Six Nations

[jamieccfc]

Great win for the Scarletts, I did fancy Scotland to win today but brilliant performance from wales

[Ianto13]

Six Nations biggest spectator sport in World,crowds bigger than Football World Cup or any other sport, this fact reported on BBC today,I was quite surprised! Average gate 70k+

[jamieccfc]

Six Nations biggest spectator sport in World,crowds bigger than Football World Cup or any other sport, this fact reported on BBC today,I was quite surprised! Average gate 70k+

Difficult to compare to world cup when you have a lot more games. I'm a big fan of rugby I don't understand why it gets knocked so much on here

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Six Nations biggest spectator sport in World,crowds bigger than Football World Cup or any other sport, this fact reported on BBC today,I was quite surprised! Average gate 70k+

World cup games aren't always played in stadiums that hold 70k+.

I suspect that if a 6 nations football tournament was held, featuring the same 6 countries, attendances would be similar to those in the rugby.

[Llanedeyrnblue]

If alcohol was banned, as it should be judging by the behaviour of a lot of them the place would be half empty,it’s a piss up, a social occasion not a sporting event in Wales

[Pearcey3]

If alcohol was banned, as it should be judging by the behaviour of a lot of them the place would be half empty,it’s a piss up, a social occasion not a sporting event in Wales

I dislike all the boozing but of course it’s a sporting event

[Badly Ironed Shirt]

I dislike all the boozing but of course it’s a sporting event

It is, but it's also a social event. And, judging by what I saw throughout the day in Cardiff yesterday, I would say it is more of a social occasion than a sporting occasion.

[Majorblue]

World cup games aren't always played in stadiums that hold 70k+.

I suspect that if a 6 nations football tournament was held, featuring the same 6 countries, attendances would be similar to those in the rugby.

I thought that the best attended sporting event in the world was the Tour de France.

As Eric says, the reality is that it is almost impossible to compare on a like for like basis .

[Llanedeyrnblue]

I thought that the best attended sporting event in the world was the Tour de France.

As Eric says, the reality is that it is almost impossible to compare on a like for like basis .

Not only the best attended but also the worlds best sporting event drugs or not

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Not only the best attended but also the worlds best sporting event drugs or not

Is that the riders or the spectators?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

I thought that the best attended sporting event in the world was the Tour de France.

As Eric says, the reality is that it is almost impossible to compare on a like for like basis .

Yes, it's impossible. Imagine the top 6 European clubs having a round-robin tournament? The attendances would smash those of the 6 nations. As many as 15 million (estimated) attend the Tour De France. I read somewhere once about a golf tournament on the PGA tour having around 190,000 to watch in one day.

The 6 nations is undoubtedly popular. Claiming it's the biggest spectator sport in the world is nonsense.

[blue matt]

Six Nations biggest spectator sport in World,crowds bigger than Football World Cup or any other sport, this fact reported on BBC today,I was quite surprised! Average gate 70k+

I think it was on a " game V's game " basis, i.e all the 6 nation games sell out

though saying that, surely all the world cup games sell out, though i guess they have some smaller stadiums ? ? ?