{"id":4118,"date":"2023-04-11T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/11\/super-league-attendances-smash-records-over-easter-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-04-11T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:00:09","slug":"super-league-attendances-smash-records-over-easter-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.goticketly.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/11\/super-league-attendances-smash-records-over-easter-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Super League attendances smash records over Easter weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\">\n<p class=\"standfirst\">Easter weekend\u2019s Super League matches set a number of attendance records, following the decision to play a single Rivals Round and spread the six fixtures over the four days. <\/p>\n<p>Organisers made the decision in consideration of player welfare, but the move also proved a hit with supporters. A total of 83,357 attended the six rugby league matches across the bank holiday weekend in the UK.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The figure is a new record for a single six-match round of Super League fixtures and is an increase of more than 5% on the previous record of 79,173, which was set during the first half of the Easter weekend in 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The average attendance of 13,892 is also a record for any Super League round since the competition launched in 1996, beating the 13,196 figure posted during the same Easter round in 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<aside class=\"shortcode-ad-holder within-content\">\n<div class=\"single-square-ad\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/adverts\/3d-digital-venue-march23\/\" class=\"ad-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"square-banner\" src=\" https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/3DDV-500x700-1.gif\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-wide-ad\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/adverts\/3d-digital-venue-march23\/\" class=\"ad-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wide-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2023\/04\/11\/super-league-attendances-smash-records-over-easter-weekend\/\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Good Friday\u2019s derby between Wigan Warriors and St Helens welcomed a crowd of 24,275, which was the highest attendance at DW Stadium for 18 years. It was also the highest attendance for a regular season Super League fixture since the all-time record of 31,555, which was set by the fixture between Catalans Dragons and Wigan at FC Barcelona\u2019s Camp Nou in 2019.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>MKM Stadium (pictured) also welcomed a crowd of 20,985 for Hull FC\u2019s match against Hull Kingston Rovers (KR). This was the highest attendance for Hull FC since 2009.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s rugby league also saw record-breaking crowds, with 5,308 attending the opening fixture of the Women\u2019s Super League season between Leeds Rhinos and York Valkyrie at Headingley, on Easter Sunday. The total beat the 4,235 gate for the BWSL Grand Final in 2021, which was a stand-alone fixture at Headingley.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat a magnificent weekend it has been,\u201d said Frank Slevin, chair of RL Commercial. \u201cThe action on the pitch has been outstanding, as ever, and in addition to congratulating and thanking the players for that, we should also salute the work of the Betfred Super League clubs and our broadcast partners, led by Sky Sports, who have ensured that the matches have not only been watched by record numbers of spectators but also hundreds of thousands of viewers across the UK and well beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is our first Easter weekend since the realignment of the sport, the launch of RL Commercial, and the start of the 12-year partnership with IMG \u2013 and also the first time the Rivals Round has been spread throughout the weekend, with all six matches covered live by Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith capacity crowds in excess of 20,000 in Hull and Wigan, a vibrant Saturday night spectacle in the south of France, and a new record for the Betfred Women\u2019s Super League as part of the Easter Sunday double header at Headingley, we have seen our sport at its very best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Outside of the Super League, three Championship clubs also attracted their highest home crowds of the season on Good Friday. Barrow Raiders against Whitehaven, Batley Bulldogs against Featherstone Rovers and Swinton Lions against Widnes Vikings all welcomed large crowds.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Slevin added: \u201cThis does not come out of the blue, as attendances were already on an encouraging upward trend across Super League and the Championship even before the Easter weekend \u2013 with the Super League aggregate for the season now approaching half a million, after only eight rounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd of course there is so much more to relish in the coming weeks and months, including the return of England\u2019s Men and Women teams in the Mid-Season Internationals against France, the Betfred Super League Magic Weekend in Newcastle in June, the first double header of Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Challenge Cup Finals at Wembley in August, followed by the autumn Grand Finals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n<div class=\"tax-cat-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-cat\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Filed under<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Awards<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"col-sm-6 tax-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"\">Tags<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn\" >Ticketing<\/button>|<button class=\"btn\" >Stadiums<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theticketingbusiness.com\/2023\/04\/11\/super-league-attendances-smash-records-over-easter-weekend\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Easter weekend\u2019s Super League matches set a number of attendance records, following the decision to play a single Rivals Round and spread the six fixtures over the four days. Organisers made the decision in consideration of player welfare, but the move also proved a hit with supporters. 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