2025 Ashes Tour

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

This shows the potential of international rugby league esp in England

International games in London were a great way to generate new rugby league fans and showcase the game to a new audience

Echoes of 90 and 94 when the RFL could afford to bank games 2 and 3, then concentrate promotion and marketing on game 1 at Wembley.

If we can exceed those 55k and 57k nineties attendances in London, my hope is that global NRL recognition in the internet age is a factor. The NRL YouTube channel is heading towards half a million subscribers.

The stubbornly unbreakable association of Rugby League with Northern England in the minds of the British public has long been a giant millstone round our necks. Any activity too closely attached to one locale will inevitably struggle to generate interest elsewhere.

 

[Wb1234]

Echoes of 90 and 94 when the RFL could afford to bank games 2 and 3, then concentrate promotion and marketing on game 1 at Wembley.

If we can exceed those 55k and 57k nineties attendances in London, my hope is that global NRL recognition in the internet age is a factor. The NRL YouTube channel is heading towards half a million subscribers.

The stubbornly unbreakable association of Rugby League with Northern England in the minds of the British public has long been a giant millstone round our necks. Any activity too closely attached to one locale will inevitably struggle to generate interest elsewhere.

Should be 70k Wembley

If they get serious 80 to 90k

 

[Jonty]

The RFL need to give a Wembley update and if need be bend the truth a little i.e. if 18k tickets have been sold announce that 20k have been sold or if 22k have been sold say 25k have been sold etc.

 

[Perth Red]

The RFL need to give a Wembley update and if need be bend the truth a little i.e. if 18k tickets have been sold announce that 20k have been sold or if 22k have been sold say 25k have been sold etc.

They did announce recently that Wembley was selling better thanin the 90’s. Bit of hyperbolic media but hey we’ve got 6 months to go yet.

 

[Coastbloke]

The NRL should be putting the 2025 Pacific Nations up for sale by now given Australia won’t be there.

 

[axe&smash&crush]

The NRL should be putting the 2025 Pacific Nations up for sale by now given Australia won’t be there.

What a comp it should be.

tonga v samoa where? What a blockbuster

 

[Last Week]

What a comp it should be.

tonga v samoa where? What a blockbuster

For some reason, Tonga and Samoa haven't played against each other in the southern hemisphere since 2018 where they drew a crowd of 18000 at Campbelltown. Just insane.

 

[Chins]

What a comp it should be.

tonga v samoa where? What a blockbuster

The 2 most entertaining sides in international footy

 

[Perth Red]

Wembley looks to be about 50% sold in the bottom 2 tiers. 15/83 bays totally sold out. Another 10 bays with just a handful of seats left.
Top tier not yet on sale.

 

[Jonty]

Wembley looks to be about 50% sold in the bottom 2 tiers. 15/83 bays totally sold out. Another 10 bays with just a handful of seats left.
Top tier not yet on sale.

What does the bottom 2 tiers hold . 40k?

 

[Perth Red]

What does the bottom 2 tiers hold . 40k?

Wembley Stadium has three tiers with the following capacities: Lower (34,303 seats), Middle (16,532 seats), and Upper (39,165 seats). The stadium's total seating capacity is 90,000.

So going by those numbers Id say in the region of 25-30k have been sold so far.

 

[Jonty]

Wembley Stadium has three tiers with the following capacities: Lower (34,303 seats), Middle (16,532 seats), and Upper (39,165 seats). The stadium's total seating capacity is 90,000.

So going by those numbers Id say in the region of 25-30k have been sold so far.

If that’s the case then the RFL need to shout about it from the rooftops!!

i.e. we are 6 months away and already on course to smash the attendance record for a international RL test at Wembley or in London and the whole of England with 25k-30k tickets sold so far.

 

[Perth Red]

If that’s the case then the RFL need to shout about it from the rooftops!!

i.e. we are 6 months away and already on course to smash the attendance record for a international RL test at Wembley or in London and the whole of England with 25k-30k tickets sold so far.

What they do need to do is make it easier to find where to buy tickets! Its disappointing they haven't created a separate website for the series.

Hopefully they sell the whole upper tier as Cat4 to ensure it sells well.

 

[eels4lifee]

I'm sure alot of expat Aussies from London will be attending Wembley, with 6 months to go it will definitely get over 80k or close to a sell out

 

[blue bags]

What does the bottom 2 tiers hold . 40k?

40k of tears

 

[Jack Deth]

I have seen that 25k have been sold so far, so your estimate @ Perth Red is pretty good.

 

[Jonty]

I have seen that 25k have been sold so far, so your estimate @ Perth Red is pretty good.

If true that’s amazing.

maybe things will ramp up again post magic weekend and challenge cup.

 

[Jonty]

I'm sure alot of expat Aussies from London will be attending Wembley, with 6 months to go it will definitely get over 80k or close to a sell out

Im not so sure the Aussie expat numbers are what they were 10-15 years ago in the Greater London region.

hopefully a couple of thousand will still be in attendance though.

 

[Jack Deth]

I also heard that the unused promo money for Headingly and Everton will be used to promote the Wembley game.

 

[Jonty]

I also heard that the unused promo money for Headingly and Everton will be used to promote the Wembley game.

Yeah, I’ve heard that too.

will be interesting to see what exactly it’s spent on promoting the Wembley test.

maybe adverts on local London and south east region radio stations ? newspapers? Billboards on the tube and stations etc?