Den Haag Knights RLFC

Den Haag Knights
Club information
Full nameDen Haag Knights Rugby League Football Club
NicknameKnights
Colours  
Founded2015 (2015)
Websitehttp://www.dhknights.com
Current details
Grounds
  • Haagsche Rugby Club (500)
  • Segbroek College (300)
CEONew Zealand Paul Dirkzwager
Coach TBC
ManagerMatthew Rigby
CaptainPaul Dirkzwager
CompetitionNRLB Championship
20253rd
Uniforms
Home colours
Records
Premierships1 (2019)
Runners-up5 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022)
Minor premierships4 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022)
Most cappedEngland Frank Longhurst – 23
Highest points scorerRepublic of Ireland Thomas Farrell – 184

The Den Haag Knights are a rugby league football club based in The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. They compete in the Nederlandse Rugby League Bond Championship, as well as internationally.[1]

Seasons

Season League Play-offs Refs
Division P W D L PD Pts Pos
2015 BNRL 32102211 2nd Lost in Grand Final [2][3][4][5]
2016 NRLB 4202-284 2nd Lost in Grand Final [2][6][7]
2017 NRLB 650121216 1st Lost in Grand Final [2][8]
2018 NRLB 650115210 1st Lost in Grand Final [2][9][10]
2019 NRLB 6411809 1st Won in Grand Final [2][11]
2020 NRLB Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[a] [2]
2021 NRLB
2022 NRLB 44001288 1st Lost in Grand Final [2][13]
2023 NRLB 4202684 4th Won third-place play-off [2][14]
2024 NRLB 4th Lost third-place play-off [2][15]
2025 NRLB

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ In 2021, the championship was replaced by a nines tournament, won by Den Haag Knights[2][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Clubman- Den Haag Knights show Rugby League growth in the Netherlands as part of the Dutch National Rugby League Championship".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Domestic History". NRLB. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Successful first season concludes". European Rugby League. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "2015". NRLB. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Stand en uitslagen na ronde 3". NRLB. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Rotterdam Pitbulls win Dutch Grand Final". European Rugby League. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "2016". NRLB. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "2017". NRLB. Archived from the original on 3 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Netherlands Rugby League wraps up exciting season and points to growth". European Rugby League. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "2018". NRLB. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "2019". NRLB. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Netherlands Rugby League set for restart". European Rugby League. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "2022". NRLB. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "2023". NRLB. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024.
  15. ↑ "Home of Dutch Lions". NRLB. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024.