Rotterdamse Rugby Club | Dutch rugby club

Club summary

Rotterdamse Rugby Club was founded in September 1940. Its history describes playing an English sport in royal orange and Rotterdam green as a small act of resistance during the occupation. The men's team won the Dutch national championship in 1946/47.

National titles

Awarded Ereklasse titles. Seasons without a listed champion are not counted.

Men’s championsMen’s Ereklasse1 men’s title1946–47

Ereklasse champions by year

Recent scores

Sun 4 Oct

Sun 4 Oct

CL Bassets Warriors 275

Sat 3 Oct

RC Aachen CO 119

Sat 3 Oct

RC Delft CU 152

Sat 3 Oct

RFC Oisterwijk Oysters 132

Mentioned in the 19 September Ereklasse post.

Teams this season

Where each side sits in the 2026/27 league table.

Youth team

RRC CO 1

Colts Bowl Poule B - 1e fase · U18 Bowl

6 teams · played 3

Youth team

RRC CU 1

Cubs Cup - 1e fase · U14 Cup

6 teams · played 3

Youth team

RRC CU 2

Cubs Bowl Poule B - 1e fase · U14 Bowl

6 teams · played 3

Youth team

RRC JU 1

Junioren Plate - 1e fase · U16 Plate

6 teams · played 3

Youth team

RRC JU 2

Junioren Ribbon Poule C - 1e fase · U16 Ribbon

1
RRC JU 214
2CL Brabant Beasts JU 110
3
Haagsche RC JU 310
4
RC The Dukes JU 35
5CL Te Werve/Wassenaar Warriors JU 10

6 teams · played 3

Club profile

Website, ground, colours, and socials the public club pages name.

Website: rotterdamserugbyclub.nl
Socials: Instagram Facebook
Ground: Sportpark Duivesteyn / Sportcomplex Duivensteyn
Founded: 03 September 1940
Colours: Oranje, groen

News

Articles about this club. Each one opens on the site that published it.

Club notes

Short passages copied from public club pages.

Rotterdamse Rugby Club – Anno 1940
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De Rotterdamse Rugby Club is in September 1940 opgericht. Een aantal Rotterdammers voelde zich verplicht passief verzet te plegen tegen de Duitse bezetter.
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Ze bedachten dat een typisch Engelse sport als rugby gespeeld in uiteraard het oranje van het koninklijk huis en het groen van Rotterdam een uitgelezen mogelijkheid was voor een vorm van jeugdig edoch zichtbaar verzet tegen alle boze krachten van die dagen.
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Fixtures

The club’s public fixtures page. Match rows appear only when that page listed them.

Uitslagen/Standen – Rotterdamse Rugby Club

Previous seasons

Tables from seasons before 2026/27.

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Season	1Men's	3Men's	4Men's
2025/26	5thEreklasse	5thPromoted into this division2e klasse	5th4e klasse
2024/25	1stEreklasse	1stPromoted into this division3e klasse	7th4e klasse
2023/24	1stPromoted into this divisionEreklasse	1st4e klasse	No league table this season
2022/23	No league table this season	2nd4e klasse	No league table this season
2021/22	StayedFinished 1st of 101e klasse	5th4e klasse	No league table this season
2017/18	7th1e klasse	No league table this season	No league table this season
2016/17	Play-offFinished 2nd of 101e klasse	7th4e klasse	No league table this season
2015/16	6th1e klasse	No league table this season	No league table this season

★ championship · arrows mark a change of division

RRC 1
- 5th of 12 in Ereklasse Heren 1e fase22 matches · 71 ptsFull table
RRC 2 Futures
- 9th of 11 in Future Klasse Heren 1e fase20 matches · 23 ptsFull table
RRC 3
- 5th of 12 in 2e Klasse Heren Zuid 1e fase11 matches · 25 ptsFull table
- 5th of 6 in 2e Klasse Heren Zuid Cup10 matches · 25 ptsFull table
RRC 4
- 5th of 9 in 4e Klasse Heren Zuidwest16 matches · 29 ptsFull table
RRC CO 1
- 5th of 6 in Colts U18 Bowl A 1e fase5 matches · 5 ptsFull table
- 6th of 6 in Colts U18 Bowl B 2e fase10 matches · -2 ptsFull table
- 4th of 4 in Colts Bowl | 5e / 6e finales2 matches · 1 ptsFull table
RRC CU 1
RRC CU 2
- 2nd of 6 in Cubs U14 Ribbon B 1e fase5 matches · 20 ptsFull table
- 7th of 8 in Cubs U14 Shield B 2e fase14 matches · 20 ptsFull table
RRC JU 1
RRC JU 2
- 4th of 6 in Junioren U16 Ribbon B 1e fase5 matches · 9 ptsFull table
- 3rd of 7 in Junioren U16 Ribbon B 2e fase12 matches · 29 ptsFull table

RRC 1 · Ereklasse Heren
- 1st of 12 in 1e fase22 matches · 107 ptsFull table
- 2nd of 4 in Finale poule2 matches · 5 ptsFull table
RRC 3
- 1st of 9 in 3e klasse Heren ZuidWest16 matches · 63 ptsFull table
RRC 4
- 7th of 9 in 4e klasse Heren ZuidWest16 matches · 15 ptsFull table
RRC CU 1
- 1st of 6 in Cubs Bowl Poule B - 1e fase5 matches · 23 ptsFull table
- 2nd of 6 in Cubs Plate - 2e fase10 matches · 32 ptsFull table
- 2nd of 4 in Cubs Cup-Plate | 5e - 8e finales3 matches · 9 ptsFull table
RRC CU 2
- 2nd of 6 in Cubs Ribbon Poule B - 1e fase5 matches · 19 ptsFull table
- 6th of 8 in Cubs Shield Poule B - 2e fase14 matches · 22 ptsFull table
RRC JU 1 · Junioren Plate
- 4th of 6 in 1e fase5 matches · 11 ptsFull table
- 6th of 6 in 2e fase10 matches · 7 ptsFull table
- 4th of 4 in 3e - 6e finales3 matches · 0 ptsFull table
RRC JU 2 · Junioren Ribbon Poule B
- 4th of 6 in 1e fase5 matches · 11 ptsFull table
- 3rd of 7 in 2e fase12 matches · 31 ptsFull table

RRC 1 · Ereklasse Heren
RRC 3
- 1st of 9 in 4e klasse Heren ZuidWest16 matches · 72 ptsFull table
RRC CU 1
- 6th of 6 in Cubs Cup - 1e fase5 matches · 0 ptsFull table
- 5th of 6 in Cubs Plate - 2e fase10 matches · 6 ptsFull table
- 1st of 2 in Cubs Plate | 5e / 6e finalesWon the final2 matches · 9 ptsFull table
RRC CU 2
- 2nd of 5 in Cubs Ribbon Poule C - 1e fase4 matches · 13 ptsFull table
- 22nd of 25 in Cubs #Poule mixed - 1e fase1 match · 0 pts
- 6th of 7 in Cubs Shield Poule C - 2e fase12 matches · 10 ptsFull table
RRC JU 1
- 2nd of 6 in Junioren Bowl Poule A - 1e fase5 matches · 19 ptsFull table
- 6th of 6 in Junioren Plate - 2e fase10 matches · -2 ptsFull table
- 1st of 2 in Junioren Plate | 5e / 6e finalesWon the final2 matches · 10 ptsFull table
RRC JU 2
- 7th of 8 in Junioren Shield Poule C - 2e fase14 matches · 24 ptsFull table

RRC 1
- 1st of 10 in 1e klasse Heren, 1e fase18 matches · 73 ptsFull table
- Promotion/relegation play-offStayed1 match · 1 ptsFull table
RRC 3
- 5th of 10 in 4e klasse Heren Zuid-West, 1e fase9 matches · 24 ptsFull table
- 4th of 6 in 4e klasse Heren Zuid-West Cup, 2e fase10 matches · 19 ptsFull table
RRC CU 1
- 2nd of 6 in Cubs Plate poule A, 1e fase5 matches · 19 ptsFull table
- 6th of 6 in Cubs Cup, 2e fase5 matches · 4 ptsFull table
- 6th of 6 in Cubs Plate poule A (Gold), 3e fase10 matches · 7 ptsFull table
RRC JU 1
- 5th of 6 in Junioren Plate, 1e fase5 matches · 5 ptsFull table
- 2nd of 6 in Junioren Bowl poule A, 2e fase5 matches · 15 ptsFull table
- 2nd of 6 in Junioren Bowl poule A, 3e fase10 matches · 34 ptsFull table

RRC 1
- 2nd of 10 in 1e Klasse Heren18 matches · 62 ptsFull table
- Promotion/relegation play-offPlay-off2 matches · 0 ptsFull table
RRC 3
- 7th of 9 in 4e Klasse Heren West16 matches · 23 ptsFull table
RRC CU 1
- 7th of 8 in Cubs Cup 1e fase7 matches · 5 ptsFull table
RRC JU 1
- 6th of 8 in Junioren Cup 1e fase7 matches · 11 ptsFull table
- 7th of 8 in Junioren Cup 2e fase7 matches · 4 ptsFull table
RRC JU 2
- 3rd of 8 in Junioren Shield Midden 1e fase7 matches · 20 ptsFull table
- 4th of 7 in Junioren Shield Midden 2e fase6 matches · 21 ptsFull table

Club history

RRC's history page links its 1940 founding to passive resistance

The club says several Rotterdammers founded RRC in September 1940 and used an English sport, royal orange and Rotterdam green as a visible form of resistance to the German occupation.

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Club essentials

Training times and first sessions.

Training

Rotterdames

Tuesday and Thursday 20:00–21:30, matches on Sunday

RRC 1 and RRC 2

Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 19:30–21:00

First sessions

Prospective players may visit a training evening to get a feel for the club and join a trial session

Checked 13 Aug 2026

Sources

Governing body: Rugby Nederland