The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
competition in the
Netherlands
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Season 2017/2018
* Amstelveense RC (
Amstelveen
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The municipality of Amstelveen consists of the historical villages ...
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* A.S.R.V. Ascrum (
Amsterdam
Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
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* RC The Bassets (
Sassenheim
Sassenheim () is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland.
The former municipality covered an area of 6.62 km² (of which 0.23 km² water) and had a population of 14,906 in 2005. Sinc ...
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* Castricumse RC (
Castricum)
* LRC DIOK (
Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...
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* DSR-C (
Delft)
* RC The Dukes (
's-Hertogenbosch
s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
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* RC Eemland (
Amersfoort
Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...
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RC 't Gooi (
Naarden
Naarden () is a city and former municipality in the Gooi region in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It has been part of the new municipality of Gooise Meren since 2016.
History
Naarden was granted its city rights in 1300 (the only t ...
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* Haagsche RC (
The Hague
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* RC The Hookers (
Hook of Holland
Hook of Holland ( nl, Hoek van Holland, ) is a town in the southwestern corner of Holland, hence the name; ''hoek'' means "corner" and was the word in use before the word ''kaap'' – "cape", from Portuguese ''cabo'' – became Dutch. The English t ...
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* RC Hilversum (
Hilversum)
* Oemoemenoe (
Middelburg Middelburg may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions Europe
* Middelburg, Zeeland, the capital city of the province of Zeeland, southwestern Netherlands
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Middelburg, a former Catholic diocese with its see in the Zeeland ...
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* Oisterwijk Oysters (
Oisterwijk
Oisterwijk () is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands.
Population centres
* Haaren
* Heukelom
* Moergestel
*Oisterwijk
Topography
''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021''
Transportation
* Railwa ...
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* Utrechtse RC (
Utrecht
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* RC Waterland (
Purmerend
Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the t ...
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Champions
* 2021-2022 LRC DIOK
* 2018-2019 LRC DIOK
* 2017-2018
RC 't Gooi
* 2016-2017 RC Hilversum
* 2015-2016 RC Hilversum
* 2014-2015 RC Hilversum
* 2013-2014 Haagsche RC
* 2012-2013 RC 't Gooi
* 2011-2012 RC Hilversum
* 2010-2011 RC Hilversum
* 2009-2010 RC Hilversum
* 2008-2009 RC 't Gooi
* 2007-2008 RC The Dukes
* 2006-2007 Castricumse RC
* 2005-2006 Castricumse RC
* 2004-2005 Castricumse RC
* 2003-2004 Castricumse RC
* 2002-2003 Castricumse RC
* 2001-2002 Haagsche RC
* 2000-2001 Haagsche RC
* 1999-2000 Castricumse RC
* 1998-1999 Haagsche RC
* 1997-1998 LRC DIOK
* 1996-1997 LRC DIOK
* 1995-1996 LRC DIOK
* 1994-1995 LRC DIOK
* 1993-1994 LRC DIOK
* 1992-1993 LRC DIOK
* 1991-1992 LRC DIOK
* 1990-1991 LRC DIOK
* 1989-1990 LRC DIOK
* 1988-1989 LRC DIOK
* 1987-1988 Castricumse RC
* 1986-1987 Castricumse RC
* 1985-1986 RC Hilversum
* 1984-1985 Haagsche RC
* 1983-1984 RC Hilversum
* 1982-1983 RC Hilversum
* 1981-1982 RC Hilversum
* 1980-1981 LRC DIOK
* 1979-1980 Haagsche RC
* 1978-1979 none because of the weather conditions on 16-03-1979
* 1977-1978 Haagsche RC
* 1976-1977 Amsterdamse AC
* 1975-1976 RC Hilversum
* 1974-1975 RC Hilversum
* 1973-1974 RC Hilversum
* 1972-1973 Haagsche RC
* 1971-1972 Haagsche RC
* 1970-1971 Haagsche RC
* 1969-1970 Haagsche RC
* 1968-1969 Amsterdamse AC
* 1967-1968 Haagsche RC
* 1966-1967 Haagsche RC
* 1965-1966 Haagsche RC
* 1964-1965 RC Hilversum
* 1963-1964 Amsterdamse AC
* 1962-1963 Te Werve RFC
* 1961-1962 RC Hilversum
* 1960-1961 Amsterdamse AC
* 1959-1960 RC Hilversum
* 1958-1959 RC Hilversum
* 1957-1958 RC Hilversum
* 1956-1957 RC Hilversum
* 1955-1956 Amsterdamse AC
* 1954-1955 Amsterdamse AC
* 1953-1954 Amsterdamse AC
* 1952-1953 DSR-C
* 1951-1952 RC 't Gooi
* 1950-1951 DSR-C
* 1949-1950 DSR-C
* 1948-1949 Amsterdamse AC
* 1947-1948 DSR-C
* 1946-1947 Rotterdamse RC
* 1945-1946 Amsterdamse AC
* 1944-1945 Amsterdamse AC
* 1943-1944 none
* 1942-1943 none
* 1941-1942 none
* 1940-1941 none
* 1939-1940 Amsterdamse AC
* 1938-1939 DSR-C
* 1937-1938 DSR-C
* 1936-1937 ARVC
* 1935-1936 ARVC
See also
Rugby union in the Netherlands
Rugby union in the Netherlands is a growing sport. The sport is governed by the Rugby Nederland, which organizes the Netherlands national rugby union team.
Governing body
The Rugby Nederland was founded on 7 September 1920 but ceased to exist ...
{{Rugby union in Europe
Rugby union in the Netherlands
National rugby union premier leagues
Netherlands
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, anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau")
, image_map =
, map_caption =
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, subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands
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, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
Professional sports leagues in the Netherlands