OPINION: Springbok crowd numbers a disappointment for SA Rugby
After poor initial ticket sales for the first Test of the season against England at Ellis Park, SA Rugby lowered the prices in the build-up and eventually 52,790 people turned up in the 62,567-seater stadium.
It is a distinct possibility that the only sold-out home crowd for the Springboks this season could be their second Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry (RGR) series clash against the All Blacks in Cape Town.
Crowd numbers In the Boks’ opening match of the season, against the Barbarians, in Bok-starved Gqeberha, only 26,398 people turned up, when the capacity of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium is 46,000.
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