Hugo Langelaan is an ex-
Dutch international
rugby union
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player who plays at
RC Eemland in the
Ereklasse
The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in the Netherlands.
Season 2017/2018
* Amstelveense RC (Amstelveen)
* A.S.R.V. Ascrum (Amsterdam)
* RC The Bassets (Sassenheim)
* Castricumse RC ( Castricum)
* LRC DIOK ...
and
Delta
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* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
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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
The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in the Netherlands.
Season 2017/2018
* Amstelveense RC (Amstelveen)
* A.S.R.V. Ascrum (Amsterdam)
* RC The Bassets (Sassenheim)
* Castricumse RC ( Castricum)
* LRC DIOK ...
team,
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden
Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces ...
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 is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden
Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces ...
he joined rival club
RC Eemland.
In 2021 he was named part of the
Delta
Delta commonly refers to:
* Delta (letter) (Δ or δ), a letter of the Greek alphabet
* River delta, at a river mouth
* D (NATO phonetic alphabet: "Delta")
* Delta Air Lines, US
* Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19
Delta may also re ...
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 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
The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in the Netherlands.
Season 2017/2018
* Amstelveense RC (Amstelveen)
* A.S.R.V. Ascrum (Amsterdam)
* RC The Bassets (Sassenheim)
* Castricumse RC ( Castricum)
* LRC DIOK ...
(
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden
Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces ...
)
2017/18
Ereklasse
The Ereklasse is the highest tier of the national rugby union competition in the Netherlands.
Season 2017/2018
* Amstelveense RC (Amstelveen)
* A.S.R.V. Ascrum (Amsterdam)
* RC The Bassets (Sassenheim)
* Castricumse RC ( Castricum)
* LRC DIOK ...
(
RC 't Gooi
Rugby Club 't Gooi is a Dutch Rugby Union club based in the town of Naarden
Naarden () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and former List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Gooi region in the Provinces ...
)
2019/20 Rugby Europe Trophy (
Netherlands
)
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, established_title = Before independence
, established_date = Spanish Netherl ...
)
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