2017 NRLB Championship

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2017 NRLB Championship
League NRLB
Duration6 Rounds (Followed by Finals)
Teams4
2017 season
Grand Final Winners Rotterdam Pitbulls
League Leader's Den Haag Knights
Runners-up Den Haag Knights
Biggest home win Den Haag Knights 56-10 Amsterdam Cobras (Round 6)
Biggest away win Amsterdam Cobras 4-102 Den Haag Knights (Round 1)
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The 2017 NRLB Championship, is the second semi-professional season of Dutch Rugby League Competition. [1] Four teams compete over 6 rounds, after which the two highest enter the Grand Final. The two lowest teams then enter the third-place play-off.

Contents

2017 NRLB Championship features four teams, the first year in which this number has taken part, after the foundation of Harderwijk Dolphins in the summer of 2016.[ citation needed ] This is also the second year since the Netherlands hosted its own domestic competition, following the separation from Belgium.

2017 Competition

Rotterdam Nines

The annual NRLB nines competition returns in 2017, and will be hosted by the Rotterdamse Studenten Rugby Club, in Rotterdam.[ citation needed ]

Teams

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Locations of 2017 NRLB Championship Clubs
Team2016StadiumCity/Area
Amsterdam Cobras
3rd
Sportpark de Eendracht, Bok de Korverweg 4, 1067 HR Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Den Haag Knights
2nd
Haagsche RC, Theo Mann-Bouwmeesterlaan 800, 2597 HM The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Harderwijk Dolphins
N/A
Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Stationslaan 26, 3842 LA Harderwijk, Gelderland, Netherlands
Rotterdam Pitbulls
1st
Rotterdamse Studenten RC, Prinsenlaan 906, 3062 CT Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

Ladder

TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostBonusPFPAPDPoints
1 Den Haag Knights
6
5
0
1
6
312
100
212
16
2 Rotterdam Pitbulls
6
5
0
1
6
210
154
56
16
3 Amsterdam Cobras
6
2
0
4
4
94
238
-144
8
4Harderwijk Dolphins
6
0
0
6
4
112
236
-124
4

League Schedule

Round 1

Rotterdam Pitbulls 54-24Harderwijk Dolphins
Report
Rotterdamse Studenten Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joe Jhugroo
Amsterdam Cobras 4-102Den Haag Knights
Report
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: 15
Referee: Bas Sibejn

Round 2

Den Haag Knights20-32 Rotterdam Pitbulls
Report
Segbroek College, The Hague
Attendance: 50
Referee: Joe Jhugroo
Amsterdam Cobras 34-16Harderwijk Dolphins
Segbroek College, The Hague
Attendance: 53
Referee: Tom van Gorkum

Round 3

Harderwijk Dolphins14-44Den Haag Knights
Eeemland RC, Amersfoort
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Tom van Gorkum
Rotterdam Pitbulls 40-22 Amsterdam Cobras
Eeemland RC, Amersfoort
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Joe Jhugroo

Round 4

Amsterdam Cobras W-LHarderwijk Dolphins
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Den Haag Knights52-18 Rotterdam Pitbulls
Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Tom O'Grady

Round 5

Rotterdam Pitbulls W-L Amsterdam Cobras
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Harderwijk Dolphins22-38Den Haag Knights
Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Harderwijk
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Moray Gilliand

Round 6

Den Haag Knights56-10 Amsterdam Cobras
Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Bas Sibejn
Harderwijk Dolphins30-48 Rotterdam Pitbulls
Haagsche Rugby Club, The Hague
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Flag of England.svg Matt Rigby

Finals

Third-Place Play Off

Amsterdam Cobras 16-20 (AET)Harderwijk Dolphins
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Moray Gilliand

Grand Final

Den Haag Knights 24-26 Rotterdam Pitbulls
Rotterdamse Rugby Club, Rotterdam
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Joseph Jhugroo[ citation needed ]

Great British Royal Air Force Tour

Game 1

Amsterdam/Rotterdam Select18-88Royal Air Force RL
TBC
Attendance: TBC
Referee: Flag of Fiji.svg Misa Vakadranu

Game 2

Den Haag/Harderwijk Select0-62Royal Air Force RL
Haagsche RC, The Hague
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Jhugroo

Game 3

NRLB Select0-90Royal Air Force RL
Christelijk College Nassau-Veluwe, Harderwijk
Referee: Flag of England.svg Unknown

References

  1. ↑ "NETHERLANDS SEASON SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEKEND". European Rugby League. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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