In 2021/22, the share of rugby union participants in England who were members of a club totaled 74.5 percent. While this was a decrease from the previous year, it was an increase over four years prior to 2020/21.
Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22
people who participated at least once in the past 12 months
Method of interview
CAPI interview, questionnaire
Supplementary notes
* Further information on methodology can be found here. Sample sizes varied by year. Prior annual survey periods may vary between May to May or November to November of the corresponding year.
Figures from before 2021/22 were taken from previous reports by the same source.
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Sport England. (May 22, 2023). Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/
Sport England. "Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22." Chart. May 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/
Sport England. (2023). Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/
Sport England. "Share of Rugby Union Participants Who Are Members of a Club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/
Sport England, Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of rugby union participants who are members of a club in England from 2016/17 to 2021/22 [Graph], Sport England, May 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/490661/rugby-union-club-membership-england-uk/