HARLEQUINS RL ANNOUNCE 58% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCES
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 8:33 am
http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=30532Harlequins Rugby League are delighted to announce that home game attendances for engage Super League fixtures are up 58% to date on like fixtures played in 2007.
Harlequins Rugby League attributes this increase in attendances to a number of factors, the primary one being the extensive community programmes the club runs. In 2008 Harlequins RL launched a ground breaking initiative that sees amateur rugby league players in London and The South given the opportunity to become Harlequins RL season ticket holders as part of their registration package, over 1,200 players have taken up the offer.
This season there have also been record numbers of students and schools that the Harlequins RL Community Coaches work with requesting tickets for games at The Stoop. Over 2,300 requested tickets for Harlequins RL season home opener against the Wigan Warriors and a further 1,600 for the Quins last home fixture against Hull FC.