Domestic Rugby League returned to the Netherlands on Saturday, for the first time since the July 2019 NRLB Grand Final. The first of the three week tournament was hosted by the Dordrecht Griffins at Dordtsche Rugby club, with all six clubs competing.

Kicking the tournament off, was our hosts and debutants, Dordrecht Griffins taking on the Harderwijk Dolphins. Dolphins took the win which would see them go on to have one of the most successful days in it’s clubs history. Also debuting for the first time were the Zwolle Wolves, who were the only team to inflict defeat on their neighboring Dolphins.

TEAMS

Amsterdam Cobras – A McDonald, B Out, B Tjalma, B Sha, D van Rossum, D Air, D Islip, F Appleton, G Boulanger, J Adams, J Gallagher, J de Boer, K Schoen, M Safa, P Hoey, S Ellis, S Serpignan, T Pyke, T Goudswaard

Den Haag Knights – A Braksator, A Guidi, B Wilce, F Longhurst, H Wragg, I Ijmkers, I Boersma, J Kahana, L Gout, M Heijnen, P Dirkzwager, R van Dijk, R van Wijk, T Farrell, W Oudheusden

Dordrecht Griffins – A Karkls, B Rottier, D Schram, G Braanker, J van Zeggeren, M Hansen, M van den Adel, R Kuipers, S Trommels, T de Waard, T Persoon, Y van de Kuilen

Harderwijk Dolphins – A Bakker, A Razoux-Schultz, D de Ruiter, D Wagter, F Zakonski, G van den Heuvel, J Verschoor, J van Poolen, L Yates, M van den Broek, M Schneider, M Zakonski, R Huther, R Kisolo Kiganda, R Gruitroij, R Stuifand, S Botterblom, T Wojtek, T van der Zouwen, T Rode

Rotterdam Pitbulls – A Idzerda, B Dommershuijsen, E Neves, E de Werk, G van Neyversel, K Vanoods, L Tahamata, M Slingerland, P Boyayo, P Agyateng, P Daly, S van der Linde, T Anim-Somuah, T van Gorkum

Zwolle Wolves – B de Munnik, C Regterschot, D Awaita, J Echeverria, J Schoenmaker, K Filipczak, L Renac, M Gomez Pazos, N Andrews, O Vunderink, S Heijsa, S van Diepen

Match Officials – M Gilland, T van Gorkum, M Doughton, B Doughton

ROUND 1 – RESULTS

Harderwijk Dolphins 18-14 Dordrecht Griffins

Rotterdam Pitbulls 10-18 Den Haag Knights

Zwolle Wolves 10-20 Amsterdam Cobras

Den Haag Knights 8-18 Harderwijk Dolphins

Amsterdam Cobras 22-12 Dordrecht Griffins

Zwolle Wolves 6-10 Rotterdam Pitbulls

Harderwijk Dolphins 14-10 Amsterdam Cobras

Den Haag Knights 20-04 Zwolle Wolves

Dordrecht Griffins 8-24 Rotterdam Pitbulls

Zwolle Wolves 18-16 Harderwijk Dolphins

Rotterdam Pitbulls 4-18 Amsterdam Cobras

Dordrecht Griffins 12-18 Den Haag Knights

Harderwijk Dolphins 20-6 Rotterdam Pitbulls

Zwolle Wolves 18-0 Dordrecht Griffins

Amsterdam Cobras 10-14 Den Haag Knights