In 2021, the total number of participants in rugby union in the United States stood at 732,500. This denoted a decrease of 50 percent from 2019. Meanwhile, the number of total active players in 2021 totaled 56,592.
Number of participants in rugby union in the United States from 2017 to 2021
* The source defines an active player as "a person who is currently a member of a recognised team playing in organised games on a regular basis within a current season".
** A participant is defined as "a person engaged in any form of rugby activity as part of a mass participation/engagement programme (i.e. GIR or try out sessions in school or local community, is not playing regularly as part of a team) and who has not yet progressed to being an active player".
Figures from before 2021 were taken from earlier reports.
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