Thanks to a large 31-14 victory over Castricum, the rugby players of RFC Haarlem are in the final for the national championship. A great performance by the PhD student and afterwards there was great joy in Haarlem. “Great to finish it at home in front of such a large audience”, says a radiant Quermy Warmerdam of RFC Haarlem afterwards.
The reaction of RFC Haarlem player Quermy Warmerdam – NH Nieuws
Opponent in the final is national champion DIOK. That game is scheduled for next Sunday in Amsterdam. “Of course we go there to win. We have already lost to them once this season, but we can take them,” said Warmerdam.
Emotions at Castricum
At Castricum the disappointment was great and there were tears to be seen after the defeat. “We invest a lot of time in it. It is a downer if you are well behind after the first half. If you are then tired, the emotions come up,” said trainer Mats Marcker afterwards. Marcker was critical of himself afterwards. He chose to play a different defensive system this match and it didn’t work out well. “Partly because of this, we lost,” said a self-critical Marcker.
Castricum captain Dirk Wieringa was sporty afterwards. “Credits to Haarlem, they played well. What we did wrong was the new defensive system,” says Wieringa.
We’ve already lost to them once this season, but we can catch them.”
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Castricum captain Dirk Wieringa sporty afterwards – NH Nieuws
On Monday an extensive report can be seen in the TV broadcast of NH Sport about the all-deciding match between RFC Haarlem and Castricum.
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