Rugby Top League Next season's audience target is the highest ever 600,000 November 23rd 4:18
Following the excitement of the Rugby World Cup, we found that the goal for the number of spectators in the new season, when the top league opens in January next year, was the highest ever, 600,000.
The number of spectators in the top league recorded more than 491,000 in the season immediately after the last World Cup in 2015, when Japan won a historic victory from South Africa. Last season, only 458,000 people stayed.
With the new season opening on January 12 next year, the top leagues were able to make use of the excitement of the Japanese tournament, and found that the goal for the number of spectators was a record 600,000.
In order to establish so-called “Niwaka fans” who are interested in rugby at the Japan Games, the number of SNS followers that have increased rapidly will be increased, and tickets and Japanese representative goods will be sold to small and medium-sized businesses around the game venue. They are trying to attract customers by sending information.
In addition, in the opening game after the last tournament, each team was asked this time because the prospect of the tickets assigned to the team etc. was incorrect, and only about half of the audience seats were filled up while selling out advance tickets. In cooperation with, we plan to predict the number of visitors to watch the game and sell the excess tickets.
The person in charge of the Japan Rugby Association says, “Don't repeat mistakes. It ’s not a simple goal, but we want to attract many spectators from the start to inherit the excitement of the World Cup.”