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Rugby union in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Statistics report about rugby union in the UK and Ireland

This report presents a range of statistics and facts about rugby union in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The statistics found in this collection give an overview of the finances of the governing bodies within the United Kingdom and Ireland, and includes chapters about funding, employment, participation, injuries, anti-doping, and the Six Nations Championship.

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Governing bodies

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  • Basic Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU) income breakdown England FY 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Rugby Football Union (RFU) expenditure breakdown in England FY 2014-2024
  • Premium Statistic Turnover breakdown of the SRU FY 2021-2024, by source
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: breakdown of expenditure of the Scottish Rugby Union FY 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic Wales: annual turnover of the Welsh Rugby Union from FY 2014-2024, by source
  • Premium Statistic Operating costs of the Welsh Rugby Union FY 2014 to 2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Total annual income of the IRFU FY 2013 to 2024
  • Premium Statistic Expenses of the IRFU FY 2014-2024

Funding

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  • Premium Statistic Sport England's public funding for the Rugby Football Union FY 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Sport Ireland high performance sport investments in the IRFU 2013-2024
  • Premium Statistic Public funding for Paralympic wheelchair rugby in the UK 1997-2025, by competition
  • Premium Statistic Rugby union: investment programs funded by the National Lottery in the UK 2023

Employment

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  • Premium Statistic England: average number of monthly employees of the RFU FY 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic England: total employee costs of the RFU FY 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic Monthly average number of staff of the Welsh Rugby Union FY 2014-2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Employment costs of the Scottish Rugby Union from FY 2014-2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Group and company staff costs of WRU FY 2014-2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Rugby: expenses for administration and overheads of the IRFU FY 2014-2024, by type
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: average monthly number of employees of the SRU FY 2022-2023, by category
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of rugby union referees active match officials 2024

Participation

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  • Premium Statistic Rugby union participation in England 2015-2025
  • Basic Statistic Children participating in rugby in England 2017-2025
  • Premium Statistic Scotland: number of participants in club rugby FY 2019-2024, by gender
  • Premium Statistic Wales: number of adults playing rugby union 2021-2023
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: share of children that participate in rugby 2022, by school stage and gender

Injuries

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  • Premium Statistic RFU: total number of professional match injury incidents in England 2002-2023
  • Premium Statistic RFU: total number of training injury incidents in England 2002-2023
  • Premium Statistic England rugby: most common match injuries recorded by the RFU 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic RFU: incident rates of the most common training injuries recorded 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: incidence rate of match injuries in men's amateur rugby union 2017-2024
  • Premium Statistic Ireland: incidence rate of match injuries in women's amateur rugby union 2017-2024

Anti-doping

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  • Premium Statistic Anti-doping violations in the United Kingdom 2024-2025, by sport
  • Premium Statistic England: number of anti-doping tests carried out by the RFU 2016-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of Scottish Rugby Union anti-doping tests 2016-2024, by setting
  • Premium Statistic Wales: number of anti-doping tests carried out by the WRU 2016-2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of anti doping tests by the IRFU 2023/24, by team

Six Nations Championship

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  • Premium Statistic National rugby team with most matches won in the Men's Six Nations 2000-2025
  • Premium Statistic Six Nations rugby: broadcasting fees in Europe, by media outlet 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Men's Six Nations rugby: UK TV viewership 2024
  • Premium Statistic Men's Six Nations rugby: most watched fixtures in Ireland 2024
  • Premium Statistic TV viewing hours of the Women's Six Nations UK 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic Countries where Six Nations rugby is most popular 2023
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