{"id":339,"date":"2025-03-13T18:09:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T18:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2025-04-19T16:33:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T16:33:52","slug":"what-pressure-dutch-coach-lyn-jones-remains-unfazed-ahead-of-rugby-europe-championship-final-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"What Pressure? Dutch Coach Lyn Jones Remains Unfazed Ahead of Rugby Europe Championship Final Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>It\u2019s all smiles in the Netherlands camp as they head into one of the most pivotal weekends in their rugby history. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>With a crucial clash against Belgium on the horizon, the Dutch side is poised for a shot at World Cup qualification beyond the European continent.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Rugby Europe, head coach Lyn Jones has played down any suggestion of pressure on his squad. Speaking earlier today, Jones revealed that the team hasn\u2019t even discussed the World Cup qualification scenario, focusing instead on the immediate task at hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re not feeling any pressure at all,\u201d Jones stated. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t even been a topic of discussion within the team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His words paint a picture of a calm and composed Netherlands side, ready for a sizzling showdown in what has been dubbed \u2018The Battle of the Lowlands\u2019 against Belgium this Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side, Belgium&#8217;s Charles-Henri Berguet has made it clear that his team sees this match as a defining moment for Belgian rugby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cQualifying for the World Cup would send a strong message to the rugby world that Belgium is ready,\u201d Berguet affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With both teams eyeing a historic milestone, anticipation is high as they prepare for an intense encounter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rugby Europe Championship Final Weekend Fixtures:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Grand Final:<\/strong> Georgia vs. Spain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bronze Medal Match:<\/strong> Portugal vs. Romania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>5th Place Playoff:<\/strong> Netherlands vs. Belgium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>All matches will be available for viewing on the Rugby Europe platform. Stay tuned as the battle for European supremacy\u2014and a ticket to the global stage\u2014unfolds this weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Rugby Europe, head coach Lyn Jones has played down any suggestion of pressure on his squad. Speaking earlier today, Jones revealed that the team hasn\u2019t even discussed the World Cup qualification scenario, focusing instead on the immediate task at hand. \u201cWe&#8217;re not feeling any pressure at all,\u201d Jones stated. \u201cIt hasn\u2019t even been [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mens-1"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_3485-1.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":342,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/342"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}