Venituri de peste 200 milioane euro pentru World Rugby

Luni, 02 Noiembrie 2015 16:56

In SPORT, si din SPORT se pot face BANI , si nu maruntis , ci BANI MULTI !!

Bernard Lapasset, președintele World Rugby, forul conducător al sportului cu balonul oval la nivel global, a anunțat că ediția 2015 a Cupei Mondiale v-a genera venituri de 150 milioane lire sterline (210 milioane euro) pentru organizația sa.

" RWC 2015 declared biggest and best tournament to date

World Rugby declare England 2015 the biggest and best Rugby World Cup ever with record attendances, reach and competitiveness.

Tournament owners World Rugby and tournament organisers England Rugby 2015, have hailed the success of the biggest Rugby World Cup ever which saw records broken on and off the pitch. This included tickets sales of over 2.47 million, an official fanzone attendance of over one million, Wembley Stadium recording two consecutive Rugby World Cup attendance records and Bryan Habana equalling Jonah Lomu's Rugby World Cup try scoring record with three tries against the USA during six weeks of competitive and compelling rugby.

The pool stage saw fans pack into the venues to witness some of the most competitive matches of any Rugby World Cup. Highlights included Japan claiming one of the greatest upsets in sporting history by beating South Africa and Romania staging the biggest-ever comeback with their win over Canada. The knock-out stages saw some thrilling rugby which included Argentina's pulsating win over Ireland in the quarter-finals and New Zealand's narrow two point win over South Africa in the semi-finals.

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As the curtain came down on a spectacular tournament, World Rugby and England Rugby 2015 paid tribute to the 20 teams, 19 match officials, 6,000 volunteers, 11 host cities, 13 match venues, 42 team bases, 15 fanzones and millions of fans who have played a crucial part in delivering a successful and exciting Rugby World Cup 2015.

Over 2.47 million tickets were sold across all 48 matches, including over 100,000 child tickets, through official channels with an average of 98 per cent of tickets sold across all venues. This included 120,000 tickets that were purchased through the tournament's official resale service, a safe and secure platform through which fans could sell their unwanted tickets to other fans at face value. The final ticket breakdown for the tournament was as follows:

85 per cent sold to fans through public sale
6 per cent sold to fans through supporter tour packages
3 per cent sold to fans through hospitality packages
6 per cent sold through commercial programme

England Rugby 2015 has generated over £250 million in ticket revenues, delivering an £80 million surplus to World Rugby and a £15 million surplus to the RFU to be invested into the development of rugby.

Global impact

Record numbers of spectators and viewers have engaged with the tournament. Rugby World Cup 2015 has welcomed millions of fans to host cities, Fanzones and venues, including an estimated 460,000 fans travelling from overseas. Over one million fans enjoyed the 15 official fanzones, spread across the country in each host city plus Rugby, the birthplace of the game, and London's Trafalgar Square."

** sursa :-- http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/news/121819