Rugby Top League Number of spectators as early as 300,000, half of target

Rugby Top League Number of spectators as early as 300,000, half of target February 5 4:21 on February 5

The number of spectators in the Rugby Top League is one month after the opening, and it will reach 300,000, which is half of the target as soon as possible, and the Japan Rugby Association will consider raising the target while monitoring the future situation.

The Rugby Top League this season started last month and will be played by May, with a total of 15 rounds, with 16 teams playing a brute force league.

In the opening game on the 12th of last month, the total number of spectators at the 6 match venues was over 92,000, more than 30,000 more than last season.

In the second section of the game, Toyota and Panasonic held a match at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture, where the number of visitors was 37,050, a record high, and the number of spectators increased steadily. At the end of the festival, it exceeded 300,000.

Following the excitement of the World Cup Japan tournament last year, the Japan Rugby Association set the audience target for this season to 600,000, the largest ever, but at the end of the first four verses out of a total of 15 verses Reached half of the goals.

According to the sales of advance tickets and the actual sales of tickets, the number of spectators is expected to exceed 500,000, the first time in history by the ninth round of next month, according to the Japan Rugby Association. , And we expect that the goal of 600,000 people will be achieved. We will consider raising the goal if it is likely to be reached at an early stage. "