The Netherlands women's national rugby union team are a national sporting side of
Netherlands
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, representing them at
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
. The side first played in 1982.
History
The Netherlands' women's national rugby union team hosted the
first ever women's international women's rugby union match. This match took place in
Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
on June 13, 1982.
France
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won against the Netherlands with 4–0.
The Netherlands made their debut at the
1991 World Cup. They finished in 7th place out of 12 teams. They hosted the
1998 World Cup and qualified for the
2002 World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial Association football, football world championship for List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams organized by ...
, where they finished 13th and 15th.
Women's rugby has increased in popularity in the Netherlands in the past decades. The airing of the
2015 World Cup on national television has further attributed to the increase in popularity.
Records
Overall
''(Full internationals only)''
Rugby World Cup
Players
Previous squads
See also
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Rugby union in the Netherlands
Rugby union in the Netherlands is a growing sport. The sport is governed by the Rugby Nederland, which organizes the Netherlands national rugby union team.
Governing body
The Rugby Nederland was founded on 7 September 1920 but ceased to exist ...
References
External links
Nederlandse Rugby Bond- Official Site
Netherlandsat RugbyData.com
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