Super League attendance: Three matches record over 10,000 and one fails to reach 5,000

It marked the first week all season that no game drew 10,000 fans or more, a major blow to the competition.

It was back this week, however, with some superb action, capped off by Saturday’s dramatic results that marked the real start of warm weather rugby and saw a surge in Super League attendances.

In Saturday’s action, Hull KR confirmed their status as challengers with a 40-20 win over St Helens, Willie Peters’ side playing some electric rugby on the dry track at Craven Park.

The same could be said for both Leigh and Castleford, who scored some brilliant tries in an all-action 28-28 draw at Leigh Sports Village. As entertaining as the action on the pitch was, Derek Beaumont’s pre-match speech to those in the Hospitality Suite caught the eye of many as he labeled Hull FC “desperate” over their behavior in signing John Asiata.

Hull played the previous night with off-field action again consuming the headlines as new director of rugby Richie Myler clashed with Sam Burgess in the tunnel after the Wire’s 24-6 win.

Other results on the night saw Leeds Rhinos put London Broncos to the sword 46-8 and Salford held off a late comeback at Huddersfield to hang on 18-16.

The week started with Wigan hosting the Catalans in a repeat of the Grand Final, Wigan taking the spoils, scoring 30 unanswered points to win 30-8.

With such brilliant rugby on show, the question is how many watched the matches live? Confirmed Super League attendance figures are below.

Super League attendance: Bank holiday weekend sees 10,000 boost from round nine

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With the second leg of the Grand Final kicking off the week, Super League attendances have peaked, but that huge crowd of 14,481 at the DW Stadium set the tone for a well-attended weekend.

The only game that didn’t do too well was arguably Friday’s best game as Huddersfield and Salford brought just 4,483 to the John Smiths Stadium.

Meanwhile, attendances at Headingley and Halliwell Jones Stadium combined for more than 22,000.

It was a rarity, but Hull KR’s presence was confirmed for once, with Sky Sports reporting the game as a sell-out with 10,500 packed into Craven Park. The Robins have had more of a home sellout this season, but the Red Vee faithful traveled in numbers to ensure there was also an away sellout.

The weekend’s game also had to be played in front of a strong crowd as over 8,000 turned up at Leigh Sports Village for the 28-28 epic, a combined attendance of 59,618 across all six games.

A full list of Super League attendance figures for Round Ten can be seen below.

Wigan Warriors 30-8 Catalans Dragons (DW Stadium) – 14,481
Huddersfield Giants 16-18 Salford Red Devils (John Smiths Stadium) – 4,483
Warrington Wolves 24-6 Hull FC (Halliwell Jones Stadium) – 8,860
Leeds Rhinos 46-8 London Broncos (Headingley) – 13,259
Hull KR 40-20 St Helens (Craven Park) – 10,500
Leigh Leopards 28-28 Castleford Tigers (Leigh Sports Village) – 8,035