Category: Australia Rugby

World Series Rugby Attendances 2018 Perth- Western Force Crowds Figures

Here are the attendance numbers for the Western Force for their new “World Series Rugby” tournament that began in Perth on 4 May, 2018.

The Force were culled from Super Rugby in 2018 as the Australian Conference was reduced to four teams. They will play Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Hong Kong and the Rebels and the Crusaders in a set of games. There will be a total of seven games played, all in Perth.

Here are the Australian 2018 Super Rugby attendance stats for comparison. At the time of writing, the Force’s average attendance for WSR is more than any Australian team’s average Super Rugby crowd.

Western Force vs Fiji 2018 Attendance 19,466 (Force 24-14 Fiji)
Western Force v Tonga 2018 Attendance 16,323 (Force 47-17 Tonga)
Force v Rebels 2018 Attendance 13,907 (Force 12-28 Rebels)
Force v Crusaders 2018 Attendance 14,259 (Force 8-44 Saders)
Force vs Samoa Apia 2018 Attendance 11,678 (Western Force 33-5 Apia)

Total Western Force Crowd WSR 2018:- 75,633
Average Western Force attendance WSR 2018:-15,127 (75,633/5)

Australia Super Rugby Attendance 2018- Stats and figures Crowds for Australian conference SR 2018

We did this feature last year, and are doing it again for Super Rugby 2018. Here is a list of attendance stats for home games involving Australian Super Rugby clubs in the 2018 season. The Western Force are hosting their own set of games in World Series Rugby- their attendance numbers can be viewed here.

Please note that in many cases, especially the Waratahs, crowd figures are not officially revealed.

Last updated after Waratahs v Highlanders Quarterfinal game (Attendance 12,067) on July 21, 2018 Continue reading “Australia Super Rugby Attendance 2018- Stats and figures Crowds for Australian conference SR 2018”

GIF Folau pulls Leyds hair Video 2017 | Etzebeth vs Folau Incident Bloemfontein Rugby Championship

This Folau vs Leyds Incident saw the Australian full back pull Springbok winger Leyds’ hair. Bok skipper Eben Etzebeth took exception to the incident and indulged in a scuffle on the sidelines. The referee penalised Folau for a high tackle, but the TMO, interestingly enough, when asked by the ref if he had seen anything on the sidelines, chose to say NO. Wallaby skipper Michael Hooper is also seen talking to O’Keefe about an “elbow” Continue reading “GIF Folau pulls Leyds hair Video 2017 | Etzebeth vs Folau Incident Bloemfontein Rugby Championship”

List of Worst Springbok Losses | Biggest margins of defeat for South Africa rugby

The South African national rugby union team suffered their biggest ever defeat in a competitive fixture as they were humbled 57-0 by New Zealand at the QBE Stadium in front of 30,021 fans on September 16, 2017.

This Bok defeat saw Allister Coetzee’s men humbled by 57 points, beating the previous record loss that England inflicted upon them (53-3) back in 2002 (the game where the Boks had Jannes Labuschagne sent off). However the Springboks played for the full 80 with fifteen men.

The Springboks’ heaviest defeat at home also came with Coetzee in charge last year, when they lost 57-15 in Durban in October 2016. Continue reading “List of Worst Springbok Losses | Biggest margins of defeat for South Africa rugby”