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AAC women celebrating the 2024–25 Dames Ereklasse title with the trophy held aloft
Women's 1XV

Women's 1XV.

AAC's women have won the Dames Ereklasse eight times, supply players to every Netherlands age grade, and still take all comers on a Tuesday night.

The team.

AAC has one women's XV. They play in the Dames Ereklasse, the Dutch top division, and won it in May 2025. Training is Tuesday and Thursday at Sportpark De Eendracht, 19:30–21:00. New players are welcome; experience isn't required.

Where
Sportpark De EendrachtBok de Korverweg 6, Amsterdam Nieuw-West
When
Tuesday & Thursday · 19:30–21:00
Contact
info@aacrugby.comInstagram · @aacwrugby
AAC women's ball-carrier breaking forward with three AAC support runners against Utrecht URC
v Utrecht URC · 28 September 2025
What you'll find

The culture.

The team's stated philosophy is simple: rugby has a place for every size and temperament. Competitive ambition on the pitch, a strong social side off it: the annual trip and the Oud vs Jong fixture on New Year's Day.

Around forty AAC nationalities run through the men's senior group; the women's section is just as international. English is the working language on the pitch.

  • Single XVOne squad, one matchday; everyone in the same kit on a Sunday.
  • Beginners welcomeSessions cover tackle technique and the laws of the game; the rest is picked up at training.
AAC clubhouse celebration after the 2024–25 Dames Ereklasse final
Clubhouse · after the 2024–25 final
The side now

Eight-time Dames Ereklasse champions.

The eighth national title was sealed by a 17–0 final win over RUS in Amsterdam on 25 May 2025. AAC reached the final again in 2025–26, winning three of the opening four rounds (including 73–17 away at Castricum).

On Saturday 30 May 2026, AAC met RC Waterland in the Dames Ereklasse final at NRCA Stadium, losing 12–39 — a second consecutive Dames Ereklasse final.

2026 final · details

Three AAC players smiling with the Dames Ereklasse trophy after the 17–0 final win over RUS, 25 May 2025
2024–25 champions · 17–0 v RUS · Amsterdam, 25 May 2025
The pedigree

Title history.

8×
National titles
2nd
Most successful women's club in NL
4×
Straight titles 2007–08 → 2010–11

Eight Dames Ereklasse titles places AAC second all-time among Dutch women's clubs, behind SRC Thor (12) and ahead of RUS Utrecht (6). Four came in a row between 2007–08 and 2010–11; the most recent in May 2025.

They returned to the final in 2025–26 but lost 12–39 to RC Waterland on 30 May 2026, so the tally stays at eight.

Recent finals
SeasonScoreOpponentVenue · date
2024–25 17–0 RUS Amsterdam · 25 May 2025
2022–23 29–21 Blue Waves/Bassets Amsterdam · 1 June 2023
All title seasons

2007–08 · 2008–09 · 2009–10 · 2010–11 · 2016–17 · 2018–19 · 2022–23 · 2024–25

AAC women in a pre-match huddle
AAC ball-carrier in a scrum cap fending off a tackler against Utrecht URC
AAC ball-carrier driving into contact against Utrecht URC
AAC women bound together in the pack against RC Waterland
AAC forward in a scrum cap making a tackle against Utrecht URC
AAC ball-carrier going to ground in the tackle against RC Waterland
Squad & staff

Squad and staff.

The XV is led by head coach Emiel van Osch, with Ruben Albstmeijer running the forwards and Kenn Warring on the coaching staff. Five AAC women feature in the Netherlands' senior and development pools.

See /staff for the full coaching and committee group across the club.

Head Coach
Emiel van Osch
Forwards
Ruben Albstmeijer
Coach
Kenn Warring
Competition
Dames EreklasseDutch women's top division
Follow
Instagram · @aacwrugby
AAC women's 1XV squad photo
2025–26 squad
In the Oranje

AAC in the national setup.

Five AAC women in the Netherlands' senior and development pools, and one AAC prop on the Rugby Europe Team of the Tournament.

Sydney de Weijer in Netherlands kit Photo · Gerard Spaans · Orange-Pictures
Netherlands · Tighthead prop

Sydney de Weijer

Named in the Rugby Europe Championship 2025 Team of the Tournament; tried in the 2026 opener v Portugal. AAC's WXV 3 representative in Dubai, 2024.

Fay Bushnell, AAC women's portrait Photo · Ilja Heitlager
Netherlands · Development

Fay Bushnell

Scored in the 2024–25 Dames Ereklasse final aged 15.

Morgane ter Cock in Netherlands kit Photo · Gerard Spaans · Orange-Pictures
Netherlands · Squad pool

Morgane ter Cock

From the 2024–25 title-winning side.

Maya Sangala in Netherlands kit Photo · Gerard Spaans · Orange-Pictures
Netherlands · Squad pool

Maya Sangala

From the 2024–25 title-winning side.

Merel de Groot in Netherlands kit Photo · Gerard Spaans · Orange-Pictures
Netherlands · Squad pool

Merel de Groot

From the 2024–25 title-winning side.

AAC women celebrating as Dames Ereklasse champions, May 2025
AAC Dames 1 lifting the Dames Ereklasse trophy, 25 May 2025
AAC players celebrating a try against RC Waterland
AAC clubhouse celebration after the 2024–25 Dames Ereklasse final
Champions night at the AAC clubhouse with the DJ booth, May 2025
AAC supporters pitchside at the 2024–25 Dames Ereklasse final

Join the women's XV.

Training runs every Tuesday and Thursday at Sportpark De Eendracht. Turn up, or message first. The women's section welcomes new players every season.

Gallery

In photos

AAC women’s squad photo
AAC women lift the Ereklasse trophy
AAC women celebrate with the Ereklasse trophy
AAC women’s team, Ereklasse champions
AAC women embrace at full time of the final
Three AAC women with the Ereklasse trophy

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