Premiership Rugby ‘in rude health’ after record-breaking sell-out for final
Premiership final promises to be biggest in history after record breaking sell out
The Premiership finalists have yet to be confirmed, but general admission tickets have already sold out. This marks the fastest ever time that fans have booked their place for the showcase final at Twickenham.
The event is set to take place on June 14, with only the final few tickets being released to the finalist clubs after the play-offs.
The clubs still aiming to secure their place in the final are: Bath, Leicester, Bristol, Sale, Saracens, Gloucester… and with an outside chance, Harlequins.
Last year’s champions Northampton sit down in eighth place having struggled due to the European and international commitments of many of their stars.
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Rob Calder, Chief Growth Officer at Premiership Rugby, said: “To achieve a second successive sold-out final is a testament to the hard work and strategy of the Premiership Rugby team.
“And to sell-out before the end of the regular season for the first time in history, days after announcing our new long-term broadcast deal with TNT Sports, shows that Gallagher Premiership Rugby is in rude health.
“With our clubs playing incredible rugby week in week out, the on-field product has never been stronger, and our season finale is fast-becoming an unmissable event in the English Rugby calendar irrespective of which teams are involved on the day.
“We cannot wait to host 82,000 supporters at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, and have big plans to give those in attendance an unforgettable matchday experience.”
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Sam Warburton claims that Welsh rugby needs to get in on the action
Welsh rugby legend Sam Warburton recently compared the English club product to his home nation, stating that the cross-border competitions need to return for the sake of Welsh rugby. Gate receipts are dramatically different on either side of the Severn Bridge, with finances in dire straights over in the west.
“I’m thinking personally Welsh rugby needs this, needs the Premiership, but the big question I guess, is whether the Premiership needs us,” said Warburton.
“I don’t know but I do feel that the Welsh, I look across the Bridge and look at what product you have got (in England) and what gates you get in, the jeopardy you have in the competition, Welsh rugby needs this.”
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