England v Tonga Test Series 2023

[Perth Red]

Super league is the glory days

they came close to 10k average

before super league crowds in winter rugby were under half

there was a boom in crowds after ww2 with huge crowds which didn’t last

Not true re half. the early 90’s the first div avg was in the 5.5-7krange.

taste2taste the rugby league project site is good for early recent years info like crowds and results

Championship 1990/91 - RLP

A complete wrap of the 1990 Championship season.

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[Warriors Fever]

8k ? Please. it’s only 12k Stadium.
One end stand was totally empty. Other end was about a third full, main stand facing cameras was barely half full. Couldn’t see the other stand.
If there was 8k there I’m a kumul lol

The stadium actually holds 15k. And I think both crowds were similar. Yesterday they made tickets a little cheaper. And considering it was Fiji Vs Cook Islands I thought the attendance was ok.

 

[bazza]

We’ve just had a cracking test match, the best so far this year, and you’re focused on the crowd being down a couple of thousand? Really?

I am happy that they are playing a 3 test series again (first time in a while) and hopefully follow up with the same in the next few years against NZ and Australia

Hoping they get a bit more ambitious with the venues as well. Can't imagine St Helens being a huge draw to get people to travel

 

[Kurt Angle]

In RLWC 2013, I thought England may have cracked it

Roughly 25k each for home games against Ireland in Huddersfield and Fiji in Hull. As if they were able to tap the home team sentiment and hopefully see them cash up via internationals.

I'd say 2013 was the peak of English RL as a whole, and been in a decline since.

 

[Wb1234]

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[titoelcolombiano]

13k to 6k? Png two woeful crowds deserve calling out for a supposed rugby league mad nation,

dissapointiNg but not surprising, I predicted around 15k. There’s an apthy around int RL across the world that needs some serious work to address.

should grow on the back of that entertainment

The question needs to be asked. What would England v Cook Islands and Fiji v Cook Islands draw in England?

 

[RedVee_8]

Records don’t go back that far but I’ve seen pics from the 20’s and even 60’s of packed out grounds. Of course the grounds may have just been smaller back then?

I remember hearing of 100k at Odsell way back when

 

[Perth Red]

In RLWC 2013, I thought England may have cracked it

Roughly 25k each for home games against Ireland in Huddersfield and Fiji in Hull. As if they were able to tap the home team sentiment and hopefully see them cash up via internationals.

I'd say 2013 was the peak of English RL as a whole, and been in a decline since.

Eh? This years crowd avg was higher than 2013.

 

[Perth Red]

The question needs to be asked. What would England v Cook Islands and Fiji v Cook Islands draw in England?

Png is supposed to be fanatical about rugby league, it’s a niche sport in England.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Png is supposed to be fanatical about rugby league, it’s a niche sport in England.

It's the cook islands. No country is buying tickets to watch them. Especially with better matches coming up.

 

[Perth Red]

I remember hearing of 100k at Odsell way back when

Yes 102.5k officially and many more allegedly at odsal that day in 1954

 

[Perth Red]

It's the cook islands. No country is buying tickets to watch them. Especially with better matches coming up.

So not as fanatical as we are led to believe then?

 

[Wb1234]

So not as fanatical as we are led to believe then?

4K less than England got to a home game vs Tonga with only the png ladies playing out of local teams

 

[RedVee_8]

Yes 102.5k officially and many more allegedly at odsal that day in 1954


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It’s sad how Bradford have fallen by the wayside from those days.

 

[Perth Red]

4K less than England got to a home game vs Tonga with only the png ladies playing out of local teams

There wasnt 8k there unless they were hiding in the toilets lol

 

[Perth Red]

It’s sad how Bradford have fallen by the wayside from those days.

One of the games great losses. I was at uni in bradford when SL started and bull mania hit, it was an awesome night out at odsal with 20k others in those days. Some seriously shonky board members screwed them.

 

[Wb1234]

It’s sad how Bradford have fallen by the wayside from those days.

They still get good crowds (approx 5k which is on par with three super league clubs)

odsal the issue ix stadium maintenance kills the club

Nigel wood owns the club maybe they will get a spot under franchising in an expanded super league

 

[RedVee_8]

Hope so, and hope if they come back up it’s with good management and governance…

 

[Wb1234]

Hope so, and hope if they come back up it’s with good management and governance…

They lost a playoff game to London who got promoted by beating toulose so they aren’t far off

not many super league clubs can average 10k or more

 

[Kurt Angle]

Eh? This years crowd avg was higher than 2013.

I was talking about England home games.

Many talk about showing up for Australia, or maybe NZ. Who in their right mind would think they'd get 25k vs Ireland before that world cup.

The expectation should be to never have an international in England below 25k ever again.

The tournament average in 2013, well 2/3 lowest attended games involved Australia (USA and Ireland).

If a marquee team falls flat like that, it's going to drive the average down