International Rugby League Features Netherlands
Dutch qualify rugby league coaches and match officials and Belgium come on board
By Phil Caplan, Date: 4/5/13
A group of Dutch coach and match official tutors and candidates have completed a course in Rotterdam.
RLEF Coaching Manager Martin Crick and his match officials counterpart Steve Davis oversaw the sessions which were led by Jason Bruygoms and Timo Meinders (coaching), and Bruygoms and Misaele Vakadranu (match officials). Successful completion means that the NRLB graduated from the three-year RLEF technical strategy.
Dutch rugby league delegation attends FFRXIII AGM
Press Release, Date: 27/6/12
A Nederlandse Rugby League Bond delegation attended the French Federation’s AGM on Saturday as part of the RLEF’s Governance Foundation Project.The project is in partnership with the European Commission and is designed to improve governance in European rugby league through a series of mentor-learner exchanges and institutional level links.
One of five such partnerships sees the French act as Dutch rugby league’s mentor, a relationship that commenced with NRLB chairman Jason Bruygoms and director Timo Meinders’ visit to Salon de Provence, 50km north of Marseille, to the 69th FFRXIII congress. The Dutch will host a French delegation in 2013 for their AGM, with an accompanying assessment of the NRLB’s governance practices to follow.
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NETHERLANDS RUGBY LEAGUE NATION OVERVIEW
Information on this page was updated - 26/2/2012
Foundation Year - 2003
International Team - Netherlands Rugby League
Highest finish in World Cup - One win, World Cup Qualifying game (2008 RLWC)
Top level domestic competition - Summer season involving 4 rounds plus finals.
