Netherlands women's national rugby league team
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Governing bodyNetherlands Rugby League Bond
RegionEurope
Head coach
Matt Rigby
Matt RigbyCaptain
Vera van der Zwan
Vera van der Zwan
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| Team information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governing body | Netherlands Rugby League Bond | |||||
| Region | Europe | |||||
| Head coach | Matt Rigby | |||||
| Captain | Vera van der Zwan | |||||
| Top try-scorer | Nicole Kennedy (8) | |||||
| Top point-scorer | Nicole Kennedy (32) | |||||
| IRL ranking | 14  1 (31 December 2025)[1] | |||||
| Team results | ||||||
| First game | ||||||
Greece  0 – 14 Netherlands (9 December 2023) | ||||||
| Biggest win | ||||||
Italy  6 – 56 Netherlands (27 April 2024) | ||||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||||
Netherlands 6 – 42  Ireland (4 October 2025) | ||||||
The Netherlands women's national rugby league team represents the Netherlands in women's rugby league. The team's first international was a 14–0 victory in a friendly against Greece on 9 December 2023.[2] On this evening the "A" team played a friendly match against Greece "A".
| Opponent | FM | MR | M | W | D | L | Win% | PF | PA | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 2023 | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 48 | 0 | 100.00% |
| Italy | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | 56 | 6 | 90.32% |
| Ireland | 2024 | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00% | 18 | 58 | 23.68% |
 Wales | 2024 | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 6 | 48 | 11.11% |
| Totals | 2023 | 2025 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.00% | 128 | 112 | 53.33% |
Notes:
- Table last updated 14 December 2025.
- Share is the portion of "For" points compared to the sum of "For" and "Against" points.
Inaugural squad
The following 19-player squad was named to play Greece on 9 December 2023:[3][4]
- 1. Nicole Kennedy
- 2. Danique Nikkels
- 3. Lisa Berding (VC)
- 4. Anniek Nauta
- 5. Hannah Van Beukering
- 6. Hiske Blom
- 7. Rixt Aerts
- 8. Sela Steenkist
- 9. Vera van der Zwan (C)
- 10. Lorraine Voorbach
- 11. Clara Terlouw
- 12. Sylvie Moelee
- 13. Linneke Gevers
- 14. Stephanie Van Diepen
- 15. Lotte Westerlaken
- 16. Kyra Elzinga
- 17. Dominique Velema
- 18. Dunja Witmond
- 19. Iris Hansman
Current squad
The following squad was named to play Greece on 13 December 2025.[5] The selected team was posted of social media on the morning of the match.[6]
Tallies in the table include the match played on 13 December 2025.
| J# | Position | Player | Club | Debut | Caps | T | G | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fullback, Stand-off | Hiske Blom | Rochdale Hornets | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Wing | Hannah van Beukering | Unattached | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Centre | Michelle Jurgens | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Centre, Fullback | Nicole Kennedy | London Broncos | 2023 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Wing, Centre | Monischa Hieroms | Unattached | 2024 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Stand-off, Hooker | Vera Van Der Zwan | Rochdale Hornets | 2023 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Scrum-half | Rixt Aerts | Unattached | 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Prop | Eva Peroti | Rochdale Hornets | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hooker | Merel van den Bosch | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Prop | Fiona Kalf | Unattached | 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Second-row, Loose forward | Lisa Berding | Rochdale Hornets | 2023 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Second-row, Wing | Sydney Kalf | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Loose forward | Kaylee Geerlings | Rochdale Hornets | 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 |
| 14 | Second-row | Lisanne van het Schip | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | interchange | Iris Hansman | Unattached | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Second-row | Ymke Keppel | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | interchange | Jiske van Velzen | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | — | Elien de Graaf | Unattached | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | interchange | Eline Zomer | Unattached | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Lisanne van het Schip and Ymke Keppel previously played for the Netherlands against the Royal Air Force in October 2024.[7]
