RWC is not third biggest event

Hey NZ rugby Journos, take a look at this.

 

 

Basketball

A study conducted by TGI Europe in 2006, shows that in just four European Countries, The UK, Spain, France and Germany, shows there are 33 Million Basketball fans.

A global study, conducted by Roper Starch Worldwide in 1997, shows that 11 percent of the world's population plays Basketball, and its the fastest growing sport in the Asia region.

A 2007 study shows that their are 450 Million registered Basketball players worldwide.
There are 213 countries that are members of FIBA.

Television ratings of International games and the European League are second only to Soccer thruout Europe, and is the number one televised sport in parts of Eastern European.

AN NBA Franchise could cost you up to a Billion Dollars.

Tv rights for the the NBA measure in the tens of Billions in the USA alone.

The European Basketball league rights are worth in the Hundreds of Millions
Sky Sport Italy recently payed $5.3 Million a season for the Israeli Basketball league alone.


Baseball

Baseball is the number one sport in Korea, America, Japan, Cuban, Putero Rico and Vensulza, Tawain.

Baeball is the fastest growing sport in the West Indies.

It's players are the highest payed sportspeople on earth. (Forbes Magazine)

MLB has the biggest representation of countries than any other sports competition including football. (ESPN)

Fox recently played Billions for the rights to air the world series upuntil 2013, plus regular weekly matches.(Forbes)

The average salarly of new York yannkee is 6.6 Million a year, while their payroll is over 200 Million a season. (Forbes)


VolleyBall

There are an esitmate 250 million people worldwide who play Volleyball (FIVB)

Its the number one sport for woman and number two sport for men in Brazil

Olympic Volleyball outrates Soccer in Russia

There are 215 Federation countries

The top Volleyball League in the USA has $20 Million in Prize money

Ice Hockey

Ice Hockey is the National Sport of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Canada and Russia, Czech Republic, Austria andSolvakia(IIHL)

There are 66 member countries of the IIHL

Ice Hockey is the highest rating sport of the Winter Oylmpics (IOF)

Largest crowd for a college was 74 thousand

The NHL has more International players than Americans

Ice Hockey is the most popular sport in Nordic countries.

Handball

There are 166 member countries of the (IHF)

In France only Soccer and Basketball gets higher TV Ratings.


There are 19 Million players

In 1999 one month after the Rugby union World Cup, the Handball final was played, and
the Handball double the ratings of the Rugby World Cup (Dont tell a NZ Journo this though!)

American Football

The SuperBowl TV Ratings is Second only to the FIFA World Cup