Rugby in the United Kingdom (UK)

Statistics report about rugby in the United Kingdom

Rugby in the United Kingdom (UK)

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about rugby in the United Kingdom (UK). The statistics found in this collection give an overview of the finances of the governing bodies within the UK and includes chapters about funding, employment, participation, injuries, anti-doping, the Rugby World Cup (RWC) as well as fans of rugby and the technlogies they use.

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Governing bodies

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  • Basic Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU) income breakdown England (UK) 2014-2021
  • Premium Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU) expenditure breakdown in England 2013-2021
  • Basic Statistic Wales: annual turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union from 2014-2021, by source
  • Premium Statistic Operating costs of the Welsh Rugby Union in Wales from 2014 to 2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: total annual income of the Irish Rugby Football Union 2012/2013 to 2020/21
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: expenses of the Irish Rugby Football Union from 2012/13 to 2020/21
  • Premium Statistic Expenses of the Irish Rugby Football Union in Ireland from 2013/2014 to 2020/2021
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: turnover breakdown of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2016 to 2019, by source
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: breakdown of expenditure of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2010 to 2019

Funding

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  • Premium Statistic UK: Sport England's public funding for the Rugby Football Union 2013-2017
  • Premium Statistic UK: Sport England's public funding for the Rugby Football League 2013-2017
  • Premium Statistic UK: Sport England's public funding for British Wheelchair Rugby 2013-2017
  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Paralympic wheelchair rugby in the UK, by location of games
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: Sport Ireland high performance sport investments in the IRFU 2013-2020

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic Wales: monthly average number of staff of the Welsh Rugby Union 2014-2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: average monthly number of employees of the SRU 2013-2019, by category
  • Premium Statistic Wales: group and company staff costs of Welsh Rugby Union in 2014-2019, by type
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: expenses for administration and overheads of the IRFU 2013-2021, by type
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: employment costs of the Scottish Rugby Union from 2013-2019, by type
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of match officials appointments of the Scottish Rugby Union 2020
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of Level 1 trained referees in the SRU in 2018, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of match officials of the Scottish Rugby Union 2019, by district

Participation

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  • Premium Statistic Rugby union participation in England 2016-2022
  • Premium Statistic Rugby League participation in England 2016-2022
  • Basic Statistic Children participating in rugby in England 2018-2021
  • Premium Statistic Participants in the Irish Rugby Football Union in Ireland 2016/2017, by player type
  • Premium Statistic Sport England: number of people reached through Sportivate rugby union projects 2017
  • Premium Statistic Number of Six Nations Championship participations 1883-2017, by country
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of attendees of matches of the Scottish Rugby Union 2018, by game

Injuries

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  • Premium Statistic RFU: total number of match injury incidents in England from 2003 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic RFU: total number of training injury incidents in England from 2003 to 2021
  • Premium Statistic RFU: incident rates of the most common match injuries recorded by the RFU 2021
  • Premium Statistic RFU: incident rates of the most common training injuries recorded 2020/2021
  • Premium Statistic RFU: shares of new & recurrent match injuries per 1,000 hours in England 2018
  • Premium Statistic RFU: shares of new & recurrent training injuries per 1,000 hours in England 2018

Anti-doping

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  • Premium Statistic Number of anti-doping tests in rugby in England 2017, by method
  • Premium Statistic RFU: number of anti-doping tests in England 2014-2017, by league
  • Premium Statistic Number of blood sample based anti-doping tests in rugby in England 2010-2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of urine based anti-doping tests in rugby in England in 2010-2018
  • Premium Statistic Number of urine based illicit drug tests in rugby in England 2010-2017
  • Premium Statistic Number of hair based illicit drug tests in rugby in England 2010-2017
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: number of anti doping tests in the IRFU in 2019/2020, by team
  • Premium Statistic Number of Scottish Rugby Union anti doping tests in Scotland 2018/2019, by category
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of anti-doping tests in Rugby 2021, by sample type and authority

Rugby World Cup

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  • Premium Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU): Rugby World Cup 2015 revenue in England 2011-2016
  • Premium Statistic Rugby World Cup: GDP contribution to hosts for selected years from 2003 to 2015
  • Premium Statistic England: number of tickets being sold for the World Rugby Cup in 2015, by location
  • Premium Statistic Rugby World Cup: attendance for selected years from 2003 to 2015
  • Premium Statistic Rugby World Cup: capacity utilization for selected years from 2003 to 2015
  • Premium Statistic Impact of the Rugby World Cup on online sharing activity in the UK in 2015
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