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Griffin Cup

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Griffin Cup
Contested by
Germany Netherlands
Sport Rugby league
First held 2013
Current champion  Netherlands
Number of wins
 Germany  Netherlands
5 6
Draws: None

The Griffin Cup is an annual rugby league fixture between the national teams of Germany and the Netherlands that has been contested since 2013.

Results

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List of Griffin Cup matches
Year Winners Final score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref(s)
2013  Germany 28–22  Netherlands Germany Heidelberg [1]
2014  Germany 70–16  Netherlands Biesland Sports Complex Netherlands Delft [2]
2015  Germany 46–12  Netherlands Fritz Grunbaum Sportpark Germany Karlsruhe [3]
2016  Germany 8–6  Netherlands Biesland Sports Complex Netherlands Delft [4][5]
2017  Netherlands 30–18  Germany Barenteich Germany Osnabrück 200 [6][7]
2018  Netherlands 38–22  Germany Sparta Rugby Netherlands Rotterdam 300 [8][9]
2019  Netherlands 56–18  Germany Sportplatz Brilliter Weg Germany Gnarrenburg [10]
2020  Netherlands 20–18  Germany RC Zwolle Netherlands Zwolle [11]
2021*  Netherlands 48–16  Germany Düsseldorf Rugby Club Germany Düsseldorf [12]
2022  Germany 29–24  Netherlands British School Netherlands Voorschoten 500 [13]
2023  Netherlands 44–18  Germany Althoffstadion Germany Hattingen 800 [14]
  • The 2021 fixture was played in three periods of thirty minutes rather than the standard two periods of forty minutes. This means that this fixture is not recognised as a senior international match.

References

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  1. ^ "Germany 28 v 22 Netherlands". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  2. ^ "Netherlands 16 v 70 Germany". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^ "Germany 46 v 12 Netherlands". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ "Netherlands 6 v 8 Germany". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  5. ^ "Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands announce triangular series". RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Germany 18 v 30 Netherlands". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  7. ^ Hallmann-Schüer, Sven (28 August 2017). "Deutschland unterliegt Niederlanden im Rugby mit 18:30" (in German). Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Netherlands 38 v 22 Germany". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  9. ^ Planet, Rugby League (4 September 2018). "Netherlands retain rugby league's Griffin Cup | Rugby League Planet". Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  10. ^ "Germany vs. The Netherlands - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  11. ^ "Netherlands 20 v 18 Germany". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  12. ^ "Germany 16 v 48 Netherlands". europeanrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  13. ^ "Netherlands 24 v 29 Germany".
  14. ^ "Fixtures".