tickets were sold at Twickenham stadium, Wembley stadium and the Olympic stadion in London. More information about rugby in the United Kingdom can be found in the Dossier: Rugby in the United Kingdom.
The statistic displays the attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015. In 2007, approximately 2.19 million people attended the RWC in France in 2007. RWC attendance peaked in 2015 and most Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million)
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Funding
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Employment
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Participation
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- Premium Statistic Rugby union participation in England 2016-2022
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Injuries
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- Premium Statistic RFU: total number of match injury incidents in England from 2003 to 2021
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Anti-doping
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- Premium Statistic Number of anti-doping tests in rugby in England 2017, by method
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Rugby World Cup
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- Premium Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU): Rugby World Cup 2015 revenue in England 2011-2016
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EY. (November 18, 2014). Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/
EY. "Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million)." Chart. November 18, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/
EY. (2014). Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/
EY. "Attendance at The Rugby World Cup (Rwc) for Selected Years from 2003 to 2015 (in Million)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/
EY, Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Attendance at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for selected years from 2003 to 2015 (in million) [Graph], EY, November 18, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/591942/attendance-rugby-world-cup-for-selected-years/