Griffin Cup

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

List of Griffin Cup matches

Year	Winners	Final score	Runners-up	Venue	Location	Attendance	Ref(s)
2013	Germany	28–22	Netherlands		Heidelberg		[1]
2014	Germany	70–16	Netherlands	Biesland Sports Complex	Delft		[2]
2015	Germany	46–12	Netherlands	Fritz Grunbaum Sportpark	Karlsruhe		[3]
2016	Germany	8–6	Netherlands	Biesland Sports Complex	Delft		[4][5]
2017	Netherlands	30–18	Germany	Barenteich	Osnabrück	200	[6][7]
2018	Netherlands	38–22	Germany	Sparta Rugby	Rotterdam	300	[8][9]
2019	Netherlands	56–18	Germany	Sportplatz Brilliter Weg	Gnarrenburg		[10]
2020	Netherlands	20–18	Germany	RC Zwolle	Zwolle		[11]
2021*	Netherlands	48–16	Germany	Düsseldorf Rugby Club	Düsseldorf		[12]
2022	Germany	29–24	Netherlands	British School	Voorschoten	500	[13]
2023	Netherlands	44–18	Germany	Althoffstadion	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

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".