{"id":787,"date":"2025-09-29T12:55:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=787"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:57:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:57:08","slug":"dames-ereklasse-round-1-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=787","title":{"rendered":"Dames Ereklasse \u2013 Round 1 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Amsterdam, 29 September,<\/em><\/strong> The women\u2019s top flight in Dutch rugby burst back into action this weekend, and the tone was set immediately by the reigning champions. <strong>AAC D1<\/strong> laid down a marker with a statement win over <strong>URC D1<\/strong>, sweeping aside the visitors from Utrecht <strong>76\u20135<\/strong> at Sportpark de Eendracht. A ruthless display of attacking rugby reminded everyone why the Amsterdammers lifted the trophy last season \u2013 fast, clinical, and utterly relentless from the first whistle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elsewhere, the standout contest came in Delft, where <strong>RC Delft D1<\/strong> edged <strong>Cas RC Ladies D1<\/strong> in a nail-biter, <strong>34\u201329<\/strong>. Both teams threw everything into the match, trading scores and momentum until the final minutes. It was a showcase of the growing depth in the women\u2019s game \u2013 competitive, hard-fought, and played with real heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Breda, <strong>RC DIOK D1<\/strong> got their campaign off to a strong start, defeating <strong>BRC D1<\/strong> <strong>31\u201319<\/strong>. After a couple of transitional seasons, DIOK will be pleased with the early signs as they look to rediscover the form that took them to a final two years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With just one round gone, the storylines are already writing themselves \u2013 champions flexing their muscles, rivals sharpening their edge, and tight contests showing the competitiveness of the league. There\u2019s a long road ahead, but if this opening weekend is any indication, the 2025\/26 Dames Ereklasse promises plenty of drama.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amsterdam, 29 September, The women\u2019s top flight in Dutch rugby burst back into action this weekend, and the tone was set immediately by the reigning champions. AAC D1 laid down a marker with a statement win over URC D1, sweeping aside the visitors from Utrecht 76\u20135 at Sportpark de Eendracht. A ruthless display of attacking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":788,"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":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dames-1"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1230.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","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=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":789,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions\/789"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}