Ereklasse

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Ereklasse
Sport Rugby union
Organising body Dutch Rugby Union
No. of teams 12
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Most recent
champion		 Haagsche (2024–25)
Most titles Hilversum (19 titles)
BroadcasterEyecons
Level on pyramid1 [a]
Official website rugby.nl

The Ereklasse (English: Premier League) is a semi-professional rugby union competition in the Netherlands, [1] organised by the Dutch Rugby Union (NRB). It is the highest level of rugby in the country.

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Clubs

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Locations of the 2025–26 Ereklasse clubs
ClubEstablishedVenueLocation
Amsterdamse 1930;96 years ago NRCA Stadium Amsterdam, North Holland
Bredase 1975;51 years agoSportpark de Wisselaar Breda, North Brabant
Castricumse 1968;58 years agoSportpark Wouterland Castricum, North Holland
DIOK 1971;55 years agoRugbystadion Smaragdlaan Leiden, South Holland
The Dukes 1974;52 years agoRugbystadion Pettelaer 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant
Eemland 1977;49 years agoSportpark de Bokkeduinen Amersfoort, Utrecht
't Gooi 1933;93 years agoSportpark Naarden Naarden, North Holland
Haagsche 1932;94 years agoRugbystadion Bouwmeesterlaan The Hague, South Holland
Haarlem 1980;46 years agoVan der Aert SportparkThe Hague, South Holland
Hoek van Holland 1974;52 years agoSportpark de Rondgang Hook of Holland, South Holland
Oisterwijk Oysters 1976;50 years agoSportpark de Wolfsputten Oisterwijk, North Brabant
Rotterdamse 1940;86 years agoSportpark Duivensteijn Rotterdam, South Holland

Season 2022/2023

Head coaches champions

2024-2025 Hadley Jackson

2023-2024 Gareth Gilbert

2022-2023 Zane Gardner

2021-2022 Maximiliano Machado

2020-2021 Covid-19

2019-2020 Covid-19

2018-2019 Andy Egonu

Champions

Total
TeamWins
RC Hilversum19
Haagsche RC14
LRC DIOK13
Amsterdamse AC11
Castricumse RC8
DSR-C6
RC 't Gooi4
ARVC2
Rotterdamse RC1
Te Werve RFC1
RC The Dukes1

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ereklasse is the highest-level of rugby union played exclusively in the Netherlands. However one team play in the trans-national Rugby Europe Super Cup, which is a professional competition.

References

  1. ↑ Thormählen, Jóhann (11 February 2024). "Hup Hup of Shosholoza? SA viertal draf vir Nederland uit" [Hup Hup or Shosholoza? SA foursome out for the Netherlands]. Netwerk 24 (in Afrikaans).
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