TRC 2018 Crowds- Attendances for the 2018 Rugby Championship NZ Aus Argentina SA

Here are the official crowd figures for the 2018 Rugby Championship (formerly the Tri Nations) featuring New Zealand, Australia, Argentina and South Africa.

Stats last updated after Round 6 games on 6 October, 2018

Total Rugby Championship attendance by country

South Africa: 118,284
Australia: 110,186
New Zealand: 105,569
Argentina: 78,972

Total attendance across the 12 games was 413,011

Average Rugby Championship Attendance in 2018 was 34,417. Per country, the average attendance was

South Africa: 39,428
Australia: 36,729
New Zealand: 35,190
Argentina: 26,324

What has been the highest attendance at the 2018 Rugby Championship?

The 66,318 crowd for the Australia v NZ game at the ANZ Stadium, Sydney on 18 August, 2018

What has been the lowest crowd for a RC 2018 game

The 16,019 that turned up at the Gold Coast to watch Australia take on Argentina on 15 September, 2018 Continue reading “TRC 2018 Crowds- Attendances for the 2018 Rugby Championship NZ Aus Argentina SA”

List of Bekker High School Springboks- Hoerskool Bekker South Africa Rugby Players

In the first round of the Rugby Championship at Durban (August 18, 2018), Bulls flanker Marco van Staden became Bekker High School’s newest Springbok when he took the field as a second half replacement for Francois Louw. Van Staden is therefore Springbok No. 909. Stormers flyhalf Damian Willemse also made his international debut in this game (Springbok No.910)

Bekker is a small school by SA rugby standards, based in the town of Magaliesberg. Van Staden is Bekker’s third Springbok. Continue reading “List of Bekker High School Springboks- Hoerskool Bekker South Africa Rugby Players”

Super Rugby Team of the Year 2018- Best SR players 2018 season

Here is the Super Rugby team of the year 2018, as officially announced by the competition’s governing body SANZAAR. Interestingly enough, the Crusaders, who successfully defended their crown, have only one representative- left winger George Bridge, thus showing that there were more of a “team” rather than depending on individual brilliance.

The Chiefs, who were eliminated in the quarterfinals, have four players- Brodie Retallick, Damien McKenzie, Anton Lienert Brown and Alaimalo. McKenzie was also named the Player of the Year. Continue reading “Super Rugby Team of the Year 2018- Best SR players 2018 season”