Since our formation in 2004 we continue to provide a welcoming environment for everyone looking to play rugby in the Netherlands.
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We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming environment into which players of all levels of experience feel comfortable.
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Our goal is for everyone to enjoy rugby in a prejudice free environment, and we are proud of our supportive, diverse and social team and to call one of the oldest rugby clubs in the Netherlands in Amstelveen our home.
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We currently have approximately 100 members with a men’s and women’s team. We consider rugby to be for all and welcome everyone to our club.
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- In 2003 we started with the first practice sessions in the woods of Amsterdam.
- In 2008 we joined the Amstelveense Rugby Club and participated for the first time in the Bingham Cup, the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ rugby tournament.
- In 2011 we had the honor to host the European version, the Union Cup in Amsterdam and Amstelveen.
- In 2012 we scored our first Bingham Cup try in Manchester.
- In 2014 we won our first Bingham Cup matches in Sydney and were honored with the Ben Cohen StandUp Award for excellent sportsmanship in rugby
- In 2018 we hosted the Bingham Cup Amsterdam 2018 with more than 64 men and women teams, the biggest edition in the history of tournament.
- This was also the first time the tournament was organized on continental Europe and had a women’s tournament. We are currently qualified in the top tier of LGBT rugby worldwide.
- In 2020 we initiated our women’s team the Lowlander Ladies and the Lowlander Men’s starts playing in the national social competiton
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