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<blockquote data-quote="dragos03" data-source="post: 636086" data-attributes="member: 44724"><p>The Union does not pay for the pro league at all. In fact, the champion club has a budget equal to the one of the Union. The clubs are supported by local councils and city halls and from private sources. They also get some money (but I think it's not much at all) from the current TV deal. The average crowd for Superliga matches has been around 1000 last year but it seems to be increasing this season. Some of the stadiums are in a very poor state and the starting times are not helping the crowds either (matches are usually played in the morning to allow clubs to return to their towns by bus until nightfall).</p><p></p><p>The overall popularity of the sport is not very high because football is king here and there are a few other sports above rugby as well. The Federation has tried to grow rugby in cities that don't have good football teams, like Timisoara or Baia Mare and I think this is a good strategy. </p><p></p><p>Waching rugby is not hard because major competitions are on TV: the Superliga, the matches of the Oaks, Aviva Premiership, 6N, 4N, some autumn and summer internationals, Heineken Cup and even the LV Cup. </p><p></p><p>As for a Tier 1 match, that's hard to estimate. Romania plays on a small stadium in Bucharest (around 6000 seats) but did get 8000 this year at a match in the city of Cluj (against Spain). I'd guess that a Tier 1 match in Bucharest would get between 10-20k.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragos03, post: 636086, member: 44724"] The Union does not pay for the pro league at all. In fact, the champion club has a budget equal to the one of the Union. The clubs are supported by local councils and city halls and from private sources. They also get some money (but I think it's not much at all) from the current TV deal. The average crowd for Superliga matches has been around 1000 last year but it seems to be increasing this season. Some of the stadiums are in a very poor state and the starting times are not helping the crowds either (matches are usually played in the morning to allow clubs to return to their towns by bus until nightfall). The overall popularity of the sport is not very high because football is king here and there are a few other sports above rugby as well. The Federation has tried to grow rugby in cities that don't have good football teams, like Timisoara or Baia Mare and I think this is a good strategy. Waching rugby is not hard because major competitions are on TV: the Superliga, the matches of the Oaks, Aviva Premiership, 6N, 4N, some autumn and summer internationals, Heineken Cup and even the LV Cup. As for a Tier 1 match, that's hard to estimate. Romania plays on a small stadium in Bucharest (around 6000 seats) but did get 8000 this year at a match in the city of Cluj (against Spain). I'd guess that a Tier 1 match in Bucharest would get between 10-20k. [/QUOTE]
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