Den Haag Knights RLFC

The Den Haag Knights are a rugby league football club based in The Hague (Den Haag), Netherlands. They compete in the Netherlands Rugby League Bond (NRLB) domestic competition called Dutch Rugby League Competition, as well as internationally.^[1]

Den Haag Knights

Club information
Full name	Den Haag Knights Rugby League Football Club
Nickname(s)	Knights
Colours
Founded	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Website	http://www.dhknights.com
Current details
Ground(s)	Haagsche Rugby Club (500) Segbroek College (300)
CEO	Paul Dirkzwager
Coach	TBC
Manager	Matthew Rigby
Captain	Paul Dirkzwager
Competition	Dutch Rugby League Competition
2019	1st
Current season
Uniforms
Home colours
Records
Premierships	1 (2019)
Runners-up	4 (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
Minor premierships	3 (2017,2018,2019)
Most capped	Frank Longhurst – 23
Highest points scorer	Thomas Farrell – 184

2015 competition

League schedule

Date	Competition	Round	Opponent	H/A	Venue	Score	Referee
Saturday 18 April	BNRL	1	Rotterdam Pitbulls			22–20	Kane Krlic
Saturday 16 May	BNRL	2	Amsterdam Cobras			42–22	H Sanchezz
Saturday 21 May	BNRL	3	North Brussels Gorillas			18–18	Jorge Vazquez
Friday 3 June	BNRL	GF	North Brussels Gorillas	A	Petit Chermin Vert, Brussels	48–6	Y Kazadi

Player statistics

Player	Position	Played	Tries	Goals	Points
Thomas Farrell	Centre	0	0	0	0
Bonne Wilce	Prop	0	0	0	0
Romeo Goldman	Prop	0	0	0	0
Wesley Jansen	Second row	0	0	0	0
Frank Longhurst	Utility Half	0	0	0	0
Patrick Neuteboom	Second row	0	0	0	0
Vincent Edelkoort	Prop	0	0	0	0
Joost van der Wiel	Prop	0	0	0	0
Koos Wabeke	Second row	0	0	0	0

End Of Season Awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Year
Top Tryscorer
Most Improved Player

Players Earning International Caps

Date	Player	Represented	Opposition	Location	Competition	T	G	Result
2 May 2015	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Belgium	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	12–60
2 May 2015	Patrick Neuteboom	Netherlands	Belgium	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	12–60
2 May 2015	Paul Dirkzwager	Netherlands	Belgium	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	12–60
20 June 2015	Patrick Neuteboom	Netherlands	Germany	Karlsruhe, Germany	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	12–46

2016 competition

League schedule

Date	Competition	Round	Opponent	H/A	Venue	Score	Referee
Saturday 23 April	NRLB	1	Rotterdam Pitbulls	A	Rotterdamse RC, Rotterdam	88–20	Misa Vakadranu
Friday 29 April	NRLB	2	Amsterdam Cobras	H	Haagsche RC, The Hague	40–14	Joe Jhugroo
Saturday 21 May	NRLB	3	Amsterdam Cobras	A	Sportpark de Eendracht, Amsterdam	14–34	Joe Jhugroo
Friday 3 June	NRLB	4	Rotterdam Pitbulls	H	Segbroek College, The Hague	28–34	Joe Jhugroo
Saturday 18 June	NRLB	GF	Rotterdam Pitbulls	N	Sportboulevard Dordrecht	42–18	Misa Vakadranu

Player statistics

Player	Position	Played	Tries	Goals	Points
Joe Storm	Centre	0	0	0	0
Thomas Farrell	Centre	0	0	0	0
Bonne Wilce	Prop	0	0	0	0
Romeo Goldman	Prop	0	0	0	0
Wesley Jansen	Second row	0	0	0	0
Matthew Rigby	Second row	0	0	0	0
Frank Longhurst	Utility Half	0	0	0	0
Ciaran Hay	Centre	0	0	0	0
Patrick Neuteboom	Second row	0	0	0	0
Vincent Edelkoort	Prop	0	0	0	0
Joost van der Wiel	Prop	0	0	0	0
Koos Wabeke	Second row	0	0	0	0

End Of Season Awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Year	Matthew Rigby
Top Tryscorer	Thomas Farrell
Most Improved Player	Guido Van Breen
Most Improved Player	Koos Wabeke

Players Earning International Caps

Date	Player	Represented	Opposition	Location	Competition	T	G	Result
13 August 2016	Joe Storm	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	1	6–8
13 August 2016	Patrick Neuteboom	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	6–8
13 August 2016	Koos Wabeke	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	6–8
3 September 2016	Joe Storm	Netherlands	Belgium	Brussels, Belgium	Western Euro Tri-Nations	0	0	12–36

• Matthew Rigby also attended both Netherlands matches as Netherlands Assistant Coach

2017 competition

League schedule

Date	R	Opponent	H/A	Venue	Score	Referee	Tries	Conversions
Friday 28 April	1	Amsterdam Cobras	A	Sportpark de Eendracht	4–102	Bas Sibejn	Oudheusden, Storm (4), Farrell (6), Straathof, S Wilce, B Wilce (2), Dirkzwager (2), Rigby, Longhurst (2)	Moeran (10/18), Rigby (1/1), Farrell (0/1)
Saturday 6 May	2	Rotterdam Pitbulls	H	Segbroek College	20–32	Joseph Jhugroo	Dirkzwager, Smith, Longhurst	S Wilce (2/4)
Saturday 13 May	3	Harderwijk Dolphins	A	Eemland RC, Amersfoort	14–44	Tom van Gorkum	Longhurst, Farrell (2), Hopwood, Moeran, B Wilce (4)	Moeran (4/9)
Saturday 20 May	4	Rotterdam Pitbulls	N	Sportpark de Eendracht	52–18	Tom O'Grady	Huizer, Storm, Farrell (3), Moeran, Dirkzwager, Bouillon, Laachiri, Ripine	Moeran (6/10)
Saturday 27 May	5	Harderwijk Dolphins	A	Christelijk College, Harderwijk	22–38	Moray Gilliand	Benni-Coulson (2), Dirkzwager (2), Farrell (2), Rigby	Moeran (5/7)
Saturday 3 June	6	Amsterdam Cobras	H	Haagsche RC	56–10	Bas Sibejn	Vogel, Buitendijk, Storm (2), Rigby (2), Laachiri, Moeran, Dirkzwager, B Wilce (2)	Moeran (6/11)
Saturday 10 June	GF	Rotterdam Pitbulls	A	Rotterdamse SRC	26–24	Joseph Jhugroo	Farrell (3), S Wilce	Moeran (2/4), Laachiri (2/2)

Player statistics

Player	Position	Played	Tries	Goals	Points
Ward Oudheusden	Fullback	3	1	0	4
Sjoerd Butendijk	Wing	4	1	0	4
Joe Storm	Centre	7	7	0	28
Thomas Farrell	Centre	5	16	0/1	64
Jelle Straathof	Wing	3	1	0	4
Sebastian Wilce	Stand off	2	1	2/4	8
Kennet Moeran	Scrum half	6	3	33/57	74
Bonne Wilce	Prop	5	8	0	32
Paul Dirkzwager	Hooker	7	7	0	28
Romeo Goldman	Prop	6	0	0	0
Wesley Jansen	Second row	6	0	0	0
Matthew Rigby	Second row	7	4	1/1	18
Frank Longhurst	Utility Half	6	4	0	16
Ciaran Hay	Centre	4	0	0	0
Patrick Neuteboom	Second row	3	0	0	0
Aiden Smith	Wing	4	1	0	4
Vincent Edelkoort	Prop	4	0	0	0
Robert Hopwood	Wing	1	1	0	4
Folkert van Meurs	Second row	1	0	0	0
Abel Ripine	Prop	3	1	0	4
Douwe Huizer	Full back	1	1	0	4
Koen Molier	Five Eighth	2	0	0	0
Martin Stanislou	Prop	3	0	0	0
Jonathan Bouillon	Prop	1	1	0	4
Ilias Laachiri	Utility Half	3	2	2/2	12
Jason Rigby	Prop	1	0	0	0
Joost van der Wiel	Prop	1	0	0	0
Ross Benni-Coulson	Loose forward	1	2	0	8
Koos Wabeke	Second row	1	0	0	0
Joost Vogel	Full back	1	1	0	4

End Of Season Awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Year	Romeo Goldman
Rookie of the Year	Ken Moeran
Top Tryscorer	Thomas Farrell (16)
Most Improved Player	Sjoerd Buitendijk

Players Earning International Caps

Date	Player	Represented	Opposition	Location	Competition	T	G	Result
26 August 2017	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Germany	Osnabrück, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–30
9 September 2017	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Sweden	Amsterdam, Netherlands	International Friendly	1	0	28–24
9 September 2017	Joe Storm	Netherlands	Sweden	Amsterdam, Netherlands	International Friendly	0	0	28–24

• Matthew Rigby also attended both Netherlands matches as Netherlands Assistant Coach

2018 competition

League schedule

Date	R	Opponent	H/A	Venue	Score	Referee	Tries	Conversions
Saturday 12 May	1	Amsterdam Cobras	A	Sportpark de Eendracht	6–52	Joe Jhugroo	Bennie-Coulson (4), Farrell (3), Rigby, Storm, Garcia, B Wilce	Moeran (3/7), Rigby (1/1), Longhurst (0/1), B Wilce (0/1), Bennie-Coulson (0/1)
Saturday 19 May	2	Rotterdam Pitbulls	N	RC Zwolle	30–16	Hans Verveer	Bennie-Coulson (2), Farrell, A Barnas, Buitendijk	Moeran (5/5)
Saturday 2 June	3	Rotterdam Pitbulls	H	Haagsche RC	30–0*	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saturday 9 June	4	Harderwijk Dolphins	A	Christelijk College	0–30*	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saturday 16 June	5	Amsterdam Cobras	N	Sparta RC	18–58	Moray Giliand	Bennie-Coulson (2), Buitendijk	Moeran (3/3)
Saturday 23 June	6	Harderwijk Dolphins	H	Haagsche RC	82–6	Tom O’Grady
Saturday 7 July	GF	Amsterdam Cobras	N	Sparta RC	28–29 AET	Joe Jhugroo	B Wilce (2), Hoefnagel, Goldman, ?	Greeve (5/6)

* Forfeit victories due to team unavailability for R3 and R4.

Player statistics

Player	Position	Played	Tries	Goals	Points
Alex Barnas
Eric Barnas
Daniël Beek
Ross Bennie-Coulson
Math Binder
Zak Bredin
Sjoerd Buitendijk
Thomas Charpentier
Paul Dirkzwager
Vincent Edelkoort
Thomas Farrell
Benji Garcia
Edouard Gaudin
Romeo Goldman
Lucas Gout
Andrea Guidi
Ciaran Hay
Joost Hoefnagel
Philip Hunz
Sebastian Imrecke
Wesley Jansen
Branco Kranenburg
Sam Lack
Henry Lawrence
Frank Longhurst
Richard Manly
Chase Mathis
Ken Moeran
Koen Molier
Patrick Neuteboom
Ward Oudheusden
Rolof Joel Pier
Robert Revet
Richard Lawrence
Matthew Rigby
Emal Sarwar
Aidan Smith
Thomas Stevenson
Joe Storm
Jelle Straathof
Jordan Swensson
Flynn van der Gonden
Mark van der Laan
Joost van der Wiel
Delano van der Winde
Folkert van Meurs
Robbin van Wijk
Joost Vogel
Koos Wabeke
Bonne Wilce
Sebastian Wilce
Kjeld

End Of Season Awards

Award	Winner
Player of the Year	TBD
Rookie of the Year	TBD
Top Tryscorer	TBD
Most Improved Player	TBD

Players Earning International Caps

Date	Player	Represented	Opposition	Location	Competition	T	G	Result
25 August 2018	Phil Hunz	Germany	Czech Republic	Osnabrück, Germany	RLWC2021 Qualifiers Pool C	0	0	24–4
1 September 2018	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Griffin Cup	0	0	38–22
1 September 2018	Paul Dirkzwager	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Griffin Cup	0	0	38–22
1 September 2018	Lucas Gout	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Griffin Cup	0	5	38–22
1 September 2018	Robbin van Wijk	Netherlands	Germany	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Griffin Cup	1	0	38–22
1 September 2018	Zak Bredin	Germany	Netherlands	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Griffin Cup	0	0	38–22
15 September 2018	Phil Hunz	Germany	Norway	Porsgrunn, Norway	RLWC2021 Qualifiers Pool C	1	0	40–22
15 September 2018	Zak Bredin	Germany	Norway	Porsgrunn, Norway	RLWC2021 Qualifiers Pool C	0	0	40–22
22 September 2018	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	International Friendly	1	0	4–24
22 September 2018	Paul Dirkzwager	Netherlands	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	International Friendly	0	0	4–24
22 September 2018	Lucas Gout	Netherlands	Sweden	Gothenburg, Sweden	International Friendly	0	4	4–24

• Matthew Rigby also attended both Netherlands matches as Netherlands Assistant Coach

2019 competition

League schedule

Date	R	Opponent	H/A	Venue	Score	Referee	Tries	Conversions
Saturday 4 May	1	Harderwijk Dolphins	H	Haagsche RC	44–24	Joe Jhugroo	Farrell (3), Hoefnagel (2), Dirkzwager, Guidi, Longhurst	M Thompson (4/6), Farrell (1/1), Gout (1/1)
Saturday 25 May	2	Rotterdam Pitbulls	A	Sparta RC	0–30	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saturday 1 June	3	Harderwijk Dolphins	A	Christelijk College	18–58	Tom van Gorkum	Farrell (3), Gout (2), Longhurst, I Boersma, Dirkzwager, B Wilce, M Rigby, Trudgian	M Thompson (5/8), M Rigby (1/2), Trudgian (1/1)
Saturday 15 June	4	Amsterdam Cobras	H	Haagsche RC	22–22	Joe Jhugroo	S Wilce, Gout, Guerts, Mounchih, I Boersma	S Wilce (1/5)
Saturday 22 June	5	Rotterdam Pitbulls	H	Sparta RC	22–36	Damian ?	I Boersma (2), van den Bruggen (2), Farrell, Job, Garcia	Garcia (3/6), M Rigby (1/1)
Saturday 29 June	6	Amsterdam Cobras	A	NRCA Stadion	42–20	Moray Gilland	Dirkzwager (3), Forrester	Job (0/1), Forrester (2/3)
Saturday 13 July	GF	Amsterdam Cobras	N	NRCA Stadion	16–20	Moray Gilland	Dirkzwager, Farrell, I Boersma, Forrester	Garcia (2/4)

Player statistics

Player	Position	Played	Tries	Goals	Points

End Of Season Awards

Award	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
Player of the Year	Thomas Farrell	Lucas Gout	Romeo Goldman
Rookie of the Year	Leon van der Bruggen	Ivan Boersma
Players' Player of the Year	Paul Dirkzwager	Lucas Gout	Thomas Farrell
Top Tryscorer	T Farrell (8)	Paul Dirkzwager (6)	Ivan Boersma (5)

Players Earning International Caps

Date	Player	Represented	Opposition	Location	Competition	T	G	Result
17 July 2019	Billy Forrester	N. Wales Origin	HMP Crusaders	Shotton, Wales	Friendly	0	0	24–36
8 August 2019	Billy Forrester	N. Wales Origin	RAF RL	Shotton, Wales	Friendly	0	0	0–32
17 August 2019	Billy Forrester	N. Wales Origin	Devon & Dorset Lions	Bovey Tracey, England	Friendly	1	0	60–0
14 September 2019	Paul Dirkzwager	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–56
14 September 2019	Thomas Farrell	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–56
14 September 2019	Lucas Gout	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	8	18–56
14 September 2019	Romeo Goldman	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–56
14 September 2019	Frank Longhurst	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–56
14 September 2019	Leon van der Burggen	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	3	0	18–56
14 September 2019	Bonne Wilce	Netherlands	Germany	Gnarrenburg, Germany	Griffin Cup	0	0	18–56

See also

• Sports portal
• Netherlands portal

• Netherlands Rugby League Bond
• Netherlands national rugby league team