The Rotterdam Pitbulls are a
rugby league football club based in
Rotterdam,
Netherlands. They compete in the
Netherlands Rugby League Bond
The Netherlands Rugby League Bond (NRLB) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in the Netherlands. Formed in 2009, they obtained observer status with the RLEF (now European Rugby League) in February 2012, and affiliate ...
(NRLB) domestic competition called
Dutch Rugby League Competition, as well as internationally.
History
The Rotterdam Pitbulls was started by a group of enthusiastic players, training at local parks throughout Rotterdam. They then formed an official Dutch Rugby Team in December 2014.
The pitbulls won the
2017 NRLB Championship.
2016 Domestic Competition Results Pitbulls
Game 1 April 16th Away
Amsterdam Cobras 14 - Rotterdam Pitbulls 60
Game 2 April 23rd Home
Rotterdam Pitbulls 88 - Den Haag Knights 20
Game 3 May 14th Home
Rotterdam Pitbulls 64 - Amsterdam Cobras 12
Game 4 June 3rd Away
Den Haag Knights 28 - Rotterdam Pitbulls 34
Game 5 Final June 18th Away
Rotterdam Pitbulls 42 - Den Haag Knights 16
See also
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Netherlands Rugby League Bond
The Netherlands Rugby League Bond (NRLB) is the governing body for the sport of rugby league football in the Netherlands. Formed in 2009, they obtained observer status with the RLEF (now European Rugby League) in February 2012, and affiliate ...
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Netherlands national rugby league team
The Netherlands national rugby league team is the national rugby league team of The Netherlands. It was formed in January 2003. The national team played its first international match in 2003 against Scotland A, where they lost 22–18.
History
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References
External links
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Rugby league in the Netherlands
Rugby league teams in the Netherlands
Rugby clubs established in 2014
2014 establishments in the Netherlands
Sports clubs and teams in Rotterdam
Euro XIII