Premiership rugby’s average match attendance is close to returning to pre-pandemic levels as the sport shows signs of recovery following a turbulent period.
Average attendance in the Premiership this season was 12,569, up by more than 1,000 on last year and almost back to pre-Covid-19 levels, according to data crunched by City A.M.
The figures exclude big games, such as those at Twickenham and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, to make for meaningful comparison.
Premiership bounce?
But the expulsion of Wasps, who fell into administration at the start of the 2022-23 season and averaged below 10,000 per match last season, boosted the average figures.
Bristol Bears averaged more than 18,400 for the first time from their 10 home matches – a record for the West Country outfit – whi
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