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Rugby in Amsterdam

New city.
Same game.

Whether you played rugby in Cape Town, Toulouse, London, Sydney, Dublin, or Delft? You'll find your home here. English on and off the pitch, rugby every weekend, and a clubhouse that never empties early.

New in town

International Students

Opportunity &
Equality for All

You came to Amsterdam to study, but you don't have to spend your first months not knowing anyone. Ascrum is full of people who arrived exactly the way you did, and rugby is the fastest shortcut to a real group of friends in a new city. Train in English, get matched to a side at your level, and have somewhere to be every weekend from week one. One of the best rugbyclub's in Amsterdam for socials but also playing at the highest competative level.

  • English-spoken training

  • All positions, all levels

  • New here? So is half the team

  • Socials & tours

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group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime
group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime
group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime

For the expat player

Your rugby travels with you.

Opportunity &
Equality for All

You moved to Amsterdam for work, not to give up the game. Ascrum is where the city's South Africans, French, Brits, Aussies and Kiwis end up, alongside everyone else.

We speak English at training, we'll match you to a side that fits your level, and you'll have a fixture next Saturday. Largest rugbyclub in Amsterdam with the most senior teams.

  • English-spoken training

  • All positions, all levels

  • New here? So is half the team

  • Socials & tours

Studenten Rugby is mooier dan burger rugby

Played for another student club

Opportunity &
Equality for All

You did your degree somewhere else and the move to Amsterdam after studies is a well-worn path, which is great news for us. You won't drop straight into the youngest crew, but you'll find your level fast and your teammates faster. Bring whatever you learned at your old club, and you'll have a competitive side and a fixture waiting. Rugby Amsterdam.

  • Experienced players welcome

  • A side that fits your standard

  • Saturday and Sunday fixtures

  • A clubhouse, not just a pitch

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group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime
group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime
group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime

Coming back

Returning after a break

Opportunity &
Equality for All

Life, work or a few injuries got in the way and you haven't played in years. Half the club knows the feeling, so there's no pressure to be match-fit on day one. Come back at your own pace through the lower sides, shake off the rust with people doing the same, and work your way up as far as you fancy. One of the most historic rugby club in Amsterdam.

  • Come back at your own pace

  • Lower sides made for this

  • No commitment to start

  • First training's on us

Ascrum for life

Veterans & lifers

Opportunity &
Equality for All

Rugby doesn't have to stop when you hit thirty, or forty, or well beyond. Our oldest members are in their nineties and still turn up, because a club isn't something you age out of. Whether you're chasing one more season or twenty, once you're in, you're in for life. Rugby for all in Amsterdam.

  • Members of every age

  • Lifelong membership

  • Veterans rugby & socials

  • Once you're in, you're in


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group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime
group of women in red and white dress standing on brown wooden bar during daytime