Originally Posted by
SaintJose
It is and that's why I'm being careful not to criticise these numbers without knowing more. Rugby Union championship clubs getting £9m and the whole of rugby league getting £12m raises questions, that's all. The BBC article specifically says it is to do with sports impacted by the lack of supporters, a quick google search will give you this:
RU Premiership av attendance 2018/19 - 14,083 - funding £59m
RU Championship av attendance 2018/19 - 1,713 - funding £9m
Super League av attendance 2019 - 8,441 - funding £12m
The RU premiership numbers will be boosted by the hugely successful games they do at Twickenham which tend to be sellouts. They obviously also play over winter, and Dowden talks about helping them through the difficult winter period. Just hope we've punched at the correct weight for the sport and not been short-changed.