The Myth of Declining Super League attendances : Mon Jul 02, 2018 10:50 am
Whilst I am never 100% sure on stats from the the RFL, these from Rugby World show the average attendances per game for six different Super League Season (they exclude any play-off's and cup games)2017 - 9,024
2016 - 9,025
2012 - 9,577
2011 - 8,985
2000 - 6,807
1999 - 7,418
I will accept the teams have changed, the early four years include Bull-mania etc. The big uplift in 2012 is Saints new Ground.
But it shows at the top level not that much is changing. Except in the cup.
For info Fax 2000 Average was 4,483 (1999 - 4,529).....
if you also take the fact the average gate charge has gone up over that time Super League Clubs appear not to have any issue with gate income....