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2024 Guinness Six Nations
[2023 Six Nations] Scotland vs Wales - 11 February 2023
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<blockquote data-quote="Amiga500" data-source="post: 1120320" data-attributes="member: 56767"><p>I take it back on attendances (and from that public apathy - apologies), the turnout is better than I had thought. But, that said, rugby is supposedly the national game of Wales, whereas for all others, soccer, gaelic games, or others would be the primary sports of those nations.</p><p></p><p>Cardiff RFC fans have made a rather class little webapp - see <a href="https://www.cardiffrfcfans.com/analysis/4858.php?clubID=12" target="_blank">here</a>. Also <a href="https://www.ruck.co.uk/european-clubs-ranked-by-attendance-top-40-highest-average-crowds-in-2017-18/" target="_blank">here</a> would suggest the Welsh regions aren't too bad. </p><p></p><p>Comparisons to the (big 3) Irish provinces aren't great. Comparisons to the Scottish duo are favourable. Given we know that the IRFU, SRU and WRU part fund their URC teams, it does strongly suggest the attendances definitely won't support 4 regions. *May* support 3. Would definitely support 2.</p><p></p><p>The last link gives the average attendances for 2017/2018, the 4 regions having:</p><p>Ospreys – 6,991</p><p>Dragons – 7,526</p><p>Cardiff Blues – 8,575</p><p>Scarlets - 9,188</p><p></p><p>Which would sort of say its the Ospreys, not the Dragons, who should be binned. Does that work geographically? Probably. But then where do those in Neath/Swansea go?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amiga500, post: 1120320, member: 56767"] I take it back on attendances (and from that public apathy - apologies), the turnout is better than I had thought. But, that said, rugby is supposedly the national game of Wales, whereas for all others, soccer, gaelic games, or others would be the primary sports of those nations. Cardiff RFC fans have made a rather class little webapp - see [URL='https://www.cardiffrfcfans.com/analysis/4858.php?clubID=12']here[/URL]. Also [URL='https://www.ruck.co.uk/european-clubs-ranked-by-attendance-top-40-highest-average-crowds-in-2017-18/']here[/URL] would suggest the Welsh regions aren't too bad. Comparisons to the (big 3) Irish provinces aren't great. Comparisons to the Scottish duo are favourable. Given we know that the IRFU, SRU and WRU part fund their URC teams, it does strongly suggest the attendances definitely won't support 4 regions. *May* support 3. Would definitely support 2. The last link gives the average attendances for 2017/2018, the 4 regions having: Ospreys – 6,991 Dragons – 7,526 Cardiff Blues – 8,575 Scarlets - 9,188 Which would sort of say its the Ospreys, not the Dragons, who should be binned. Does that work geographically? Probably. But then where do those in Neath/Swansea go? [/QUOTE]
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