Popularity
In recent years rugby league's popularity in Wales has been on the increase. Matches between teams in the Welsh Premier division generally draw crowds of around 300 spectators.
During the reconstruction of Wembley stadium the Challenge Cup final was played at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and one year a reported 15,000 tickets were sold in Wales out of an overall attendance of around 70,000. The record attendance for any rugby league game in Wales was set in 2005 with 74,213 attending the Challenge Cup final in Cardiff.
Rugby league is now considered as the country's fastest growing sport.
Read more about this topic: Rugby League In Wales
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