Hugo Langelaan is an ex-
Dutch
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international
rugby union
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player who plays at
RC Eemland in the
Ereklasse and
Delta
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in the
Rugby Europe Super Cup
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. Who also works as an
engineer
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for
FedEx
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.
Career
At 18 years old Hugo joined
Rotterdamse Studenten RC. He played there for 4 years before moving to
Ereklasse team,
RC 't Gooi
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where in which he won the league title in 2012/13 and 2017/18.
In 2019 after 7 seasons with
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi (pronounced rʏx.bi klʏp ˈt xɔi is a Dutch Rugby Union club located in the town of Naarden. Founded in 1933, it is one of the historical clubs of rugby in the Netherlands. The team currently competes in the Ereklasse, the hi ...
he joined rival club
RC Eemland.
In 2021 he was named part of the
Delta
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* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta"), the fourth letter in the Latin alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* Delta Air Lines, a major US carrier ...
squad for the inaugural
Rugby Europe Super Cup
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. He has on occasion captained the team.
International career
Hugo made his international debut against
Lithuania
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on the 10th of November 2012 in the
2012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division. The
Dutch
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won the game 16–24. He has captain the national team numerous times including being named captain for the
2023 Rugby Europe Championship
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.
He is the most capped Dutch rugby union player of all time winning his 50th cap in 2023, leading his team to a victory over
Germany
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.
Hugo retired at the end of the
2023 Rugby Europe Championship
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scoring his first and only international try.
Honours
2012–2014 European Nations Cup Second Division (
Netherlands
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)
2012/13
Ereklasse (
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi (pronounced rʏx.bi klʏp ˈt xɔi is a Dutch Rugby Union club located in the town of Naarden. Founded in 1933, it is one of the historical clubs of rugby in the Netherlands. The team currently competes in the Ereklasse, the hi ...
)
2017/18
Ereklasse (
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi (pronounced rʏx.bi klʏp ˈt xɔi is a Dutch Rugby Union club located in the town of Naarden. Founded in 1933, it is one of the historical clubs of rugby in the Netherlands. The team currently competes in the Ereklasse, the hi ...
)
2019/20 Rugby Europe Trophy (
Netherlands
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)
2022 Dutch Rugby Player of the Year
References
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Langelaan, Hugo
Langelaan, Hugo
1990 births
Living people
Netherlands international rugby union players