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9.1 Million people played rugby in 2017 - 48% in Tier 2 & 3
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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 904925" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>This was certainly true of the RFU's figures some years ago. Somehow their registration system wasn't removing players who were no longer registered, so playing numbers were overinflated, leading to overpayments from governmental sporting agencies and a lot of egg on a lot of faces.</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that the higher number is pretty much meaningless (although much more impressive to put in a glossy pamphlet). The registered players number is more useful, although as I said above could do by being split by gender and at least into minis / juniors / colts / seniors / vets.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 904925, member: 58362"] This was certainly true of the RFU's figures some years ago. Somehow their registration system wasn't removing players who were no longer registered, so playing numbers were overinflated, leading to overpayments from governmental sporting agencies and a lot of egg on a lot of faces. It seems to me that the higher number is pretty much meaningless (although much more impressive to put in a glossy pamphlet). The registered players number is more useful, although as I said above could do by being split by gender and at least into minis / juniors / colts / seniors / vets. [/QUOTE]
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