yanto
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Not sure how they are working this.
New club Brabant have two home games,one in Eindhoven and one in Oijsterwijk.
Round two see all three games played in Harderwijk.
Nieuwegein (who don't have a club in the competition) host two games from Round three then host both semi final games.
Strange one that
A real Mish-mash of venues and fixtures that can't do any good in building a "fan base".
All clubs get two home fixtures apart from Zwolle Wolves ,who if they get to the final will play only one of their seven fixtures at home.!!!!!!!
With six teams now it can't be very far off until the NRLB aim to get a 10 game regular home and away season.
Im travelling home for Easter and will try and get some more information.
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16 hours ago, Gomersall said:
Hopefully @yanto will answer that one for you.
Last year Norway Albania Germany Serbia and Czech in a five week stint.
Year before only two internationals.
2021 three in October.
The regular season is over. Looking at the international results of the Dutch over the past few years playing a block of games over a short period of time seems to make the national side more like a club side
All selected players can commit to "in camp" like training .
Play a game, meet up ,discuss, train prepare for the next weekend.
No distractions.
Seems to be paying dividends.
Question about union. (Not sure why it's always brought up)
October September is deep into union season.
All boys selected are committed to League.
Union to some of them is now becoming their 2nd choice.
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Padge.
Thanks for the tips for bars.
In the Swan and Railway.
If this is one of the "better" pubs bring on the rest
Joking mate but the customers are all staring into their pints like the world is going to end.
Great to " back up north"
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13 minutes ago, northamptoncougar said:
Are any games on tv / streamed today ?
DEWSBURY V YORK Live on The Sportsman YouTube now.
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1 hour ago, Bedfordshire Bronco said:
Any betting odds out for this yet?
Bet 365 (Dutch version) giving Wigan +3.5 points @ 2/1.
Penrith - 3.5 points @ 1.80
Penrith to win by 1-12 points@ 2.37.
+ 13 points @ 3.50.
Wigan to win by 1-12 points @ 3.30
+ 13 points 8.00
Scratch
Penrith 1.57
Wigan 2.37
Penrith clear favourites
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On 04/01/2024 at 01:29, del capo said:
As Padge says it's a good view all round .
There's a soccer website you can look at called 'view my seat' you can google . Just put in the D W and it will give you a good idea . The higher up to an extent the better the view but that's just a matter of preference.
By the way your'e in the section Wigan RL advised any Penrith fans to go for !
Two of my mates are Saints fans the other a Rhino so they wanted to be part of the "opposition"
Get the crack going if there are a number of Penrith fans travelling thats for sure.
Im an exiled Brit / Workington Town shouting for any of ours when they play the Aussies so for the night Im Wigan.
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Went on line this morning after getting an email from the RFL.
Four seats in the East Stand (in line with the try line) bought with no hassle.
ES2 for any Wigan fans who knows the seating...is it a decent view ?
Even a discount for us old geezers
Town center Premier Inn booked Friday and Saturday.
What a different experience than when I tried to buy tickets for the Saints v Leigh semi final last season.
Can sit back and relax now knowing "Its on"
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Played at the Mikheil Meskhi Stadium,home of Lokomotiv Tblisi.
It was a strange one...big crowd on what was Georgia Independence day but the crowd was also split into various political groups with various party flags and banners flying. It actually kicked off in the stands at one stage with riot police having to separate fighting groups.
Nothing to do with the rugby I may add.
The Dutch were treat like premier league football stars with police outriders taking the team bus through crowds lining the streets of the city and after the game, on the way to the official reception, the team were presented on stage in the city center to a massive crowd enjoying the Independence day party.
Hospitality was second to none ...the Georgians could get you anything ..so they told us.
Must be up their as one of the best rugby experiences.
A big opportunity lost.
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Great memories.
Georgia first game was against the Netherlands in Hoek van Holland then we went to play them in Tblisi in the WC qualifier.
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Following on from the successful men's season and the ground breaking under 19 mini tour to England it was the turn of the Dutch Ladies to make their international debut yesterday in Athens.
What a debut it was.
"Netherlands women made a highly impressive debut against Greece at the Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis. The Dames took a party of 70 players and fans to Athens, playing an ‘A’ team game and a senior women’s international and did not concede a point, winning 32-0 in the curtain raiser and 14-0 in the main game."
Good things happening in the land of Windmills and Clogs.
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1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said:
Amazing, innit? Let's see what SL come up with....
Think I will let others "Test" it before I commit after getting burned and no refund when the last effort got pulled without any explanation. Used the Watch NRL app for a few years now and its great value.
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1 hour ago, ivans82 said:
Wild guess 1-1 .
Played in a 0-1 at Wilderspool ,played in a 2-2 at Widnes and im sure I played in a 1-1 v Hull KR.
Will check the records
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13 hours ago, headtackle said:
Rugby League should have the equivalent of Football's nations league
Mini groups of 3 or 4 teams in tiers so that the cream rises to the top and each team has realistic and competitive fixtures.
See my post.
It is in place...has been for years.
Its only European A that is not getting its act together.
How can the Dutch (for example) play five internationals this autumn yet the European A group teams can't organise one?
People are also pointing fingers at the RFL.
Nowt to do with them whats happening in Scotland or Ireland.These countries now come under the RL European Federation who have less money in the pot than the RFL.
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4 hours ago, Odsal Outlaw said:
Doesn’t have to be Serbia, but the point stands on tiered competition with top side playing England. At least then there is a clear pathway.
There is / was a CLEAR PATHWAY and if any of the minnows are/ were good enough they had the chance to step up to the next level.
Up until 2018 there was a European A ,B and C which included Wales, Ireland, Scotland and France, and initially Russia in the top tier.
As I pointed out once before it started in 2005 when Netherlands Serbia and the short lived Georgia came onto the scene. Georgia won the qualifying group to advance to play with the big boys in two groups of three with the two winners playing off in the final.
France beat Wales.
2009 Italy and Lebanon came in as France seemed to not enter only to come back a year later (2010) when European A was France Ireland Scotland and Wales.
2012 was a strange one with only Ireland and Scotland in European A ...maybe Wales and France dropped out to prepare for the 2013 World Cup ?
2014,2015 and 2018 had the four usual suspects.
While all this was going on European B (2007 till present day) and European C (from 2008) and eventually European D (2021) were developing .
I know covid had an affect but it just seems like the Welsh, Irish, French and Scots (or the RLEF ) have made little effort since 2018 to get European A back up and running. Again this may have had something to do with the now cancelled world cup and the proposed qualification process... I dont know.
For people to now suggest for a "tiered structure" its been in place since 2005 but has become a bit hit and miss at European A.
Check out the link on the RLEF website for full details.
https://europeanrugbyleague.com/competitions/98
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I guess most of the replies are from a spectators point of view as most players mentioned are forwards with reputations.
As an outside center / winger a slightly different point of view of "scary".
Les Dyl and John Bevan are both players you didn't enjoy playing against as a nineteen year old just making your way in the game.
Both had legs like tree trunks and were strong runners and Bevan had a nasty streak to him.
Ask yourself what you would do with Mal Maninga running at you for 80 minutes
Scary to face but you had a job to do.
Frank Foster a great fella who coached me at two clubs.
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On 22/10/2023 at 19:48, Leonard said:
Mitch Donnelly? Lol.
And the tongans get grief for
Unlike a few European development teams the Dutch have not gone down the whole "lets get an Aussie based heritage team" path as such but if they have guys that are willing to fly half way around the world, at their own expense and stay for a month and put their hands up to help develop the game well good on em.
Even back in 2006 Aaron de Jager was a heritage player who came over and raised standards and is still remembered today.
Let's not forget England have used heritage players and let's not even talk about the Aussies looking at PI players backgrounds.
These young guys are proud to pull on the "Oranje" shirt and if it helps to raise standards well "fair dinkum"
But let's be typical of RL and look for negative points instead of celebrating how these small nations are growing the game and "doing the hard yards".
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1 hour ago, welshmagpie said:
I’ll save you the look…
Jaylan de Groot
Harry van Dartel
Nikorima brothers (Dutch mum)
Papenhuyzen
Bernard Gregorius
Saxon Day
Doubt they could afford the airfares never mind the insurance for those guys
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Would be interesting to name the UK based players in the top 3/4 levels.
Infact any level
Same goes for the Aussies.
As the Dutch settlers headed for Victoria AFL will have more Cloggers than the CRL/NRL I would guess.
Anyway great result today and believe it or not Serbia have never beat the Netherlands in what is now four attempts.
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14 minutes ago, welshmagpie said:
"There are far more Dutch eligible players in Australia and the UK than Serbs (top 3/4 levels respectively)"
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You will need to download the VEO app from the link.
Sign in and it takes to Zwolle Rugby club site which also has a number if the Dutch domestic competition games on it.
They kept that quiet
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Redone because I posted on the quote
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3 hours ago, Gomersall said:
You will need to download the VEO app from the link.
Sign in and it takes to Zwolle Rugby club site which also has a number if the Dutch domestic competition games on it.
They kept that quiet
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On 10/10/2023 at 10:43, Damien said:
Very good. I'm sure its hasn't, and it is probably just me becoming more aware, but it feels like all this good news coming out of the Netherlands has come from nowhere. Well done to all concerned.
Not from "nowhere".
Lots of things to be pleased about at international level with a surprise home defeat by Germany last October the only loss in twelve games
Winning the European D championship v Czech and Turkey in 2021,a link up with Hull KR,experienced players taking up coaching roles,a stronger club competition all point to the Dutch quietly making progress.
A big test this weekend when everybody's favourite development nation Serbia visit Zwolle.
Im working on HS2 at the moment so won't be at the game but I'm hoping the boys can continue the unbeaten run v the Serbs (3-0 to Holland in previous encounters)
As for the under 19s like most European nations its hard enough developing the seniors never mind age groups .
There is no domestic under 19 competition.
Trials were held for the 19 group and attracted a number of players from "other sports" and the successful ones, along with the younger guys playing in the domestic comp, have been selected for the upcoming short UK tour.
It will be interesting to how they do against heartland clubs but I'm sure they will benefit from the experience.
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https://www.bassets.nl/bassets-tv/
Netherlands return to Sassenheim where they played Scotland A and Scotland Students when the game started (again) back in 2002.
Not sure of the quality as I am informed they are using The Bassets rugby club "AI" camera.
Apparently this follows the play with no human inter action
Technology eh.
KO 13:00 UK time
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Gonna be a long day for Serbia I think.
0-12 after 5 minutes .
Netherlands Championship 2024
in The International Rugby League Expansion and Development Forum
Posted · Edited by yanto
On a footnote Dutch international and Den Haag Knights forward Bonne Wilce has opened his new business in Eindhoven.
Bonne also pulled on his boots for Oijsterwijk RU club when he moved south so I'm getting the vibe he is behind the Brabant Bears set up.
Saves him travelling to Den Haag and expands the codes footprint.
In good hands if that's the case.