Nickname | Oranje (The Oranges) | ||
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Union | Dutch Rugby Union | ||
Head coach | Lyn Jones | ||
Captain | Dirk Danen | ||
Most caps | Marc Visser (67) | ||
Home stadium | NRCA Stadium | ||
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World Rugby ranking | |||
Current | 27 (as of 5 February 2024) | ||
Highest | 23 (2018) | ||
Lowest | 48 (2008) | ||
First international | |||
Netherlands 0–6 Belgium (Amsterdam, Netherlands; 1 July 1930) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Netherlands 62–0 Denmark (Hilversum, Netherlands; 6 October 1973) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
England 110–0 Netherlands (Huddersfield, England; 14 November 1998) | |||
Website | www.rugby.nl |
The Netherlands national rugby union team (Dutch: Nederlands nationaal rugby team) represents Netherlands in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The Oranges (Oranje), is considered one of the stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the Six Nations) compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup.