The numbers behind the 2015 Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup begins today as England take on Fiji at Twickenham. The tournament is set to bring substantial economic benefits to the United Kingdom, boosting GDP by hundred of millions of pounds. 466,000 visitors are going to visit Britain over the course of the event with total attendance at matches predicted to reach 2.2 million. Read more in Statista's latest feature in the Independent.