Griffin Cup Explained

Griffin Cup
Contested by
Germany	Netherlands
Sport	Rugby league
First held	2013
Current champion
Number of wins
5	6
Draws: None

The Griffin Cup is an annual rugby league fixture between the national teams of and the that has been contested since 2013.

Results

List of Griffin Cup matches

scope=col	Year	scope=col	Winners	scope=col	Final score	scope=col	Runners-up	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Location	scope=col	Attendance	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref(s)
scope=row style=text-align:center	2013					Heidelberg		^[1]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2014				Biesland Sports Complex	Delft		^[2]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2015				Fritz Grunbaum Sportpark	Karlsruhe		^[3]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2016				Biesland Sports Complex	Delft		^[4] ^[5]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2017				Barenteich	Osnabrück	200	^[6] ^[7]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2018				Sparta Rugby	Rotterdam	300	^[8] ^[9]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2019				Sportplatz Brilliter Weg	Gnarrenburg		^[10]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2020				RC Zwolle	Zwolle		^[11]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2021*				Düsseldorf Rugby Club	Düsseldorf		^[12]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2022				British School	Voorschoten	500	^[13]
scope=row style=text-align:center	2023				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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Germany 28 v 22 Netherlands. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
2. Web site: Netherlands 16 v 70 Germany. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
3. Web site: Germany 46 v 12 Netherlands. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
4. Web site: Netherlands 6 v 8 Germany. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
5. News: Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands announce triangular series. RUGBY LEAGUE PLANET. 10 June 2016. 17 October 2021. 17 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617164004/http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/rlp-nations/belgium/2630-belgium-germany-and-the-netherlands-announce-triangular-series. dead.
6. Web site: Germany 18 v 30 Netherlands. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
7. Web site: Hallmann-Schüer. Sven. 28 August 2017. Deutschland unterliegt Niederlanden im Rugby mit 18:30. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. 9 September 2017. de.
8. Web site: Netherlands 38 v 22 Germany. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
9. Web site: Planet. Rugby League. Netherlands retain rugby league's Griffin Cup Rugby League Planet. 4 September 2018 . 2021-10-17. en-AU.
10. Web site: Germany vs. The Netherlands - Rugby League Project. 2021-10-17. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
11. Web site: Netherlands 20 v 18 Germany. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
12. Web site: Germany 16 v 48 Netherlands. 2021-10-17. europeanrugbyleague.com. en.
13. Web site: Netherlands 24 v 29 Germany .
14. Web site: Fixtures.