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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 496246" data-attributes="member: 13739"><p>Where are you living in Wales? </p><p></p><p>I still think that overall, there are far more people who follow football than rugby in Wales. This might not be local teams necessarily, but there'll be loads who will follow their Premier League team of choice (Man U is one I come across most often). Swansea's success has tapped into this following, giving Welsh people a local team to support in top flight football. In Mid Wales, the non Welsh speaking population are usually football supporters, not rugby. The amount of local footy teams outnumber the amount of rugby teams in and around Aberystwyth for example. Most non-Welsh people living in Wales will prefer football if they follow sport as well, which will add to the numbers. Cardiff is well known for being a football city first and foremost, and North Wales is almost completely football driven. </p><p></p><p>The numbers just stack up in football's favour in the end, and the small towns and villages in the valleys of South Wales which are rugby mad just can't overturn those numbers.</p><p></p><p>As this debate has emerged from people questioning why Swansea and Cardiff can get big crowds, it's also important to remember that they are the ONLY two football teams playing in and around the top flight of football. They gain supporters from all over. Wrexham was the only other team playing in the English leagues, have they managed to re-enter yet? There are more high quality rugby teams in Wales, with the four regions and a club game with is of a reasonably high standard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 496246, member: 13739"] Where are you living in Wales? I still think that overall, there are far more people who follow football than rugby in Wales. This might not be local teams necessarily, but there'll be loads who will follow their Premier League team of choice (Man U is one I come across most often). Swansea's success has tapped into this following, giving Welsh people a local team to support in top flight football. In Mid Wales, the non Welsh speaking population are usually football supporters, not rugby. The amount of local footy teams outnumber the amount of rugby teams in and around Aberystwyth for example. Most non-Welsh people living in Wales will prefer football if they follow sport as well, which will add to the numbers. Cardiff is well known for being a football city first and foremost, and North Wales is almost completely football driven. The numbers just stack up in football's favour in the end, and the small towns and villages in the valleys of South Wales which are rugby mad just can't overturn those numbers. As this debate has emerged from people questioning why Swansea and Cardiff can get big crowds, it's also important to remember that they are the ONLY two football teams playing in and around the top flight of football. They gain supporters from all over. Wrexham was the only other team playing in the English leagues, have they managed to re-enter yet? There are more high quality rugby teams in Wales, with the four regions and a club game with is of a reasonably high standard. [/QUOTE]
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