Netherlands national rugby union team
The Netherlands national rugby union team () represents Netherlands in men's international rugby union competitions. Nicknamed The Oranges ("Oranje"), is considered one of the stronger tier 3 teams in European rugby and currently compete in the second division of the Rugby Europe International Championships in the Rugby Europe Trophy, a competition which is just below the Rugby Europe Championship where the top 6 countries in Europe (apart from the teams in the Six Nations compete. They are yet to participate in any Rugby World Cup. History. The Netherlands played their first ever game in 1930 , against Belgium on 1 July. The Netherlands played Belgium and Germany as well as Romania. During the 1940s they played regularly against Belgium and Germany. The 1960s saw the side play West Germany regularly as well as other fixtures including matches against Poland, Sweden, Spain and Czechoslovakia. The 1970s saw fixtures played against many teams, notably Italy. Record. Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Netherlands national XV at test level up until 24 June 2021. Current squad. On the 22nd of January 2022, the following 49 players were called up for the 2022 Rugby  Europe Championship. Head Coach: Zane Gardiner Call-ups. On 10th February Spike Salman of Racing 92 was called up to the squad. Current coaching staff. The current coaching staff of the Netherlands national team: Past Coaches. "Since 1997"