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Netherlands face off against Spain in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Sat 7th February 2026 at National Rugby Centre Amsterdam. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:00. In South Africa it’s at 14:00 SAST, 01:00 NZST in New Zealand, 23:00 AEST in Australia and 04:00 EST in the US.
Spain won the last encounter but both teams are in the same form for their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture, Spain sits at 15 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Netherlands holds 26.
The two sides are separated by 11 places in the rankings with Netherlands in position 26 and Spain in position 15 as such Spain are favourites on paper.
The official squads for Netherlands vs Spain will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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