Quote: bramleyrhino "I disagree that you don't see as many neutrals any more, but I would argue that you see fewer and fewer 'club trips' at Wembley.
The RFU has a big focus on marketing itself within the amateur clubs - it's often the only way you can actually buy tickets. I wonder if the RFL is reaching out to our amateur clubs in the same way. I'm sure that with the right incentive (a decent kick-back on ticket sales), most decent amateur clubs could fill a coach - they certainly used to do.
Or perhaps this already does go on, and the falling numbers is a symptom of falling participation?'"
The RFL sent our club 6
free CC Final tickets, less than 2 weeks before the final.
Unfortunately, this didn't give us enough time to raffle/give as prizes at a club event, and many people who were offered the tickets had to turn down due to other commitments/travel issues etc.
Compare this to the Magic Weekend, where we
sell two coach loads for the day. Tickets are cheaper so more people fancy it, there are incentives financially to the club by organising it, and there's plenty of time to plan it.
I know of no other clubs near us that ran trips to the CCF.