The rugby section was founded on 22 October 1930 by two athletics-club members, H. Bohlmeijer and T. Wijch, with J.G. Verwey as first chairman. It stayed inside the Amsterdamsche Atletiek Club rather than becoming a stand-alone society. AAC 1931 first season
Members built the permanent home at De Eendracht. The Club of 100, demonstration matches, waste-paper collections and work on the building site raised about ƒ85,000. The first pile went in on 16 April 1965. AAC history