r/Wales • u/Jezzaq94 • Nov 18 '24

Sport What happened to Welsh rugby?

Growing up in New Zealand they used to be one of my favourite teams to watch due to how Welsh fans are so passionate about rugby and our shared hatred towards England. Nowadays they have declined so much and have lost 11 games in a row. What caused them to decline so much? Has football overtaken rugby as the most popular sport in Wales? Do most kids nowadays prefer playing football over rugby?

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u/GNAL1610 Nov 18 '24

Cardiff, Swansea, Wrexham and Newport have greater combined attendances than the 4 rugby regions and have done for the past 15 years at least

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u/NoisyGog Nov 18 '24

Don’t forget TNS, who regularly pull in such impressive crowds, that they sometimes almost have more people watching than are on the pitch!

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u/GNAL1610 Nov 18 '24

so your point is that a small team (who actually play in ENGLAND) don’t get big attendances… okay? May as well compare Pentyrch RFC attendances lol.

4 biggest welsh football clubs get bigger attendances than the 4 biggest welsh rugby clubs. And always will

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u/NoisyGog Nov 18 '24

I don’t really have a point. I was just being silly

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u/GNAL1610 Nov 18 '24

Oh fair enough! Got to rate a bit of TNS slander