Yorkshire seems to have the most people who post on RL messageboards but actively dislike the sport. Just ahead of Leigh.

Ah, I misunderstood his point. I thought he were saying Leeds have always had a better average than those from Lancashire, not the combined average. I wouldn't know that, I don't have the figures that go back that far.

Definitely not Salford or Huddersfield, where their general population don't even seem to realise they have a club, never mind take an interest in them.

The first 50 years, Salford, Swinton and Oldham (West) with Huddersfield and Hull (East) were big hot beds of rugby league. Hull have lasted the longest as far as a big club is concerned.

Or a Question why have most clubs in the red rose county play out of better stadia?

Probably that the influx of Asian immigrants in those other areas have been key in the dropping off of interest?

Tbf Salford's ground is about a mile away from the biggest club, in the biggest league, in the biggest sport in the world.

And apart from Buenos Aires, the 30 mile radius around Manchester has more professional football clubs that anywhere else in the world.

But Sale are averaging 7,000 in the same stadium as Salford. TBF, Salford need to do some serious marketing and find some seriously cashed up investors. A good team there should be able to push for a 10,000 average.

SUPERLEAGUE CHAMPIONS;

2012; LEEDS
2011 LEEDS
2010 WIGAN
2009 LEEDS
2008 LEEDS
2007 LEEDS

No monopoly on being Champions there then !

HIGHEST HOME AVERAGE ATTENDANCE ACROSS SUPERLEAGUE 1995-2012
LEEDS RHINOS

HIGHEST AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR ONE SEASON
LEEDS RHINOS (2007) 17,516.

Have a nice day Wellsy
Leeds Rhinos, number 1 in Yorkshire, number 1 in Rugby League.

Just remind me what St Helens have won in the last three years again old lad. Before we know it we'll have Hunslet fans banging on about when they won all 4 trophies. Leeds are the biggest club in Rugby League, just ask Alex Murphy, one of your own.

OK, lets put it another way when was the last time Leeds won the Challenge Cup, League Leaders, Superleague in the same season and the World Cup Champions following it. That is what I call Rugby League dominance as opposed to Superleague dominance.
Yes, Leeds are the biggest club in rugby league for winning superleague whichever format is thrown at them, we cannot dispute that. But rugby league is more than that in the professional era of the past, present or future.
Also does it matter when a club achieves success it doesn't devalue. Its likes saying a club who has won the 1st 7 years of superleague has lesser value than a club who have won it the last 6 years.

Yorkshire teams this season have won the SL championship, the WCC, the Championship title, the Championship 1 title and League leaders shield and provided both finalists for the National Rail Cup. We also has the Championship league leaders shkield winners. For this season, at least, Yorkshire are the biggest RL region.

The lack of any good football in the Yorkshire region is probably a good reason for there being more interest and pride in Yorkshire RL.

Outside of Wigan, St Helens, Warrington and Widnes, interest in Rugby League is pretty much non-existant west of the Pennines, which isn't helped by having 4 of the most famous and successful English football clubs in the area.

RL in the Manchester area for example is dying on its , a combination of poor sides, successful football clubs and also a huge change in the ethnic set up of those communities.