Record crowd for women’s rugby match of 58,498 watched England complete Grand Slam with 38-33 win over France at Twickenham; rise in number of fans watching all five rounds, while there were 450 million online content views
Last Updated: 15/05/23 6:24pm
The 2023 Women’s Six Nations, won by England, was the biggest to date with record attendances and an increase in television and online views
The 2023 Women’s Six Nations was the biggest to date with record attendance, and an increase in television and online views.
A record crowd for a women’s rugby match of 58,498 watched England complete the Grand Slam with a 38-33 win over France at Twickenham, while five of the six teams set home crowd records during the tournament.
There was also a 28 per cent rise from last year in fans tuning in to watch all five rounds of fixtures, and over 100,000 new fans flocked to Six Nations social channels.
There were over 450 million content views as France and Italy tripled the amount of web traffic to get the latest news, team information and content.
Wales finished third in the competition, behind England and France, as the move to handing players full-time contracts bore fruit. Scotland and Italy have also issued full-time deals to players.
England’s title defence in 2024 will be led by a new head coach with John Mitchell appointed to succeed Simon Middleton, who has stepped down from the role after eight years.
Mitchell said: “The R …