Attendances at Football and Rugby League mathches are always
published. Why are these never given for Rugby Union and Cricket
matches?

Hi
With cricket it is difficult to gauge attendances because people can
come and go throughout the day. Therefore attendances for test matches
are normally fluctuating throughout the day. The weather will
obviously have an effect as well with some staying and some leaving
during showers. For county games in the UK, the figures are so low as
to act as a deterrant for attracting new fans.

With RU a similar theory applies. Test matches are always sold out.
Check the capacity of the grounds for attendances! Not many tickets
are sold on the day at these matches, a lot of tickets are corporate
hospitality. Attendance levels are largely irrelevant as the ground
will always be full but not necessarily with paying 'fans'. Similarly
the club games rouse less interest but the press has begun to carry
details of attendances at the big european matches.

Also there are a lot of non-paying membership to cricket and rugby
clubs. These members attend but do not necessarily financially
support, the club. I think they are referred to as 'old f*rts' in
certain circles :-) These members will not pass through the turnstile
so although adding to the figures sort of are non-existant. The proof
of this is in the way they do not get excited or make any noise during
the play.