About us | Amsterdam Lowlanders | LGBTQ | rugby

  • In 2003 we started with the first practice sessions in the woods of Amsterdam.
  • In 2008 we joined the Amstelveense Rugby Club and participated for the first time in the Bingham Cup, the world’s biggest LGBTQ+ rugby tournament
  • In 2011 we had the honor to host the European version, the Union Cup in Amsterdam and Amstelveen.
  • In 2012 we scored our first Bingham Cup try in Manchester.
  • In 2014 we won our first Bingham Cup matches in Sydney and were honored with the Ben Cohen StandUp Award for excellent sportsmanship in rugby
  • In 2018 we hosted the Bingham Cup Amsterdam 2018 with more than 64 men and women teams, the biggest edition in the history of tournament. This was also the first time the tournament was organized on continental Europe and had a women’s tournament.
  • We are currently qualified in the top tier of LGBT rugby worldwide.
  • In 2020 we initiated the Lowlander W to play matches in the women's competition and the Lowlander M started playing in the national social competiton.
  • In 2023 we participated in the Union Cup Birmingham with one W team and two M teams. The W team won first place in their league.
     

The ARC Amsterdam Lowlanders are overseen
by a board currently consisting of

President: Brandon Oelofse
Secretary: Samoa Greeve
Treasurer: Ryan Uys