World Rugby: 405 million fans worldwide in 2019 (+18%), women's rugby on the rise

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"A new global study from Nielsen has recorded 877 million followers (on social networks) and 405 million fans of rugby union worldwide (according to a survey of 85 countries conducted by the agency, see below) in 2019, up 11% and 18% on 2018 figures respectively," announced World Rugby, which published a report titled "Global Reach of Rugby...

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