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The Dutch Rugby Union () is the governing body for
rugby union in the Netherlands Rugby union in the Netherlands is a popular 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 exi ...
. It was founded in 1932 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Football Board, in 1988 known as the International Rugby Board and now as
World Rugby World Rugby is the governing body for the sport of rugby union. World Rugby organises the Rugby World Cup every four years, the sport's most recognised and most profitable competition. It also organises a number of other international competit ...
. Netherlands Men's Rugby are ranked 25th (on 12 October 2019) in the world according to World Rugby.


See also

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Netherlands national rugby union team The Netherlands national rugby union team, nicknamed The Oranges (''Oranje''), currently competes in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe International Championships, Rugby Europe Trophy, a com ...
* Netherlands national U20 rugby union team *
Netherlands national rugby sevens team The Netherlands national rugby sevens team is a minor national sevens side. They have competed in the Hong Kong Sevens since the 1980s. Tournament History Rugby World Cup Sevens Hong Kong Sevens In the 1988 Hong Kong Sevens, one of their pl ...
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Netherlands women's national rugby union team The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of Netherlands, representing them at rugby union. The side played the women's first international Test match (rugby union), test match against France women's national ...
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Netherlands women's national rugby sevens team The Netherlands women's national rugby sevens team participated in the IRB Women's Sevens Challenge Cup in Hong Kong losing to Spain in the Plate semi-finals, they finished 8th overall. In October 2012, the Netherlands was announced by the Intern ...
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External links


Nederlandse Rugby Bond
– Official Site Rugby union in the Netherlands Rugby union governing bodies in Europe
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