The one Dutch name familiar to rugby fans beyond the nations’s borders is Linde van der Velden. She captained Exeter Chiefs in their first season in the Premier 15s (later PWR) and scored their first try. She outlines some of the challenges facing her squad. The Oranjes train together four times a week. That means
Northern Diamonds played a rare 50-over friendly against the Netherlands. The scores: ND: 413-9 (Burns 113*, Marlow 97, Armitage 55) NL: 224-9 Diamonds won by 189 runs (DLS at work) This was a thoroughly enterprising arrangement, but goes to show the chasms set between the different strata of cricket. The one centurion wasn’t even a
Amsterdam, 16 March 2024 This was a triumph for the Oranjes as they beat Colombia with something to spare. Their 33-11 win assured a place in WXV3, replacing the Tucanes, who had qualified for last year’s inaugural tournament, but finished an unsurprising last. They were the lowest ranked of the eighteen nations taking part. But
Portugal v Netherlands The big game is Portugal v Netherlands – details below. After outclassing Sweden 59-0 on 3 February in Amsterdam, the Oranjes have got their European Championship hopes off to a positive start. The DJ on duty may have thought he was being overworked as he was required to spew another number on
Sylke Haverkorn, Netherland’s head coach, has announced her squad to face Spain in Guadalajara on Saturday. The game is the last encounter of the Rugby Europe Championship, doubling as a World Cup qualifier. The Netherlands Team: 15 Noa Donkersloot 14 Mireille Nieuwenhuis 13 Hiske Blom 12 Ouen Makkinga 11 Lieve Stallman 10 Jordan Heil 9
Great Britain draw with the Netherlands in the second test match of two Goal from Eva de Goede gave the Netherlands the lead Alex Danson with the equaliser in the fourth quarter – her 90th international strike Match marks 100th international appearance for Sam Quek Draw means Danny Kerry’s side take the series 1-0 The
Goals from Lily Owsley and Helen Richardson-Walsh handed Great Britain a 2-1 win in the first of a two match test series with the Netherlands in Amsterdam. Owsley struck from open play in the 14th minute to give Danny Kerry’s side the lead but they were pegged back by Kitty Van Male’s leveller just before
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