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. On this evening the "A" team played a friendly match against Greece "A".
Head to head records
Opponent Win% Share 2 2 0 0 100.00% 48 0 100.00% 1 1 0 0 100.00% 56 6 90.32% 2 0 0 2 0.00% 18 58 23.68% 1 0 0 1 0.00% 6 48 11.11% Totals 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:
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. The selected team was posted of social media on the morning of the match.
Tallies in the table include the match played on 13 December 2025. PositionPlayerClub Debut Caps Pts 1 Hiske Blom Rochdale Hornets 2023 6 3 0 12 2 Hannah van Beukering Unattached 2023 5 2 0 8 3 Michelle Jurgens Unattached 2025 1 0 0 0 4 Nicole Kennedy London Broncos 2023 5 8 0 32 5 Monischa Hieroms Unattached 2024 5 1 0 4 6 Vera Van Der Zwan Rochdale Hornets 2023 6 1 0 4 7 Rixt Aerts Unattached 2023 6 0 0 0 8 Eva Peroti Rochdale Hornets 2025 2 0 0 0 9 Merel van den Bosch Unattached 2025 1 0 0 0 10 Fiona Kalf Unattached 2025 2 0 0 0 11 Lisa Berding Rochdale Hornets 2023 5 2 5 18 12 Sydney Kalf Unattached 2025 1 1 0 4 13 Kaylee Geerlings Rochdale Hornets 2024 4 2 5 18 14 Lisanne van het Schip Unattached 2025 1 0 0 0 15 Iris Hansman Unattached 2024 3 0 0 0 16 Ymke Keppel Unattached 2025 1 0 0 0 17 Jiske van Velzen Unattached 2025 1 0 0 0 18 Elien de Graaf Unattached 0 0 0 0 19 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.
Heritage numbers If played a match for the Dutch National Team they're assigned a heritage number. The following 34 players have an official assigned legacy number:
1. Stephanie Van Diepen 2. Lisa Berding 3. Clara Terlouw 4. Dana Burik 5. Lotte Westerlaken 6. Johanna van Kieft 7. Hiske Blom 8. Fenne van Putten 9. Vera van der Zwan 10. Dominique Velema 11. Senta Sailino 12. Iris Hansman 13. Jessica Kool 14. Nicole Kennedy 15. Chantal Meeldijk 16. Ai-Ling Schoolderman 17. Ellinor de Bever 18. Ymke Keppel 19. Sverre Verheul 20. Dunja Witmond 21. Hannah Van Beukering 22. Lorraine Voorbach 23. Danique Nikkels 24. Maura Mevis 25. Linneke Gevers 26. Fleur Michiels 27. Tessa van Zanten 28. Sylvie Moelee 29. Sela Steenkist 30. Rixt Aerts 31. Kyra Elzinga 32. Ophelie Thijm 34. Chitra van den Boom 35. Paige Schouw 36. Claire Kennedy 37. Monischa Hieroms
Results
Date Score Opponent Tournament Venue Video Report(s) 9 Dec 2023 International Municipal Stadium Dimitris Nikolaidis, Athens 27 Apr 2024 World Cup Qualifier (Preliminarily Playoff) Maurizio Quaggia Stadium, Mogliano Veneto 19 May 2024 World Cup Qualifier (European Group A) Energia Park, Dublin 22 Jun 2024 Rugby Club Waterland, Purmerend 05 Oct 2024 Royal Air Force Friendly NRCA Stadium, Amsterdam 08 Oct 2024 Royal Air Force Friendly British School, Voorschoten 4 Oct 2025 International Rugby Club The Bassetts. Sassenheim 13 Dec 2025 International Rugby Club Sparta, Rotterdam
Upcoming fixtures
On 29 September the International Rugby League announced the following fixture: at Castricum Rugby Club, Netherlands on Saturday, 17 October 2020. Kick-off 2:00 PM.IRL
The Greek Rugby League Federation announced in early September 2026 that they would host the Netherlands in October 2026 in the following fixture: on 24 October 2026 in Chania, Crete, Greece.
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