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Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021)

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Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021)

A Tournament With a Purpose: Tackling Inequalities by Providing Opportunities

2023 Free
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
More than £30.1 million invested into community projects across England; CreatedBy Capital Grants Programme invested £26.4 million across the country for community rugby league...
Key Metric 2
473,606 spectator admissions across 61 matches at 21 venues; 35.5 million cumulative BBC TV audience; 1,380 volunteers; 11,957 Mental Fitness programme participants; 49,940 education...
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96% of people surveyed from the North believe hosting the event benefitted the North; 65% said RLWC2021 exceeded expectations; 8.7/10 average overall enjoyment score;...
First major sporting tournament to launch a mental health charter; record attendance of 473,606; highest combined opening day, men's and women's semi-finals attendances; world record wheelchair attendance; largest standalone crowd for women's rugby league in the UK; Samoa's first-ever World Cup final (men's); England won wheelchair final; Australia won men's and women's
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