{"id":849,"date":"2025-11-10T09:19:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-11-10T09:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T09:20:32","slug":"dames-round-4-aac-make-a-statement-as-delft-edge-rus-in-a-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/?p=849","title":{"rendered":"Dames Round 4 \u2013 AAC Make a Statement as Delft Edge RUS in a Thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Round 4 of the Dames Ereklasse brought no shortage of drama and high-scoring rugby across the Netherlands on Sunday. The competition continues to deliver unpredictable results, with AAC, Waterland, and Delft all making strong cases for early-season dominance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Sportpark Wouterland<\/strong>, defending champions <strong>AAC D1<\/strong> reminded everyone why they lifted the trophy last season with a commanding <strong>73-17<\/strong> victory over <strong>Cas RC Ladies D1<\/strong>. AAC were ruthless from the start, combining pace and precision to run in try after try. Cas showed moments of resilience but struggled to contain the champions\u2019 backline firepower. The result lifts AAC to the top of the table on points difference, marking a clear statement of intent after an uneven start to the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile in <strong>Leiden<\/strong>, <strong>RC DIOK D1<\/strong> hosted <strong>RC Waterland D1<\/strong> in what turned out to be a fiercely contested battle between two physical, forward-dominated sides. DIOK edged the encounter <strong>36-29<\/strong>, showing grit and discipline against a Waterland outfit packed with international experience. For Waterland, it\u2019s a first loss of the season, but their attacking flair keeps them tied at the top of the standings with AAC on 15 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over in <strong>Delft<\/strong>, the home side produced one of the weekend\u2019s standout performances, holding off a late surge from <strong>RUS D1<\/strong> to secure a narrow <strong>17-14<\/strong> victory. Delft continue to impress in their return to top-flight form, demonstrating not only attacking power but also defensive steel when it mattered most. With this result, they remain firmly in the title race\u2014just two points off the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Sportpark Rijnvliet<\/strong>, <strong>BRC D1<\/strong> delivered a clinical performance, sweeping past <strong>URC D1<\/strong> in a stunning <strong>108-0<\/strong> display. BRC\u2019s dominance in both territory and possession was absolute, and their offensive structure continues to impress. The result cements their place among the frontrunners, sitting third with 14 points and the best attacking record in the competition so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After four rounds, the <strong>top four\u2014AAC, Waterland, BRC, and Delft\u2014are separated by just two points<\/strong>, setting up a thrilling battle as we head into the middle phase of the season. RUS remain in striking distance, while DIOK\u2019s upset over Waterland shows they\u2019re a side capable of disrupting the order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the other end, <strong>Cas RC Ladies<\/strong> and <strong>URC D1<\/strong> are still searching for their first wins, but with plenty of rugby left to play, both teams will be eager to turn things around in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ereklasse Dames Standings (after Round 4 \u2013 10 November 2025):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th>Team<\/th><th>P<\/th><th>W<\/th><th>L<\/th><th>D<\/th><th>Pts<\/th><th>For<\/th><th>Against<\/th><th>\u00b1<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>AAC D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>206<\/td><td>87<\/td><td>+119<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>RC Waterland D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>198<\/td><td>82<\/td><td>+116<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>BRC D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>197<\/td><td>69<\/td><td>+128<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>RC Delft D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>128<\/td><td>79<\/td><td>+49<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>RUS D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>106<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>+26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>RC DIOK D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>122<\/td><td>119<\/td><td>+3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Cas RC Ladies D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>94<\/td><td>178<\/td><td>-84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>URC D1<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 4 of the Dames Ereklasse brought no shortage of drama and high-scoring rugby across the Netherlands on Sunday. The competition continues to deliver unpredictable results, with AAC, Waterland, and Delft all making strong cases for early-season dominance. At Sportpark Wouterland, defending champions AAC D1 reminded everyone why they lifted the trophy last season with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":850,"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-849","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\/11\/IMG_2638.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849","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=849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":851,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/849\/revisions\/851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dutchrugbymag.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}