armas HK 9 Martijn Hermans PR 10 Stijn Spijker SR 11 Matt De Smeth SR 12 Phil Raitt LF 13 Massimo Interchanges: INT 14 N/A INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Lou Benders

Grand Final

30 May 2015 (2015-05-30)

17:15 CEST

North Brussels Gorillas	48-6	Den Haag Knights

Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels

Attendance: 150

Referee: Y Kazadi

North Brussels Gorillas

Den Haag Knights

FB 1 Iliass Laachiri WG 2 Abdel Zigha CE 3 Alessandro Lancia CE 4 Karim Hammadat  41' WG 5 Jonathan Bouillon  35',  61' FE 6 Adam Bahemou  64' HB 7 Zakaria Zoubir  22' PR 8 Stanislas Rogerio HK 9 Christopher Eyns PR 10 Martin Derom SR 11 Guillaume Van Der Elst SR 12 Younes Hammadat  58' LF 13 Josquin Dewinne Interchanges: INT 14 Yiles Chaouch  2' INT 15 Marc Paree INT 16 Soufiane El Hilali INT 17 Loukman Omorou  7' Head Coach: Marco Moraschi

FB 1 Adam Whitaker WG 2 Frank Longhurst  13' CE 3 Romeo Goldman CE 4 Solomona Fiavaai WG 5 Patrick Neuteboom FE 6 Thomas Farrell HB 7 Tuinawi Baseniyasana PR 8 Timothy Ddumba HK 9 Bastiaan Tentij PR 10 Paul Dirkzwager SR 11 Wouter Holtslag SR 12 Amasa Neltuyaga LF 13 Vincent Edelkoort Interchanges: INT 14 Monty Laufiso INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

2016 Competition

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.

Teams

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

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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

	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

Round 1

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16)

16:00 CEST

Amsterdam Cobras	14-60	Rotterdam Pitbulls
	Report

Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam

Attendance: 40

Referee: Tom Van Gorkum

Amsterdam Cobras

Rotterdam Pitbulls

FB 1 Eden Clayton WG 2 Patrick Ufkes CE 3 Bas Van Ekelen CE 4 James Cavell WG 5 Stefan Armas FE 6 Ciaran Jaras HB 7 Daan Van Rossum PR 8 Sytse Zijlstra HK 9 Giuseppe Tazzi PR 10 Martijn Hermans SR 11 Marijn Steenland SR 12 Christian Jimenez LF 13 Stijn Spijker Interchanges: INT 14 Benjamin Cueni INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Lou Benders

FB 1 Gijs Braanker WG 2 Thijs Van Der Zouwen CE 3 Auke Idzerda CE 4 Jaco Pattikawa WG 5 Aston Leidsman FE 6 Joe Collins HB 7 Uri Bremen PR 8 Faave Dommershuijsen HK 9 Jason Bruygoms PR 10 Jorge Vazquez SR 11 Marvin Biliosa SR 12 Brian Roos LF 13 Edson Neves Interchanges: INT 14 Sjoerd Dijkshoorn INT 15 Patrick Funk INT 16 Wouter Naloop INT 17 Leslie Heron Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

Round 2

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23)

15:00 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	88-20	Den Haag Knights
	Report

Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam

Attendance: Unknown

Referee: Misa Vakadranu

Rotterdam Pitbulls

Den Haag Knights

FB 1 Evert Van Boschove WG 2 Thijs Van Der Zouwen CE 3 Tim Bergonje CE 4 Danny Schepers WG 5 Jedediah Timisela FE 6 Joe Collins HB 7 Auke Idzera PR 8 Emerson Do Rosario De Werk HK 9 Uri Breman PR 10 Jorge Vazquez SR 11 Edson Neves SR 12 Daniel Van Waas LF 13 Sjoerd Dijkshoorn Interchanges: INT 14 Marvin Biliosa INT 15 Wouter Naloop INT 16 Aston Leidsman INT 17 Jaco Pattikawa Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Guillaume Aries WG 2 Ciaran Hay CE 3 Guido Van Breen CE 4 Koos Wabeke WG 5 Thomas Farrell  23',  35' FE 6 Frank Longhurst HB 7 Thomas Charpentier PR 8 Bonne Wilce  2' HK 9 Joe Storm PR 10 Romeo Goldman SR 11 Joost Van Der Wiel SR 12 Vincent Edelkoort LF 13 Matthew Rigby  52' Interchanges: INT 14 Rolef Joel Pier INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

Round 3

29 April 2016 (2016-04-29)

20:00 CEST

Den Haag Knights	40-14	Amsterdam Cobras

Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague

Attendance: 23

Referee: Joe Jhugroo

Den Haag Knights

Amsterdam Cobras

FB 1 Amasa Boseniyasana WG 2 Emal Sarwar CE 3 Thomas Farrell  17',  31',  39',  62' CE 4 Ciaran Hay WG 5 Guillaume Aries FE 6 Frank Longhurst HB 7 Joe Storm PR 8 Guido Van Breen HK 9 Jordan Swensson PR 10 Lucas Quentin SR 11 Romeo Goldman SR 12 Vincent Edelkoort LF 13 Matthew Rigby  12' Interchanges: INT 14 Koos Wabeke INT 15 Rolef Joel Pier INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

FB 1 Stefan Armas WG 2 James Cavell CE 3 Guglielmo Cecero CE 4 Eden Clayton WG 5 Benjamin Cueni FE 6 Alexander Duncan HB 7 Matthew Hall PR 8 Pieter Hansma HK 9 Martijn Hermans PR 10 Milan Ilic SR 11 Ciaran Jaras SR 12 Christian Jimenez LF 13 David Scholte Interchanges: INT 14 Giuseppe Tazzi INT 15 Niksa Unkovic INT 16 Daan Van Rossum INT 17 Sytse Zijlstra Head Coach: Lou Benders

Round 4

14 May 2016 (2016-05-14)

15:00 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	64-12	Amsterdam Cobras

Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam

Attendance: Unknown

Referee: Unknown

Rotterdam Pitbulls

Amsterdam Cobras

FB 1 Tim Bergonje WG 2 Gijs Braanker CE 3 Uri Bremen CE 4 Jason Bruygoms WG 5 Sjoerd Dijkshoorn FE 6 Joe Collins HB 7 Patrick Funk PR 8 Emerson Do Rosario De Werk HK 9 Auke Idzerda PR 10 Jorge Vazquez SR 11 Shadan Lavia SR 12 Wouter Naloop LF 13 Daniel Van Waas Interchanges: INT 14 Evert Van Bochove INT 15 Brian Roos INT 16 Aston Leidsman INT 17 Leslie Heron Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Adam McLeod WG 2 Pablo Aqui CE 3 Stefan Armas CE 4 Benjamin Cueni WG 5 Pieter Hansma FE 6 Phelim Hoey HB 7 Dominic Islip PR 8 Ciaran Jaras HK 9 Floris Steenland PR 10 Marijn Steenland SR 11 Jesse SR 12 Bas Van Eekelen LF 13 Daan Vas Rossum Interchanges: INT 14 N/A INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Lou Benders

Round 5

21 May 2016 (2016-05-21)

14:00 CEST

Amsterdam Cobras	14-34	Den Haag Knights

Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam

Attendance: 8

Referee: 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: Lou Benders

FB 1 Thomas Farrell WG 2 Wesley Jansen CE 3 Koos Wabeke CE 4 Rolef Joel Pier WG 5 Mathieu Bndr FE 6 Frank Longhurst HB 7 Joe Storm PR 8 Bonne Wilce HK 9 Jordan Swennson PR 10 Guido Van Breen SR 11 Lucas Quentin SR 12 Vincent Edelkoort LF 13 Matthew Rigby Interchanges: INT 14 Patrick Neuteboom INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

Round 6

3 June 2016 (2016-06-03)

20:00 CEST

Den Haag Knights	28-34	Rotterdam Pitbulls
	Report

Segbroek College, The Hague

Attendance: 28

Referee: Joe Jhugroo

Den Haag Knights

Rotterdam Pitbulls

FB 1 Thomas Farrell WG 2 Mathieu Bndr CE 3 Wesley Jansen CE 4 Koos Wabeke WG 5 Emal Sarwar FE 6 Christopher Peponis HB 7 Frank Longhurst PR 8 Bonne Wilce HK 9 Joe Storm PR 10 Guido Van Breen SR 11 Romeo Goldman SR 12 Vincent Edelkoort LF 13 Matthew Rigby Interchanges: INT 14 N/A INT 15 N/A INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

FB 1 Mario Terlouw WG 2 Edson Aldair CE 3 Sjoerd Dijkshoorn CE 4 Wouter Naloop WG 5 Leslie Heron FE 6 Joe Collins  47' HB 7 Uri Bremen PR 8 Patrick Funk HK 9 Ben Dommershuijsen PR 10 Tim Bergonje SR 11 Brian Roos SR 12 Hannes Bavius LF 13 Shadan Lavia Interchanges: INT 14 Aston Leidsman INT 15 Jedediah Timisela INT 16 Gijs Braanker INT 17 Jaco Pattikawa Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

Finals

Grand Final

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.

18 June 2016 (2016-06-18)

16:00 CEST

Rotterdam Pitbulls	42-18	Den Haag Knights
	Report

Dordrecht Rugby Club, Dordrecht

Attendance: 28

Referee: Misa Vakadranu

Rotterdam Pitbulls

Den Haag Knights

FB 1 Jededaih Timisela  67' WG 2 Thijs van der Zouwen  60' CE 3 Evert van Boschove  63' CE 4 Tim Bergonje  37' WG 5 Leslie Heron FE 6 Auke Idzerda  4' HB 7 Uri Breman PR 8 Emerson Do Rosario De Werk HK 9 Jason Bruygoms  46' PR 10 Daniel van Waas SR 11 Taco de Boer SR 12 Sjoerd Dijkshoorn LF 13 Patrick Funk Interchanges: INT 14 Edson Neves  41' INT 15 Wouter Naloop  76' INT 16 Jorge Vazquez INT 17 Gijs Braanker Head Coach: Jason Bruygoms

FB 1 Christopher Peponis 9' to 80' WG 2 RJ Pier CE 3 Vincent Edelkoort CE 4 Thomas Farrell  20',  79' WG 5 Emal Sarwar FE 6 Frank Longhurst 9' to 80' HB 7 Thomas Charpentier PR 8 Bonne Wilce HK 9 Joe Storm 31' to 52' PR 10 Jordan Swensson SR 11 Patrick Neuteboom SR 12 Lucas Quintin LF 13 Matthew Rigby  29' Interchanges: INT 14 Mathieu Bndr INT 15 Romeo Goldman INT 16 N/A INT 17 N/A Head Coach: Ian Thompson

End Of Season Awards

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	Benjamin van Bodegraven	Frank Longhurst	Joe Collins	Patrick Funk
Rookie Of The Year	Daniel de Ruiter	Daniel van Waas	Joe Storm	Ruben Stuifzand
Sports Personality Of The Year	Daan van Rossum	Jason Bruygoms	Santino Landus
Most Committed Award*	Joe & Dylan Jhugroo	Matt Rigby	Remco van Zoen

• Award not open for public vote, winner chosen by the NRLB

2017 Competition

Main article: 2017 NRLB Championship

Teams

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Harderwijk

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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

	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

Teams

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Harderwijk

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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

	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

Teams

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Harderwijk

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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

	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

Teams

Den Haag

Amsterdam

Rotterdam

Harderwijk

Zwolle

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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

	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

• Netherlands Rugby League Bond
• Netherlands national rugby league team
• List of rugby league competitions

External links

• Official website