Netherlands

18 - 20

Full Time

Spain

Netherlands vs Spain

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Commentary

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It's all over! The referee has blown their whistle to end the game.

80'

Netherlands decided to go for goal with Willie du Plessis taking the penalty goal but their aim is not up to scratch as the ball slides to the left of the post.

80'

Tomas Dominguez comes on.

75'

Thierry Futeu comes off.

75'

Conversion

Willie du Plessis has kicked a conversion.

75'

Try

Koen Bloemen scores the try from close range.

74'

Spain decide to make a substitution, with Marc Sanchez getting some game time.

70'

Spain decide to make a substitution, with Ekain Imaz being replaced.

70'

Spain make a substitution with Estanislao Bay coming on.

69'

Spain make a substitution with Kerman Aurrekoetxea coming off.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with Pieter Schoonraad coming on.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with Amir Rademaker coming off.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with David Anderson coming on.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with Gabor Besuijen coming off.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with Lars Linnenbank coming on.

69'

Netherlands make a substitution with Robbie Coetzee coming off.

69'

Spain make a substitution with Gonzalo Lopez Bontempo coming on.

67'

Spain make a substitution with Alvar Gimeno coming off.

67'

Spain make a substitution with Vicente del Hoyo coming on.

67'

Spain make a substitution with Alvaro Garcia coming off.

67'

Netherlands make a substitution with Tomasso Fricano coming on.

67'

Netherlands make a substitution with Dennis van Dijken coming off.

67'

Spain make a substitution with Marcos Muniz coming on.

67'

Spain make a substitution with Joaquin Dominguez coming off.

67'

Netherlands make a substitution with Tim de Jong coming on.

67'

Netherlands make a substitution with Spike Salman coming off.

67'

The defensive line has been broken as John Wessel Bell goes through the gap.

65'

Netherlands sub Shane Fikken comes onto the field.

60'

Odin Ruijgrok departs for Netherlands.

60'

Spain sub Federico Casteglioni comes onto the field.

60'

Martin Alonso departs for Spain.

60'

Willie du Plessis curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.

60'

Try

Netherlands are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Dennis van Dijken touching down.

59'

Reinhardt Fortuin comes on.

55'

David Weersma leaves the field.

55'

Te Campbell comes on.

55'

Mees van Oord comes off.

55'

Imanol Urraza comes on.

53'

Ignacio Pineiro comes off.

53'

The second half kicks off.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.

41'

Penalty Goal

Bautista Guemes kicks the penalty.

41'

Fabulous play by Spain has led to Alvar Gimeno being able to wriggle through a gap.

39'

Fabulous play by Spain has led to Martin Alonso being able to wriggle through a gap.

35'

Trouble here as Oliva Sialau breaches the defence.

32'

Conversion

Bautista Guemes does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.

31'

Try

Brilliant skill shown there by Martiniano Cian as they go over the white wash for a try.

30'

Trouble here as Martiniano Cian breaches the defence.

30'

Spellbinding play by Kerman Aurrekoetxea is finished off with a try.

30'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as David Weersma kicks the penalty goal.

27'

Trouble here as Siem Noorman breaches the defence.

26'

David Weersma takes the penalty but the ball didn't come round, staying right of the posts.

16'

Penalty Goal

Bautista Guemes makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

13'

Yellow Card

Koen Bloemen (Netherlands) is shown a yellow card

12'

Conversion

Bautista Guemes has kicked a conversion.

Try

Great hands by Spain leads to a try for John Wessel Bell

That's a great try assist by Kerman Aurrekoetxea.

The defensive line has been broken as Martiniano Cian goes through the gap.

Penalty Goal

David Weersma has kicked a penalty goal.

We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

Match Details

  
 Netherlands v Spain 
  
 Round 1 
  
 Sat 3rd February 2024, 04:15am PST 
  
 National Rugby Centre Amsterdam

Points Flow Chart

Spain win +2

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

94%

81%

Possession Last 10 min

19%

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

du Plessis

18 - 20

75'

Bloemen

16 - 20

74'

van Dijken

11 - 20

59'

Half Time

Guemes

41'

6 - 20

Guemes

31'

6 - 17

Cian

30'

6 - 15

Weersma

6 - 10

27'

Guemes

13'

3 - 10

Bloemen

3 - 7

12'

Guemes

3 - 7

Bell

3 - 5

Weersma

3 - 0

Start

22m Entries

Avg. Points Scored

1.5

Entries

Avg. Points Scored

2.4

Entries

Attack Profile

Netherlands

Spain

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Defence Profile

Netherlands

Spain

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Netherlands vs Spain Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Netherlands face off against Spain in Rugby Europe Championship Round 1 on Sat 3rd February 2024 at National Rugby Centre Amsterdam. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 12:15. In South Africa it’s at 14:15 SAST, 01:15 NZST in New Zealand, 23:15 AEST in Australia and 04:15 EST in the US.

Spain won the last encounter but Spain are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Spain sits at 17 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Netherlands holds 27.

The two sides are separated by 10 places in the rankings with Netherlands in position 27 and Spain in position 17 as such Spain are favourites on paper.

Netherlands vs Spain Squads

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.