Dutch Rugby League Competition

The Dutch Rugby league Bond Championship, also known as NRLB Championship, is a Semi-Professional competition and the top-tier of branded Rugby League of the Netherlands. It currently consists of four teams. It was formed in 2015. The league consists of Netherlands Internationals, along with foreign players of various nations, including; England, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, Luxembourg and Germany.

Teams

Highlighted team denotes reigning champions
Winners

The NRLB Championship Grand Final has been the championship-deciding game since 2015. The finals are traditionally held by the current trophy holders. Prior to the 2019 season, the Grand Final trophy was renames, Jason Bruygoms Beker, as a thank you to Jason Bruygoms, who resurrected Dutch rugby league in 2015 after the sport was absent in the country for nearly a decade.

Year	Winners	Score	Runner-up	Location	Referee	Winning Coach	Winning Captain
2015	North Brussels Gorillas	48-6	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels, Belgium	Y Kazadi	Marco Moraschi	Iliass Laachiri
2016	Rotterdam Pitbulls	42-18	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Dordrecht RC, Zuid-Holland	Misa Vakadranu	Jason Bruygoms	Jason Bruygoms
2017	Rotterdam Pitbulls	26-24	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Zuid-Holland	Joe Jhugroo	Jason Bruygoms	Ben Dommerhuijsen
2018	Amsterdam Cobras	29-28	Den Haag Knights RLFC	Sparta RC, Capelle aan den Ijssel, Zuid-Holland	Joe Jhugroo	Daan van Rossum	Daan van Rossum
2019	Den Haag Knights RLFC	20-16	Amsterdam Cobras	NRCA Stadion, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland	Moray Gilliand	Ian Thompson	Paul Dirkzwager
2020	TBC		TBC	TBC, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland

Results

The Double

In rugby league, the term 'the Double' is referring to the achievement of a club that wins both the minor premiership and premier final in the same season. To date, this has been achieved by a total two different clubs.

	Club	Wins	Winning years
1	Rotterdam Pitbulls	1	2016
1	Den Haag Knights RLFC	1	2019

2015 Competition

The 2015 competition was fought out between Amsterdam Cobras, Den Haag Knights, Rotterdam Pitbulls and North Brussels Gorillas. The North Brussels Gorillas won the inaugural competition after defeating Den Haag Knights 48-06 in the Grand Final.

Teams

Team	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
North Brussels Gorillas	Petit Chemin Vert, Brussels	Brussels, Belgium
Rotterdam Pitbulls	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

League Schedule

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Finals

Third-Place Play Off

Grand Final

2016 Competition

In 2016, the North Brussels Gorillas competing in the Belgium League, to help with the development of their countries Rugby League purpose.
On 26 May 2016, Harderwijk Dolphins were registered as an official Rugby League Club and would participate in the Netherlands Rugby League competition in 2017.

Teams

Team	2015	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	4th	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	2nd	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls	3rd	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	PD	Points
1	Rotterdam Pitbulls	4	4	0	0	172	8
2	Den Haag Knights	4	2	0	2	-28	4
3	Amsterdam Cobras	4	0	0	4	-144	0

League Schedule

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Finals

Grand Final

The 2016 Netherland Rugby League Final will take place at Dordrecht Rugby Club on 18 June 2016. The Final will be contested between Rotterdam Pitbulls and Den Haag Knights, both teams qualified by finishing in the Top 2 after all league matches were completed.

End Of Season Awards

To celebrate the 2016 Summer Season and the positive performances from the Netherlands Rugby League International side in Autumn, the end of season awards dinner will be hosted in Utrecht, Netherlands on Friday 17 February 2017.

Award	Nomination 1	Nomination 2	Nomination 3	Nomination 4
Player Of The Year	Benjamin van Bodegraven	Frank Longhurst	Joe Collins	Patrick Funk
Rookie Of The Year	Daniel de Ruiter	Daniel van Waas	Joe Storm	Ruben Stuifzand
Sports Personality Of The Year	Daan van Rossum	Jason Bruygoms	Santino Landus
Most Committed Award*	Joe & Dylan Jhugroo	Matt Rigby	Remco van Zoen

Award not open for public vote, winner chosen by the NRLB
2017 Competition

Teams

Team	2016	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	3rd	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	2nd	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins	N/A	Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA	Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls	1st	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Bonus	PF	PA	PD	Points
1	Den Haag Knights	6	5	0	1	6	312	100	212	16
2	Rotterdam Pitbulls	6	5	0	1	6	210	154	56	16
3	Amsterdam Cobras	6	2	0	4	4	94	238	-144	8
4	Harderwijk Dolphins	6	0	0	6	4	112	236	-124	4

2018 Competition

Teams

Team	2017	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	4th	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	2nd	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins	3rd	Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA	Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls	1st	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	PF	PA	PD	Points
1	Den Haag Knights	6	5	0	1	242	90	152	10
2	Amsterdam Cobras	6	5	0	1	254	110	144	10
3	Rotterdam Pitbulls	6	2	0	4	160	214	-54	3*
4	Harderwijk Dolphins	6	0	0	6	56	298	-242	0

2019 Competition

Teams

Team	2017	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	1st	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	2nd	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins	4th	Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA	Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls	3rd	Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT	Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	PF	PA	PD	Points
1	Den Haag Knights	2	2	0	0	74	24	50	4
2	Rotterdam Pitbulls	3	2	0	1	90	72	18	4
3	Amsterdam Cobras	2	1	0	1	68	66	2	2
4	Harderwijk Dolphins	3	0	0	3	64	136	-72	0

2020 Competition

Teams

Team	2019	Stadium	City/Area
Amsterdam Cobras	2nd	Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR	Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights	1st	Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM	Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins	3rd	Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan, 3842 LA	Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls	4th	Sparta RC, Bermweg 141 2907 LE	Capelle aan den Ijssel, South Holland, Netherlands
Zwolle Wolves	N/A	TBC	Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Ladder

	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	PF	PA	PD	Points
1	Amsterdam Cobras	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Den Haag Knights	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Harderwijk Dolphins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Rotterdam Pitbulls	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Zwolle Wolves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Dutch Rugby League Competition

Teams

Winners

Results

The Double

2015 Competition

Teams

Ladder

League Schedule

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Finals

Third-Place Play Off

Grand Final

2016 Competition

Teams

Ladder

League Schedule

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Finals

Grand Final

End Of Season Awards

2017 Competition

Teams

Ladder

2018 Competition

Teams

Ladder

2019 Competition

Teams

Ladder

2020 Competition

Teams

Ladder