Netherlands and Ireland men clash on Saturday 4th October as they play the second of a double header of senior internationals at 4.30pm, preceded by both nations' women at 3pm. 

The men’s clash was also a narrow victory the previous time out, Ireland hanging on to win 30-28 last year.

Rick Baats and Thomas Frencken from Brabant Bears and Zwolle trio Stan Boersma, Sam Klumpert and Sylvan Vonken are possible debutants for Netherlands in a squad that will be challenging for places for their Euro B campaign later this month.

“We’re really looking forward to this game,” said Netherlands men’s head coach Dave Hunter. “They’ve had a good win against Wales, so it’ll be a massive challenge for us. But we’ll also get the opportunity to look at some new players who impressed during the domestic season. These next two matches are vital preparation for our Euro B matches against Malta and Serbia and we want to start this campaign in a positive way.”

Ireland will look to hand debuts to Kyle Barret, Oisin Carroll, Darie Kemp, Conor Mahon, Will Walker, Danny Lynch, Paul McCullagh and Warrington Wolves’ youngster Daniel Coop, while Liam O’Callaghan will captain the side, with Ryan Hogg his deputy.

Men’s head coach, Wayne Kerr, noted: “We have seven uncapped players, two of them from our U18 squad that performed very well in this year's Four Nations including the captain Daniel Coop who will be earning his full international cap, which is a testament to our pathways programme. 

“We also have nine players from last year's squad which is massive for us to keep continuity in this playing group. Our objective is to put in a full 80-minute performance so we can come away with another win.”

Netherlands Men

Hidde van den Berg, Joshua Pengel, Lars Mudde, Shadan Lavia (Amsterdam Cobras), Kees Kuijpers, Mavi Gevers, Rick Baats, Thomas Frencken (Brabant Bears), Tom van Bokhoven (Cromer Kingfishers), Maas van der Reek (Den Haag Knights), Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz, Ruben Stuifzand (Harderwijk Dolphins), Tom Turnock (Rotterdam Pitbulls), Mauricio Gomez-Pazos, Mike Prins, Paul Kuijpers, Sam Klumpert, Stan Boersma, Sylvan Vonken (Zwolle Wolves)

Ireland Men
Jamie Gill (Bradford Bulls), Conlon Mawson (Dearne Valley Bulldogs), Stepehen Cahill, Ryan Hogg (Dublin City Exiles), Kyle Barret (Galway Tribesmen), Lewis Wing (Hull HR), Oliver Whitford (Keighley Cougars), Oisin Carroll, Darie Kemp, Conor Mahon (Longhorns RL), Will Walker (Sherwood Wolfhunt), Tom Ashurst, Aaron Lynch, Danny Lynch (Swinton Lions), Daniel Coop (Warrington Wolves), Paul McCullagh, Liam O’Callaghan (Wests Warriors), James Farrar (York Knights)